"Peaches en Regalia" is an instrumental jazz fusion composition by Frank Zappa. It was released on Zappa's album Hot Rats in 1969 and has been recorded many times since. It was also released as a single in 1970, with "Little Umbrellas" as the B-side.[1] Zappa used the piece on many of his tours, often as either the opening or the encore of a show.[1][2]
"Peaches en Regalia" has been included in the "underground" version of The Real Book, despite being compositionally more complicated than typical jam session tunes. Having a song included in the book has been described "the ultimate insider credential for a jazz composer".[3]
The tune is used as instrumental background music on the BBC London radio programme presented by Danny Baker. It was also the theme tune for the early 1970s BBC2 show One Man's Week.
A cover of the piece recorded by Zappa Plays Zappa (including Zappa's son Dweezil and former Zappa alumni Steve Vaiand Napoleon Murphy Brock) won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance in February 2009.[4]
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Personnel[edit][]
- Frank Zappa — guitar, octave bass, percussion
- Ian Underwood — keyboards, flute, saxophone, clarinet
- Shuggie Otis — bass
- Ron Selico — drums
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Renditions[edit][]
By Zappa[edit][]
| Year | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Hot Rats | |
| 1971 | Fillmore East, June 1971 | Live |
| 1981 | Tinsel Town Rebellion | Live as "Peaches III" |
| 1991 | Any Way the Wind Blows | Recorded live in 1979, released as part of the Beat the Boots series. |
| 1992 | Swiss Cheese / Fire! | Recorded live in 1971, released as part of the Beat the Boots II series. |
| 2010 | Hammersmith Odeon | Recorded live in 1978 at the famous London venue. |
| 2011 | Carnegie Hall | Recorder live in 1971. |
On tribute albums[edit][]
| Year | Performer | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | The Muffin Men | Say Cheese & Thank You |
| 1994 | Riccardo Fassi Tankio | Plays the Music of Frank Zappa |
| 1995 | Harmonia | Harmonia Meets Zappa |
| 1996 | Omnibus Wind Ensemble | Music by Frank Zappa |
| 1997 | Ed Palermo | Ed Palermo Big Band Plays the Music of Frank Zappa |
| 1999 | The Dangerous Kitchen | Pays Tribute to Frank Zappa |
| 2004 | Ensemble Modern | Ensemble Modern Plays Frank Zappa |
| 2004 | The Muffin Men | Bakers Dozen |
| 2004 | Pollo Del Mar | Lemme Take You to the Beach (Various artists) |
| 2005 | Colin Towns | Frank Zappa's Hot Licks |
Other versions[edit][]
| Year | Performer | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Jon Poole | What's the Ugliest Part of Your Body? |
| 1995 | Meridian Arts Ensemble | Prime Meridian |
| 2000 | Dixie Dregs | California Screamin' |
| 2000 | The Grandmothers | Eating the Astoria |
| 2006 | Dweezil Zappa | Go with What You Know |
| 2006 | Daniele Sepe | Suonarne 1 per educarne 100 |
| 2007 | Phish | Vegas 96 |
| 2009 | Les cris de Paris (a cappella) | Encores (alpha) |
| 2011 | Phish | 2011/07/01 I Super Ball IX, NY |