Jazz From Hell

Zappa won a 1988 Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance for this album.

All compositions were executed by Frank Zappa on the Synclavier DMS with the exception of “St. Etienne”, a guitar solo excerpted from a live performance of “Drowning Witch” from a concert in Saint-Étienne, France on Zappa’s 1982 tour.

For more information on the very influential Synclavier digital synthesizer, refer to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synclavier

Musicians

Frank Zappa – lead guitar, synclavier, keyboards, production
Ed Mann – percussion
Tommy Mars – keyboards
Bobby Martin – keyboards, saxophone
Scott Thunes – bass guitar, keyboards
Steve Vai – rhythm guitar
Chad Wackerman – drums
Ray White – rhythm guitar

Technical personnel
Greg Gorman – cover photo
Bob Rice – computer assistant
Bob Stone – engineering