Waka/jawaka

"The album, released in July 1972, is comprised of two extended instrumental pieces and two shorter songs. "Big Swifty," a theme-and-solos showcase, would become a live favorite, but the highlight came in the form of the orgiastic title track ... His writing and recording technique had matured a lot in very little time. The dirty blues jamming of the 1970 LP [Hot Rats] was replaced by clean, crisp jazz improvisations - no need to say this was also an abrupt change in style from the Mothers' 1969-1971 incarnation".

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"Maybe Frank Zappa is just getting mellow for the first time in his career. Or maybe it's just a phase. Either way, while Waka/Jawaka may lack the brilliance of Hot Rats, or the capacity for irritation that existed on some of the Mothers' material, it's a distinctive album. Which, in his case, is either a sign of maturity, or evidence of exhaustion".