Waka/Jawaka

Waka/Jawaka is an album by Frank Zappa released in 1972. Waka/Jawaka is the jazz-influenced musical precursor to The Grand Wazoo. The songs could be described as "engagingly quirky jazzy horn-dominated contructions".

Track listing

all songs by Frank Zappa

1. "Big Swifty" – 17:23
2. "Your Mouth" – 3:12
3. "It Just Might Be a One-Shot Deal" – 4:16
4. "Waka/Jawaka" – 11:18

Personnel

• Frank Zappa – acoustic guitar, guitar, percussion, keyboards, sound effects, vocals
• Mike Altschul – bass, flute, bass clarinet, bass flute, piccolo, baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Billy Byers – trombone
• Alex Dmochowski – bass
• George Duke – keyboards, electric piano, vocals, tack piano, ring modulated keyboard
• Aynsley Dunbar – guitar, drums, tambourine, washboard
• Tony Duran – vocals, slide guitar
• Erroneous – electric bass, vocals, fuzz bass
• Janet Ferguson – vocals
• Sneaky Pete Kleinow – pedal steel
• Sal Marquez – trumpet, chimes, flugelhorn, vocals
• Joel Peskin – tenor saxophone
• Chris Peterson – vocals
• Don Preston – synthesizer, piano, Moog synthesizer, Mini Moog
• Kenny Shroyer – trombone
• Jeff Simmons – bass, guitar, vocals, Hawaiian guitar
• Ian Underwood – guitar, keyboards, wind

Production

• Producer: Frank Zappa
• Engineers: Marshall Brevitz, Kerry McNabb
• Mastering: Frank Zappa
• Supervisor: Marshall Brevitz
• Concept: Sal Marquez
• Creative consultant: Sal Marquez
• Design: Cal Schenkel
• Cover Design: Cal Schenkel
• Cover illustration: Marvin Mattelson
• Illustrations: Marvin Mattelson
• Photography: Philip Schartz
• Back cover: Philip Schwartz
• Packaging: Cal Schenkel
• Repackaging: Ferenc Dobronyi

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)