Frank & Co: Conversations with Frank Zappa, 1977–1993 Paperback – 15 Feb. 2022

I don’t get frank zapper but my husband has followed him for many years and this book is brilliant

Good book

Lots of interviews with Frank Zappa, giving insightful comments straight from his own mouth. It helps that the author knew Zappa well and saw him frequently. My only quibble is that the book needs a good editor; interviews transcribed verbatim, including every er and hmm, can get tiresome. But this is an essential read for Zappa fans.

A fine collection of interviews with Frank Zappa by Dutch muso, broadcaster and devout fan Co De Kloet, along with his impressions of the man and his music over the decades. Enabled me to locate the cassette The Supplement Tape - interviews from 1990 - that I'd forgotten I had. Very much a book for real fans who are unlikely to be disappointed. A great Christmas read between the turkey and the walk-it-off...

Great

Co is a Fan, Enthusiast, conaisseur, and a great interviewer, that has the ability of extract the better from a conversation. A must read Book, specially to those that want to have a better understand of th FZ proficuous career. Great Book!!!

It doesn't read like a mystery, simply day in the life, of a young foreign journalist, who met with and interviewed FZ repeatedly.

Co de Kloet (1959) è un musicista, compositore, produttore e personaggio radiofonico olandese. Questo interessante libro origina da materiale unico su Frank Zappa, basato su oltre 25 ore di colloqui registrati su nastro tra il 1977 e il 1990. Co de Kloet e Frank Zappa sono stati amici per molti anni. Co, esperto di musica zappiana, nel libro ricorda come all'età di 12 anni rimase colpito da Freak out! e poi nel 1973, aveva 14, vide il suo primo concerto di Zappa e da allora non l'ha lasciato più. Con Zappa si conobbero nel 1977 e Co si guadagnò non solo la fiducia ma anche l'amicizia di Zappa. Frank & Co è più di un libro sulla musica di Zappa. Include anche i ricordi di Co su Frank e interviste con, tra gli altri, Flo & Eddie, Jimmy Carl Black, Pamela Zarubica ed il Maestro Kent Nagano.

Para todos os que gostam de Frank Zappa, este livro revela entrevistas muito interessantes ao longo dos anos de relacionamento do autor com Frank Zappa.Inclui outras entrevistas muito reveladores do génio de Frank Zappa, nomeadamente com Flo & EddieAltamente recomendável para quem aprecia o génio de Frank Zappa

There's a great coffee table book called 'The Hot Rats' book, which i feel goes really well with this book, however there is simply no comparison.This book reveals what Frank was like when he had people who not only understood his music but loved it.Co was also able to promote it in Europe and was one of the first people to put his music on radio in the Netherlands.What you get is a superb lot of actual long interviews which is rare and if you read the questions some interviewers ask Frank, you can understand why a lot of his interviews were short and to the point. I mean actually asking someone if they ate a turd on stage(for the record as published in 'The REAL Frank Zappa' book written by Frank, it's s stupid lie and NO HE NEVER, EVER DID THAT.)I've gotten a nice little pile of albums I wasn't even aware that Frank was on and Co reveals some very interesting bootlegs(not that I promote those of course.)If your a die hard Frank Zappa fan or even someone who wanted to understand a bit more about the great composer, this book will not disappoint.Oh and for those umming and arrring out there, check out You Tube and do a search for this book, there's a great video of Co chatting with Steve Vai who was also blown away with this terrific book.Grab it, read it, enjoy it and discover how you will never want to part with it.