Don Preston

American musician (born 1932)

Born: 21 September 1932
Flint
Country: United States
Active: 1950–
Discography: 7 albums

Biography

Don Preston is a jazz musician who plays piano and voice. Don Preston was born on 21 September 1932 in Flint. The music is usually filed under rock music. The discography here lists 7 albums, from “Vile Foamy Ectoplasm” (1993) to “Filters, Oscillators & Envelopes 1967-82” (2012).

Donald Ward Preston (born September 21, 1932) is an American jazz and rock keyboardist. He is best known for being a member of the original version of Frank Zappa's band The Mothers of Invention during the late 1960s. He continued to work with Zappa during the early 1970s following the band's split.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Vile Foamy Ectoplasm 1993 · Muffin Records Transformation 2001 · Cryptogramophone Io Landscapes 2004 Works 2007 · Crossfire Publications Colliding Galaxys 2010 Filters, Oscillators & Envelopes 1967-75 2012 · Sub Rosa Filters, Oscillators & Envelopes 1967-82 2012 · Sub Rosa

Also plays on

Albums where Don Preston is credited as a sideman

1970	Weasels Ripped My Flesh — The Mothers of Invention	electronic organ, keyboard
1972	Waka/Jawaka — Frank Zappa	Minimoog, piano
1972	The Grand Wazoo — The Mothers	Minimoog
1974	Satin Doll — Bobbi Humphrey	synthesizer
1985	Alien — Michael Mantler	electronic instruments
1989	Where Flamingos Fly — Gil Evans	synthesizer
1991	The Ark — The Mothers of Invention	keyboard
2022	Zappa/Erie — Frank Zappa	synthesizer
2024	Whisky a Go Go, 1968 — Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention	gong, keyboard