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Wazoo is a live album by Frank Zappa, posthumously released on October 30, 2007.
It is a 2-CD set consisting of the complete concert given by "The Mothers of Invention/Hot Rats/Grand Wazoo" 20-piece big band on September 24, 1972 at the Music Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

It is the last concert of a brief series of shows that marked Zappa's return to the stage after his forced temporary retirement from the touring scene due to the injuries he suffered from an assault during a concert at the Rainbow Theater in London on December 10, 1971.
The material showcases Zappa's endeavors into jazz-based music, and many of the compositions were featured on the 1972 studio albums The Grand Wazoo and Waka/Jawaka and on the 1978 studio album Studio Tan. Rehearsals leading to these albums and concerts are documented on Joe's Domage (2004), while Imaginary Diseases (2006) presents live recordings with a stripped-down version of the big band named "Petite Wazoo."
Wazoo is the third installment on the Vaulternative Records label that is dedicated to the posthumous release of complete Zappa concerts, following the releases of FZ:OZ (2002) and Buffalo (2007).

Track listing
All tracks written, composed and arranged by Frank Zappa. At the concert, "Big Swifty" was played between "The Adventures of Greggery Peccary" and "Penis Dimension".

Disc one
1. Intro Intros – Length 3:49
2. The Grand Wazoo (Think It Over) – Length 21:19
3. Approximate – Length 14:41
4. Big Swifty – Length 11:49

Disc two
1. Ulterior Motive – Length 3:21
2. The Adventures of Greggery Peccary
Movement I (4:52)
Movement II (9:09)
Movement III (12:35)
IV. The New Brown Clouds (7:37)
3. Penis Dimension – Length 3:37
4. Variant I Processional March – Length 3:28

Musicians
The Mothers of Invention / Hot Rats / Grand Wazoo:
Frank Zappa – guitar and white stick with cork handle
Tony Duran – slide guitar
Ian Underwood – piano and synthesizer
Dave Parlato – bass
Jerry Kessler – electric cello
Jim Gordon – electric drums
Mike Altshul – piccolo, bass clarinet and other winds
Jay Migliori – flute, tenor sax and other winds
Earl Dulmer – oboe, contrabass sarrusophone and other winds
Ray Reed – clarinet, tenor sax and other winds
Charles Owens – soprano sax, alto sax and other winds
Joann McNab – basoon
Malcolm McNab – trumpet in D
Sal Marquez – trumpet in Bb
Tom Malone – trumpet in Bb, also tuba
Glenn Ferris – trombone and euphonium
Kenny Shroyer – trombone and baritone horn
Bruce Fowler – trombone of the upper atmosphere
Tom Raney – vibes and electric percussion
Ruth Underwood – marimba and electric percussion