The Ed Palermo Big Band - Oh No! Not Jazz!!(2014) [2CD]
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The Ed Palermo Big Band is led by alto saxist and arranger Ed Palermo; he has had this big band with much of the same personnel for over 30 years, which is an impressive feat in itself, and has had his band performing the music of Frank Zappa for 20 years. There are a number of ensembles performing the music of Frank Zappa, who is now recognized as one of the great 20th century American composers, but no one does it with this ease, skill and originality! The band is a 18 piece ensemble of five woodwind players, four trumpeters, three trombonists, two keyboardists, guitar, violin, bass and drum. All of these musicians are NYC professionals, and they have been playing this music for years with Ed, because, like Ed, they recognize and appreciate the genius inherent in the huge body of Zappa's work, and they want to keep this great music alive and in front of the public. OH NO! NOT JAZZ!! consists of two discs: The first disc further explores Ed's distinctive, big band interpretations of the music of Frank Zappa, while the second disc features Ed's own, colorful compositions.

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.

CD1
01 - Inca Roads
02 - The Uncle Meat Variations
03 - Little Umbrellas
04 - The Dog Breath Variations
05 - Chunga's Revenge
06 - Lumpy Gravy
07 - The Black Page #2
08 - America Drinks and Goes Home

CD2
01 - Moosh
02 - Prelude to an Insult
03 - Why is the Doctor Barking
04 - Prelude to a Catastrophe
05 - A Catastrophe (Is Just Around the Corner)
06 - Let's Reproduce
07 - An Escape Nonetheless
08 - Nostalgia Revisited (for Susan)
09 - The Insult
10 - Good Night Everybody! God Love Ya!
11 - She's So Heavy
12 - hidden track

*2014 Cuneiform Records / Ed Palermo | Rune 380/81




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