"Peaches en Regalia" is an instrumental jazz fusion composition by Frank Zappa. It was initially released on Zappa's album Hot Rats in 1969 and has been recorded many times since.
Other versions Years later, in 1987, the piece was released as a CD single to promote Rykodisc's Zappa CD reissue campaign. Zappa used the piece on many of his tours, often as either the opening or the encore of a show.François Couture: [ Peaches en Regalia review] on AllMusic—retrieved on March 14, 2009Frank Zappa shows — retrieved on March 14, 2009
"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 as "the ultimate insider credential for a jazz composer".
The tune is used as instrumental background music on the BBC London radio programme presented by Danny Baker, as well as the Elis James and John Robins show on BBC Radio 5 Live. It was also the theme tune for the early 1970s BBC2 show One Man's Week.
A recording of the piece by Zappa Plays Zappa (including Zappa's son Dweezil and Zappa alumni Steve Vai and Napoleon Murphy Brock), won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance in February 2009.
Personnel Frank Zappa – octave bass, guitar, percussion Ian Underwood – keyboards, flute, saxophone, clarinet Shuggie Otis – bass Ron Selico – drums
Renditions By Zappa Year Album Notes 1969 Hot Rats 1971 Fillmore East – June 1971 Live (as "Peaces En Regalia" on original vinyl album art) 1981 Tinsel Town Rebellion Live as "Peaches III" 1991 Anyway 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 Recorded live in 1971. 2022 The Mothers 1971 Recorded live in 1971, in 6 versions
On tribute albums 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 2013 The Norwegian Wind Ensemble The Brass From Utopia
Other versions 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|- || 2015 || Dr. Zilog || Apothecary|- || 2022 || Orchestra of the Swan, Philip Sheppard (conductor), David Le Page (solo violin) || Echoes''
Legacy Don Miguel Vilanova (aka Botafogo), an Argentine blues musician, had a band in the late 1980s, inspired by the blues and specifically Zappa's song "Peaches en Regalia", the name of which was translated literally into the Spanish as "Durazno de Gala".Bien al Sur, Historias del Blues en la Argentina by and Martín Sassone. 2015. Gourmet Musical. p. 78.
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