Allow me to expound further.....

Two of Zappa's tunes that bear comparison are "Eat That Question" and "Regyptioan Strut". I can't be bothered to look up the players on the recordings of each tune (navigating the reissues and remasters is daunting), but the sound on these two tracks is very close....Frank's big jazz band. "Question" hits me more directly, its melody more accessible, whereas "Strut" feels a little more tossed together (although I really love the big chords- seems like Frank wanted to try every combination). Both of these tunes speak to me, and seem to do everything right that contemporaneous jazzrockfusion did wrong. Rather than testosterone-laden rockjazz like Al DiMeola's "Race with the Devil....", the Zappa tunes have the right balance of groove and jazz, frippery and crunch.