Art Tripp

Early career

Tripp grew up in Pittsburgh , PA . He began playing drums in the fourth grade in school groups, and in high school, he played at weddings, parties, and dances. Tripp became a student of Stanley Leonard, a drummer from the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra , with whom he mastered playing other percussion instruments, including xylophone , timpani , marimba , and other percussion instruments.

In 1961, Tripp entered the University of Cincinnati - College-Conservatory of Music to study percussion. His private teacher, Ed Wyubold, was a percussionist at the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (short for CSO ). Becoming a regular member of CSO, Art performed with artists such as Igor Stravinsky , Isaac Stern , Leonard Rose , Jose Iturbi , Lauren Hollander and Arthur Fielder . In 1966, the US State Department directed the orchestra on a ten-week world tour, which provided additional experience for the young musician ^[1] . At the same time, Tripp for two seasons was a timpanist at the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra and a season at the same time in the Cincinnati Summer Opera and Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. The avant-garde composer John Cage drew attention to him and worked with him in performances and at seminars when Cage became a composer of the in-residence at the conservatory.

In the same 1966, Tripp received a bachelor's degree in music and in 1967 accepted a scholarship to study at the Manhattan School of Music in New York , to obtain a master's degree in music and for further musical development. His teacher was a former percussionist of the Philadelphia Orchestra , Fred Hinger, who at that time performed with the orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera musical theater and also taught there.

Late Career

In New York, Tripp met Frank Zappa ; sound engineer Richard Kunz told about him Zappa who, according to him, had the appearance of knowledge and experience he thought Zappa was looking for ^[2] . Met with Zappa, Tripp played with him at Apostolic Studio , located in Greenwich Village . Then (in late 1967 - early 1968) Tripp was accepted into The Mothers of Invention ^{[3] [4]} and participates in the recording of seven albums and tours with them throughout the United States and Europe. In early 1968, the group moved to Hollywood after an 18-month stay in New York. A year later, Zappa dissolved The Mothers and pursued a solo career. Art Tripp participated in the recording of four albums by The Mothers: Cruising with Ruben & the Jets (1968) ^[5] , Uncle Meat (1969) ^[6] , Burnt Weeny Sandwich (December 1969) and Weasels Ripped My Flesh (1970). Meanwhile, Tripp discussed various projects with Zappa's longtime colleague and friend Don van Wlith (known under the pseudonym Captain Beefheart). He later joined Beefheart's band The Magic Band. At that time, he also recorded with Chad Stewart and Brotherhood of Man , played drums in the Smothers Brothers Summer Special and was then invited to play in the orchestra pit for a specific show Oh, Calcutta! . Soon Tripp, together with The magic Band, decides to move to Northern California. This move marked a five-year recording and touring period in the United States and Europe. Due to commitments to Beefheart, he refused the offer to hold a session with former members of the Magic Band - guitarist Ray Kuder and saxophonist Ornett Coleman . In the end, the conflict with Beefheart led the remaining Magic Band to separate to create music and rehearse for the recording of an album produced by Jethro Tull with drummer Barrymore Barlo and guitarist Martin Barr - Mallard ^[7] . However, by that time, Tripp became dissatisfied with the music business and returned to Pittsburgh , where he worked with his father in the insurance business.

Three years later, Tripp returned to music, realizing that the insurance business was not what he wanted to do. He returned to Los Angeles , where he collaborated with Ian Adverwood and Ruth Underwood , former musicians of Frank Zappa and The Mothers. At the time, he also worked as a session musician with Al Stuart and other performers. Nevertheless, the studio work did not give the charm of concert performances and he again lost interest in continuing his musical career.

During his stay in Los Angeles, he became interested in chiropractic treatment with Dr. Joel Hanson, who advised Trippe to start manual therapy. He began chiropractic research in 1978. In 1983, having received a license to practice, he opened a clinic near the city of Eureka , California . In 2000, he moved his business to Gulfport , Mississippi , where today, he continues to treat patients.

• Mothers of Invention: Cruising with Ruben & the Jets (1968, LP, Verve)
• Mothers of Invention: Uncle Meat (1969, 2LP, Bizarre)
• Wild Man Fischer : An Evening With Wild Man Fischer (1969, LP, Bizarre / Reprise)
• Mothers of Invention: Burnt Weeny Sandwich (1970, LP, Bizarre)
• Mothers of Invention: Weasels Ripped My Flesh (1970, LP, Bizarre)
• Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band : Lick My Decals Off, Baby (1970, LP, Straight)
• Jean-Luc Ponty : King Kong (1970, LP, World Pacific Jazz ST20172)
• Smothers Brothers : The Smothers Brothers Summer Show (1970, TV, ABC)
• Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band: The Spotlight Kid (1972, LP, Reprise)
• Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band: Clear Spot (1972, LP, Reprise)
• Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band: Unconditionally Guaranteed (1974, LP, Mercury)
• Mallard : Mallard (1975, LP, Virgin Records V2045)
• Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band: Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) (1978, LP, Warner)
• Al Stewart : Time Passages (1978, LP, Arista)
• Frank Zappa: You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 1 (1988, 2CD, Rykodisc)
• Frank Zappa: You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 4 (1991, 2CD, Rykodisc)
• Mothers of Invention: The Ark (1991, CD, Rhino Foo-eee Records, R2 70538)
• Frank Zappa: You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 5 (1992, 2CD, Rykodisc)
• Jefferson Airplane : Loves You (1992, 3CD, RCA)
• Zappa / Mothers: Ahead Of Their Time (1993, CD, Rykodisc)
• Tim Buckley : Live at the Troubadour 1969 (1994, CD, French, Edsel Records)
• Frank Zappa: The Lost Episodes (1996, CD, Rykodisc)
• Frank Zappa: Mystery Discs (1998, CD, Rykodisc)
• Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band: Grow Fins (1999, 5CD, Revenant Records)
• Jefferson Airplane: Crown of Creation (2003, EU, CD, RCA)

• 200 Motels , 1971
• Uncle Meat , 1987
• The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels , 1989

• http://traditionalchiropractic.com/

• Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention In The 1960s, DVD Video SIDVD545, 2008
• Radio Interview, February 6, 2010, https://web.archive.org/web/20090907173741/http://woub.org/radio/index.php?section=4&page=19