Little Dots
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{{Infobox album
| name = Little Dots
| type = Live
| artist = Frank Zappa
| cover = Zappa-little-dots.jpg
| alt =
| released = November 4, 2016
| recorded = October–December 1972
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Jazz fusion, progressive rock
| length = {{Duration|m=71|s=07}}
| label = Zappa Records
| producer = Original recordings and mixes produced by Frank Zappa
Produced for release by Ahmet Zappa & Joe Travers
| prev_title = Chicago '78
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title = Halloween 77
| next_year = 2017
}}
{{music ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/little-dots-mw0002980894|title=Little Dots - Frank Zappa | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|via=www.allmusic.com}}
}}
Little Dots is a live album by Frank Zappa, released in November 2016, consisting of recordings from the 1972 Petit Wazoo tour.{{cite web |first=Sean |last=Westergaard |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/little-dots-mw0002980894 |title=Little Dots |website=AllMusic |access-date=April 9, 2017}}{{cite web |first=Eric |last=Alper |date=November 2, 2016 |url=http://www.thatericalper.com/2016/11/02/frank-zappas-extensive-vault-see-release-of-meat-light-chicago-78-and-little-dots-on-november-4/ |title=Frank Zappa's Extensive Vault Release Continues with Meat Light, Chicago '78 and Little Dots, on November 4 |website=That Eric Alper |access-date=April 9, 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://www.zappa.com/music/little-dots |title=Little Dots |website=zappa.com |access-date=April 9, 2017}} It is the conceptual sequel to 2006's Imaginary Diseases, also featuring performances from the 1972 Petit Wazoo tour.
Track listing
All songs composed by Frank Zappa
{{track listing
| extra_column = Recording venue and date
| title1 = Cosmik Debris
| length1 = 5:40
| extra1 = DAR Constitution Hall, November 11, 1972
| title2 = Little Dots (Part 1)
| length2 = 11:00
| extra2 = Park Center Arena, November 4, 1972
| title3 = Little Dots (Part 2)
| length3 = 12:59
| extra3 = Park Center Arena, November 4, 1972
| title4 = Rollo (includes: Rollo/ The Rollo Interior Area/ Rollo Goes Out)
| length4 = 9:04
| extra4 = Cowtown Ballroom, December 2, 1972
| title5 = Kansas City Shuffle
| length5 = 6:46
| extra5 = Cowtown Ballroom, December 2, 1972
| title6 = Columbia, S.C. (Part 1)
| length6 = 8:58
| extra6 = Township Auditorium, November 5, 1972
| title7 = Columbia, S.C. (Part 2)
| length7 = 16:40
| extra7 = Township Auditorium, November 5, 1972
}}
Personnel
Musicians
- Frank Zappa – Conductor, Guitar, Vocals
- Malcolm McNab – Trumpet
- Gary Barone – Trumpet
- Tom Malone – Tuba/Saxes/Piccolo Trumpet/Trumpet
- Earl Dumler – Woodwinds
- Glenn Ferris – Trombone
- Bruce Fowler – Trombone
- Tony Duran – Slide Guitar
- Dave Parlato – Bass
- Jim Gordon – Drums, Steel Drum
- Maury Baker – Drums, Steel Drum (“Columbia, SC”)
Production
- 1972 4-Track ½-inch analog tape show masters recorded by Barry Keene
- Mix Engineers: Frank Zappa, Michael Braunstein, Kerry McNabb
- Mastering: Gavin Lurssen & Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering, 2016
- Audio Transfers and Compilation by Joe Travers, UMRK 2016
References
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