Editing Frank Zappa (section)

=== Solo albums: ''Waka/Jawaka'' and ''The Grand Wazoo'' ===
{{See also|Waka/Jawaka|The Grand Wazoo}}
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In 1972, Zappa released two strongly jazz-oriented solo LPs, ''[[Waka/Jawaka]]'' and ''[[The Grand Wazoo]]'', which were recorded during the forced layoff from concert touring, using floating line-ups of session players and Mothers alumni.<ref name="lowe"/>{{rp|101}} Musically, the albums were akin to ''Hot Rats,'' in that they featured extended instrumental tracks with extended soloing.<ref name="miles"/>{{rp|225–226}} Zappa began touring again in late 1972.<ref name="miles"/>{{rp|225–226}} His first effort was a series of concerts in September 1972 with a 20-piece [[big band]] referred to as the Grand Wazoo. This was followed by a scaled-down version known as the Petit Wazoo that toured the U.S. for five weeks from October to December 1972.<ref>Official recordings of these bands did not emerge until more than 30&nbsp;years later on ''[[Wazoo (album)|Wazoo]]'' (2007) and ''[[Imaginary Diseases]]'' (2006), respectively.</ref>

In December 1972,<ref name="walley72">{{cite web |year=1972 |url=https://www.afka.net/Books/No_Commercial_Potential.htm |title=No Commercial Potential: The Saga of Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention |first=David |last=Walley |work=afka.net |access-date=December 8, 2022}}</ref> David Walley published the first biography of Zappa, titled ''No Commercial Potential''. Zappa was severely critical, calling it "a quickie, paperback, sensational book". He said that it contained "gross inaccuracies", described the writing as "not quality workmanship" and claimed that Walley had "just slung together a bunch of quotes".<ref name=lafp74>{{cite web |url=https://www.afka.net/Articles/1974-11_LAFP.htm |title=Frank Zappa |first=Elliot |last=Cahn |work= Los Angeles Free Press, November 29, 1974 |access-date=December 2, 2022}}</ref> Despite Zappa's complaints, the book was later published in an updated edition in 1980<ref name="walley80"/> and again in 1996 after Zappa's death.