Frank Zappa Witnesses Memorable Duke Ellington Moment
Duke Ellington Pleads for a $10 advance during a 1969 jazz tour with, among others, The Mothers of Invention. Excerpted from The Real Frank Zappa Book, Frank Zappa describes a moment (one in a lifetime of moments) that he witnesses the harshness of the world. CUTTING ROOM FLOOR: this piece was originally intended as part of the video ” Frank Zappa Discusses His Autobiography.” But I couldn’t get it to fit thematically with the other stories he told. Consequently, I
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