Ed Palermo Big Band "summer Of Love" at The Falcon

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The world's zaniest big band performs Frank Zappa's HOT RATS album in its entirety, in celebration of the album's 50th Anniversary Release!
...with comic diversions, because they can't help it!.

Ed’s interpretation of the music of iconoclastic composer Frank Zappa has brought him wide recognition. From his first release, “the ed palermo big band plays the music of frank zappa” (Downbeat magazine gave it a 4-star review), through his second entitled “Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance”, received with equal enthusiasm from publications worldwide....

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Turn on. Tune in. Drop out.
The world's zaniest big band performs Frank Zappa's HOT RATS album in its entirety, in celebration of the album's 50th Anniversary Release!
...with comic diversions, because they can't help it!.

Ed’s interpretation of the music of iconoclastic composer Frank Zappa has brought him wide recognition. From his first release, “the ed palermo big band plays the music of frank zappa” (Downbeat magazine gave it a 4-star review), through his second entitled “Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance”, received with equal enthusiasm from publications worldwide.

The cover of EPBB's current release, A Lousy Day in Harlem, plays off of the classic 1958 Art Kane photograph of 57 jazz musicians gathered in front of a Harlem brownstone - this time with Palermo in front of the same building, alone and forlorn.

But that’s where the funny stuff ends; when Palermo gets down to arranging music, he’s dead serious. A couple of the numbers come from musicians who appeared in that 1958 photo; others are either Palermo originals or interpretations both contemporary (Renee Rosnes) and classic (Ellington). Twenty-first century big-band music doesn’t get more exciting and impressive than this.

Before forming his own band, Ed toured and recorded with numerous artists including Aretha Franklin, Tito Puente, Eddie Palmieri, Celia Cruz, Lena Horne, Tony Bennett, Mel Torme, Lou Rawls, Melba Moore, Debbie Gibson, The Spinners among others. He has written and arranged for the Tonight Show, Maurice Hines and Eddy Fischer, ad even the James Brown concert at the Hollywood Bowl.

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