Frank Zappa knew his way around a recording studio. From the early Mothers of Invention audio montages and sped-up vocal overdubs, to the hybrid live/studio tracks to his complex synclavier compositions, some of Zappa's most interesting work was technology based.

But my favorite Zappa recording is a traditional band track from 1972, the title track from the album Waka/Jawaka. It's part improvisational jazz and part rock, built around a jumpy melody. Check out the horn arrangements as they progress and build. And Aynsley Dunbar's 'just on the edge of chaos' drum solo. Great stuff.