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