In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa composed rock, pop, jazz, jazz fusion, orchestral and musique concrète works, and produced almost all of the 60-plus albums that he released with his band the Mothers of Invention and as a solo artist.
I en karriere på mere end 30 år komponerede Zappa rock, pop, jazz, jazz fusion, orkesterstykker og musique concrète-værker, og han produceret næsten alle af de mere end 60 albums, som han udgav med sit band the Mothers of Invention og som soloartist.