ed Palermo Big Band-cd Release! "oh No! Not Jazz! at The Falcon

"Palermo developed these charts during years of live shows with these musicians, and their mastery of the material shows in the performances, which turn on a dime yet feel fierce with spontaneous invention.... Palermo’s arrangements and these performances are precise, dedicated, raucous and incisive—just like Zappa himself."
– JazzTimes

The Ed Palermo Big Band, an 18 piece ensemble of five woodwind players, four trumpeters, three trombonists, two keyboardists, guitar, violin, bass and drums, is led by alto saxophonist and arranger Ed Palermo, with much of the same personnel spanning 30 years, performing the music of Frank Zappa for 20 years. No one does it with the ease, skill and originality of Ed's band! An impressive feat in itself! ...

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"Palermo developed these charts during years of live shows with these musicians, and their mastery of the material shows in the performances, which turn on a dime yet feel fierce with spontaneous invention.... Palermo’s arrangements and these performances are precise, dedicated, raucous and incisive—just like Zappa himself."
– JazzTimes

The Ed Palermo Big Band, an 18 piece ensemble of five woodwind players, four trumpeters, three trombonists, two keyboardists, guitar, violin, bass and drums, is led by alto saxophonist and arranger Ed Palermo, with much of the same personnel spanning 30 years, performing the music of Frank Zappa for 20 years. No one does it with the ease, skill and originality of Ed's band! An impressive feat in itself!

'Oh No! Not Jazz!!' consists of two albums - the first explores Ed's distinctive interpretations of Frank Zappa's work and works from original Mothers Of Invention. Two notable pieces are performed here - One of Frank's best loved works, Inca Roads, with a vocal by guest Napoleon Murphy Brock contrasts with one of his most 'notoriously difficult' works, The Black Page #2. The second album features Ed's own riotous, colorful compositions, here featured here for the first time in over 25 years!

This double album shows that, despite the financial and practical difficulties of running a very large band, there are many musical voices in a big band for showcasing arrangements. This is an exciting listen for fans of Frank Zappa and all adventurerers in rock and jazz music.

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