Jazz & Pop

		1967 September Vol 6 No 9
		Frank Zappa (Pt I) Interview by Frank Kofsky, 5 pp The Scene Frank Kofsky, 2 pp Another View Of The Mothers Absolutely Free review by Frank Kofsky, 2 pp

This is almost a Frank Zappa issue. Includes a cover picture of Frank Zappa and Archie Shepp; three articles by Frank Kofsky (small picture) – (a) a very interesting interview reprinted later in a book Rock Giants, (b) another article The Scene with many Zappa references, (c) Absolutely Free review; a photo of MOI with Archie Shepp; full page Absolutely Free ad; Hagstrom guitars ad on back cover.

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		1968 February Vol 7 No 2
		Motherly Love By Frank Kofsky, 2 pp

The JAY Winners – 5th Annual Intl. Critics' Poll

Jazzman of the Year: John Coltrane
Jazz Album of the Year: John Coltrane – Expression
Pop Musician of the Year: Frank Zappa
Pop Album of the Year: Beatles – Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

1968 August
Vol 7 No 8

My Broher Is An Italian Mother
By Carl Zappa, 2 pp (30-31)
Full text at killuglyradio

Offer for an absolutely free copy of Absolutely Free w/subscription

It was about 10:30 p.m. on a Sunday, May 5, when I phoned Los Angeles to see if my brother, Frank had arrived from New York. The phone rang several times before anyone answered, but when someone did, it was Frank. It was good hearing his voice again, especially since it was only costing me thirty-five cents for the firths three minutes, plus tax. He told me about some of his latest business ventures, how glad he was to be back in California, and how bizarre his newly rented pad was. We exchanged greetings for our respective wives, and agreed to meet on Tuesday after he had gotten somewhat settled. (read more)

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slime.oofytv.set: Regional correspondent for L.A. is C.R. Zappa; same in the August 70 issue.
 

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1970 August
Vol 9 No 8

Frank Zappa
Interview by Jack Ruby, 5 pp (20-24)

Ruby: Tell us about what you're doing now, which excites me very much, and sort of the history of how you got involved with Zubin Mehta and what you're going to be doing on May 15th.

Zappa: That was brought about by a chance meeting at KPFK. I was with David Raksin. Do you know him?

Ruby: Yes.

Zappa: A very nice man. He was going to introduce me to Mehta because I'd been pissing and moaning about how hard it was to get a piece of music played by air orchestra. So he just sort of undertook to help me get that to happen. I met Mehta and Fleishman during this radio interview that was in progress at KPFK and we went in there and joined them and started yakking it up on the air. After it was over, I talked to Mehta for about ten minutes, during which – he probably won't remember – he commissioned me to write a piece of music for the 1971 season – just sort of offhand. I Said, "Well. I got this other thing that's been sitting around for awhile. Do you want to take a look at it?" (read more)

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