Bunk Gardner
It's All Bunk!
© 2007 Crossfire Publications (723850950621)
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Stylish jazz and challenging experimental music from Frank Zappa's Mothers Of Invention sax/flute virtuoso.
tracks
- 1 Hello!
- 2 Colt .45
- 3 The Whistler (First Movement)
- 4 Dona
- 5 Voices And Dreams (Second Movement)
- 6 Bat Masterson Theme
- 7 3,000,000 B.C. Cave Man (Second Movement) - I Am...
- 8 Basement Theme Downstairs
- 9 More Gardner Variations
- 10 The Late Show (First Movement)
- 11 Mary Jane
- 12 Oh God (edit)
- 13 One For The Girls
- 14 String Quartet
- 15 Wagon Train
- 16 Roaring '20s
- 17 Rhapsody In Red (First Movement)
- 18 Qualude To Chaos And Fine
- 19 Adieu
- 20 My Love Has Gone
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When Frank Zappa wanted to expand The Mothers Of Invention in September 1966, he called on Bunk Gardner to supply woodwinds. Bunk joined the band around the same time as his friend, keyboardist Don Preston. They went on to create the classic MOI albums "Absolutely Free," "We're Only In It For The Money," "Cruising With Ruben And The Jets" and "Uncle Meat," and lots more of their recordings have appeared on numerous compilations over the years.
Bunk Gardner's first recordings were done as part of an orchestra that Cleveland pianist/vibraphonist Bud Wattles assembled in 1959 to perform TV western themes. After moving to L.A., Bunk got into professionally playing jazz and experimental music, including many sessions with Don Preston.
After The Mothers Of Invention broke up in 1969, Bunk Gardner started doing his own recordings. These sessions ran concurrently with his role as sax player in former MOI drummer Jimmy Carl Black's new band, Geronimo Black. That band lasted until 1973, but Bunk had been doing recording sessions and live gigs with numerous artists all along.
A collection of former MOI members, named The Grandmothers, was assembled in 1981 to revisit the music they performed with Frank Zappa along with their own compositions. Bunk Gardner did some touring with The Grandmothers on and off over the next two decades.
This collection spans 1959 to 1981, and 8 tracks have never been released in any form. Regardless of whether he's playing big band jazz, melodic instrumentals, experimental works or solo flute (all represented on "It's All Bunk!"), Bunk Gardner always makes it interesting.