Paramount Studios Recording Sessions[edit]
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Frank Zappa - guitar (all tracks), conductor (all tracks), vocals ("Cletus Awreetus-Awrightus", "It Just Might Be A One-Shot Deal"), acoustic guitar ("It Just Might Be A One-Shot Deal"), percussion ("Big Swifty", "Eat That Question"), electric bed springs ("It Just Might Be A One-Shot Deal")
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Aynsley Dunbar - drums (all tracks), washboard and tambourine ("It Just Might Be A One-Shot Deal")
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Alex Dmochowski ("Erroneous") - bass (all tracks), vocals ("It Just Might Be A One-Shot Deal"), fuzz bass ("Waka/Jawaka")
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Sal Marquez - trumpet ("Your Mouth", "Big Swifty", "Think It Over (The Grand Wazoo)", "For Calvin (And His Next Two Hitch-Hikers)", "Waka/Jawaka", "It Just Might Be A One-Shot Deal"), brass ("Eat That Question", "Blessed Relief", "Cleetus Awreetus-Awrightus"), vocals ("Your Mouth", "For Calvin (And His Next Two Hitch-Hikers)", "It Just Might Be A One-Shot Deal")
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Tony Duran - slide guitar ("Your Mouth", "Big Swifty", "Think It Over (The Grand Wazoo)", "For Calvin (And His Next Two Hitch-Hikers)", "It Just Might Be A One-Shot Deal"), vocals ("It Just Might Be A One-Shot Deal"), rhythm guitar ("Blessed Relief")
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George Duke - keyboards ("Eat That Question", "Blessed Relief", "Cleetus Awreetus-Awrightus"), ring modulated and echoplexed electric piano ("Big Swifty"), tack piano ("Your Mouth")
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Mike Altschul - woodwinds ("Eat That Question", "Blessed Relief", "Think It Over (The Grand Wazoo)", "For Calvin (And His Next Two Hitch-Hikers)", "Cleetus Awreetus-Awrightus"), baritone saxophone and piccolo ("Your Mouth", "Waka/Jawaka"), bass flute, bass clarinet and tenor sax ("Waka/Jawaka")
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Kenny Shroyer - brass ("Think It Over (The Grand Wazoo)", "For Calvin (And His Next Two Hitch-Hikers)"), trombone ("Waka/Jawaka", "Cletus Awreetus-Awrightus"), baritone horn ("Waka/Jawaka")
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Billy Byers - trombone ("Think It Over (The Grand Wazoo)", "For Calvin (And His Next Two Hitch-Hikers)", "Waka/Jawaka"), baritone horn ("Waka/Jawaka")
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Don Preston - minimoog ("Think It Over (The Grand Wazoo)", "Waka/Jawaka"), piano ("Waka/Jawaka")
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Malcolm McNab - brass ("Think It Over (The Grand Wazoo)", "For Calvin (And His Next Two Hitch-Hikers)")
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Ernie Tack - brass ("Think It Over (The Grand Wazoo)", "For Calvin (And His Next Two Hitch-Hikers)")
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Tony "Batman" Ortega - woodwinds ("Think It Over (The Grand Wazoo)", "For Calvin (And His Next Two Hitch-Hikers)")
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Earl Dumler - woodwinds ("Think It Over (The Grand Wazoo)", "For Calvin (And His Next Two Hitch-Hikers)")
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Fred Jackson - woodwinds ("Think It Over (The Grand Wazoo)", "For Calvin (And His Next Two Hitch-Hikers)")
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Joann Caldwell McNab - woodwinds ("Think It Over (The Grand Wazoo)", "For Calvin (And His Next Two Hitch-Hikers)")
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Joel Peskin - woodwinds ("Eat That Question", "Blessed Relief")
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Alan Estes - percussion ("Think It Over (The Grand Wazoo)", "For Calvin (And His Next Two Hitch-Hikers)")
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Bob Zimmitti - percussion ("Think It Over (The Grand Wazoo)", "For Calvin (And His Next Two Hitch-Hikers)")
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Lee Clement - percussion ("Eat That Question")
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Kris Peterson - vocals ("Your Mouth", "Waka/Jawaka")
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Janet Furgeson - vocals ("It Just Might Be A One Shot-Deal")
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Jeff Simmons - hawaiian guitar ("It Just Might Be A One-Shot Deal")
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Sneaky Pete Kleinow - pedal steel guitar ("It Just Might Be A One Shot-Deal")
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Lauren Wood ("Chunky") - vocals ("Cleetus Awreetus-Awrightus")
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George Duke Demos[edit]
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George Duke - keyboards, vocals
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Aynsley Dunbar - drums
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Alex Dmochowski ("Erroneous") - bass
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Frank Zappa - guitar
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Sal Marquez - trumpet
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Lauren Wood ("Chunky") - vocals
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Tony "Batman" Ortega - woodwinds (most likely)
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Earl Dumler - woodwinds (most likely)
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Joel Peskin - woodwinds (most likely)
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Mike Altschul - woodwinds (most likely)
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Bob Zimmitti - percussion (possibly)
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Emil Richards - percussion (possibly)
The Grand Wazoo - Live[edit]
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Frank Zappa - conductor, guitar
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Sal Marquez - trumpet in Bb
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Bruce Fowler - trombone
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Tony Duran - slide guitar
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Dave Parlato - bass
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Jim Gordon - drums
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Ian Underwood – electric piano and synthesizer
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Ruth Underwood - marimba and percussion
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Tom Raney - vibes and percussion
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Glen Ferris - trombone and euphonium
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Kenny Shroyer - trombone and baritone horn
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Tom Malone - trumpet in Bb, tuba
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Malcolm McNab - trumpet in D
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Jerry Kessler - cello
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Jay Migliori – flute, tenor sax and other winds
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Mike Altshul – piccolo flute, bass clarinet and other winds
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Ray Reed – clarinet, tenor sax and other winds
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Charles Owens – soprano sax, alto sax and other winds
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Joann McNab – bassoon
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Earl Dumler - oboe, contrabass sarrusophone and other winds
10-Piece/Petite Wazoo – Live[edit]
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Frank Zappa - conductor, guitar, vocals
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Bruce Fowler - trombone
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Tony Duran - slide guitar
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Jim Gordon - drums
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Dave Parlato - bass
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Gary Barone - trumpet
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Glen Ferris - trombone
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Kenny Shroyer - trombone
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Malcolm McNab - trumpet
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Tom Malone - tuba, piccolo trumpet, trumpet
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Earl Dumler - woodwinds
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