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Make a Jazz Noise Here is a live double album by Frank Zappa. It was first released in June 1991, and was the third Zappa album to be compiled from recordings from his 1988 world tour, following Broadway the Hard Way (1988) and The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life (1991).

Reception

AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars stating “Make a Jazz Noise Here contains very little stage antics and inside jokes; it concentrates on virtuoso performances of some of Zappa’s best instrumental tunes.”

Track listing
All tracks are written by Frank Zappa, except where noted.

Disc one
1. “Stink-Foot” Orpheum Theater, February 20, 1988
Mid-Hudson Civic Center, February 23, 1988
The Ahoy, May 4, 1988 7:39
2. “When Yuppies Go to Hell” Sporthalle, May 28, 1988
Sporthalle, April 14, 1988
Stadthalle, April 24, 1988
Brighton Centre, April 16, 1988
Burlington Memorial Auditorium, March 12, 1988
Warner Theatre, February 9, 1988 13:28
3. “Fire and Chains” Warner Theatre, February 9, 1988 5:04
4. “Let’s Make the Water Turn Black” The Ahoy, May 3, 1988 1:36
5. “Harry, You’re a Beast” The Ahoy, May 3, 1988 0:47
6. “The Orange County Lumber Truck” The Ahoy, May 3, 1988 0:41
7. “Oh No” Wembley Arena, April 19, 1988
The Ahoy, May 3, 1988 4:43
8. “Theme from Lumpy Gravy” The Ahoy, May 3, 1988 1:11
9. “Eat That Question” PalaEur, June 7, 1988 1:54
10. “Black Napkins” Stadthalle, May 8, 1988 6:56
11. “Big Swifty” Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle, May 9, 1988
Wembley Arena, April 18, 1988
The Ahoy, May 3, 1988 11:12
12. “King Kong” Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle, May 9, 1988
Cleveland Music Hall, March 5, 1988
Royal Oak Music Theatre, February 26, 1988 13:04
13. “Star Wars Won’t Work” Beethovensaal, May 24, 1988 3:40
Disc two
1. “The Black Page (new age version)” Tower Theater, February 12, 1988
Le Summum, May 19, 1988
Palasport, June 5, 1988 6:45
2. “T’Mershi Duween” Beethovensaal, May 24, 1988 1:42
3. “Dupree’s Paradise” Rosengarten/Mozartsaal, May 25, 1988
Beethovensaal, May 24, 1988
Palasport, June 5, 1988 8:34
4. “City of Tiny Lights” Palasport, June 5, 1988 8:01
5. “Royal March from L’Histoire du Soldat” (Igor Stravinsky) Syria Mosque, February 25, 1988 0:59
6. “Theme from the Bartok Piano Concerto #3” (Béla Bartók) Civic Center, March 13, 1988 0:43
7. “Sinister Footwear 2nd mvt.” Rosengarten/Mozartsaal, May 25, 1988
The Ahoy, May 3, 1988
Allentown Memorial Hall, March 19, 1988
Warner Theatre, February 10, 1988 6:39
8. “Stevie’s Spanking” Allentown Memorial Hall, March 19, 1988 4:25
9. “Alien Orifice” Rosengarten/Mozartsaal, May 25, 1988
Palasport, June 3, 1988 4:15
10. “Cruisin’ for Burgers” The Ahoy, May 4, 1988
Olympen, April 26, 1988 8:27
11. “Advance Romance” Burlingon Memorial Auditorium, March 12, 1988
Pabellón Municipal de Deportes La Casilla, May 13, 1988
Palasport, June 6, 1988 (guitar solo) 7:43
12. “Strictly Genteel” Prado de San Sebastián, May 15, 1988 6:36

Personnel
Frank Zappa – lead guitar, synth, vocal
Ike Willis – rhythm guitar, synth, vocal
Mike Keneally – rhythm guitar, synth, vocal
Bobby Martin – keyboards, vocal
Ed Mann – vibes, marimba, electronic percussion
Walt Fowler – trumpet, flugel horn, synth
Bruce Fowler – trombone
Paul Carman – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone
Albert Wing – tenor saxophone
Kurt McGettrick – baritone saxophone, contrabass clarinet
Scott Thunes – electric bass, minimoog
Chad Wackerman – drums, electronic percussion
Sampled voices of Senator Hawkins, Senator Holings and Johnny “Guitar” Watson

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Released: June 4, 1991
Recorded: February 9 – June 7, 1988
Length: 137:00
Label: Barking Pumpkin
Producer: Frank Zappa