Frank Zappa
Transition (Section 1, In Session) [The Hot Rats Sessions]
We're rolling. "Transition." Take 1. Take 1
One, two, three, two, three . .
FZ: Another one
We're rolling. Take 2. 2
Yeah, when we get through that, we do the whole thing again
Rolling. Take 2
One . . . two . .
FZ: Marvelous introduction
We're rolling. Take 3. 3
One, two, three, two, three . .
We're rolling. 4
FZ: Ian, might you play the other [...]
[...] we're rolling the continuation from the old 6. "Transition." Take 6
One, two, three, two, two . .
FZ: Again, please
We're rolling. Take 7. 7
One, two
Take 8
Attention [...]
FZ: Girl writes up, girl writes down
Rolling. Take 8
[...]
One, two, three, two, two . .
John Guerin: We got it, Frank
FZ: Good. I like that roll thing that you do at the end of the intro. It sounds good, don't destroy it
John Guerin: Okay
Take 10
John Guerin: Oh, I just killed— It's the first time I ever killed a fly with my brushes, man
You don't kill it, it's moving, man
John Guerin: Oh. Got it
Right
John Guerin: Okay
FZ: Only one?
John Guerin: Right
We're rolling. Take 10
One, two, three, two, two . .
FZ: Again
This would be Take 11. 11
One, two . .
This would be 12 1/2
One, two, three, two, two . .
FZ: Could you start again, please. The juncture between the introduction and the first downbeat of the melody was just a little lumpy, you know
John Guerin: Gravy
FZ: Let— Yeah. Let the introduction taper off so it's a— there's a slight separation. In case anything goes wrong, it gives me a chance to cut on one of the other introductions
We're rolling. Take 14
One, two, three, two, two . .