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| The Yellow Shark | ||||
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| Released | 2 November 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 17–28 September 1992 | |||
| Venue | Alte Oper (Frankfurt) Berliner Philharmonie (Berlin) Konzerthaus, Vienna (Vienna) | |||
| Genre | 20th century classical | |||
| Length | 72:02 | |||
| Label | Barking Pumpkin | |||
| Producer | Frank Zappa | |||
| Frank Zappa and Ensemble Modern chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
The Yellow Shark is an album of orchestral music by American musician Frank Zappa. Released in November 1993, it was the last album Zappa released in his lifetime, almost exactly a month before he died of the cancer from which he had suffered for several years. It features live recordings from the Ensemble Modern's 1992 performances of Zappa's compositions. In the album's notes, Zappa describes The Yellow Shark as one of the most fulfilling projects of his career, and as the best representation of his orchestral works.
Singer Tom Waits has listed it as one of his favourite albums, commenting: "The ensemble is awe-inspiring. It is a rich pageant of texture in colour. It's the clarity of his perfect madness, and mastery. Frank governs with Elmore James on his left and Stravinsky on his right. Frank reigns and rules with the strangest tools."[2]