Ed Palermo Big Band - Eddy Loves Frank
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Artist: Ed Palermo Big BandBrand: PALERMO,ED BIG BAND
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2009-05-19
Music Label: CUNEIFORM
Soundtracks:
- Night School
- Echidna's Arf (Of You)
- Regyptian Strut
- Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?
- Dupree's Paradise
- What's New in Baltimore
- Let's Move to Cleveland
- America the Beautiful
Music reviews of Eddy Loves Frank
Music Review: ZAPPA ESSENTIAL
Rating: 5 Stars
I love Frank Zappa. Ever since I was a kid in Junior High school I would congregate with my few `esoteric' cronies to sit in one of our bedrooms to listen and laugh to the wonderment that was the `Mothers of Invention'. With their artistry, creativity and virtuosity we were transported onto newer and higher planes of art that I believe changed our lives forever in many ways. Whilst listening we studied the album covers and liner notes with their personal dental X-rays, bubblegum smears and the bizarre cartoons by Cal Schenkel. We couldn't get enough of this `anti-Beatles, anti-establishment, anti-pop culture' multi-media extravaganza.
The `Mothers' opened a whole NEW world of music to me. They lead me to Jazz, fifties Rhythm and Blues, Avant-Garde Classical as well as Electronic and Musique Concrete techniques. All totally with a humor and sociological insight only examined by the `beats' and `intellectuals' of my generation. I was enthralled.
Now who was behind this all? A dissident iconoclast named Frank Zappa (the great puppet master of musical mayhem). Frank went on after the `Mothers' to have a very prolithic and lucrative career as a composer, band leader, filmmaker, social satirist and political activist.
OK, enough with this `brief history of time'. That's what GOOGLE and WIKI are for. Get on it kids! Now, let's set our `time machine' for the 21st century and the premier interpreter of the music of Frank Zappa; ED PALERMO AND HIS BIG BAND.
Ed is undoubtedly one of the `hottest' Jazz Saxophone players on the circuit today. Also, his band is an ensemble of virtuous musicians each in their own right with scrolling credits to their names. Oh? Would you like me to name a few? OK! The New York Philharmonic, Carly Simon, Gladys Knight, Judy Collins, Paul Winter Consort, Leslie Gore, Liza Minelli, Dave Samuels, John Sebastian, Dave Valentine...and on and on and on... Got the picture?
Ed Palermos's last record of Zappa music; "Take your clothes off when you dance" has been on my top ten list since it's release and the NEW "Eddy loves Frank" I must say quite frankly, is his BEST work to date. As one who has heard pretty much everything released by Zappa and all the subsequent covers; Ed Palermo's interpretations are by far the best.
Therefore, if you love the music of Frank Zappa or if you love `Big Band' Jazz or if you want to get a `big bang for your buck' with a record you can listen to over and over again. "Eddy loves Frank" is mandatory.
Description of Eddy Loves Frank
Ed and his amazing 16 piece band (+ guests) return with his third album of his distinctive, big-band interpretations of the great 20th century composer, Frank Zappa. This body of work has won them hugeacclaim from both new and old fans of the music and they even appeared on NPR's Weekend Edition for a short feature which was heard by millions of listeners in 2006. For those not already familiar with Ed's colorful, jazz-based arrangements of Zappa's compositions, Ed has led a big band for 30 years and has had his band performing the music of Frank Zappa for 15 years. Many years of playing these pieces in front of hugely enthusiastic crowds have honed the band s skills interpreting Zappa's beautiful but notoriously difficult material to where they are able to perform these challenging charts with ease.
All of these musicians are high caliber, hugely talented NYC professional players, and most of them have been playing this music for a decade and a half with this group because they all admire and appreciate the genius of Zappa's work and they love having the opportunity to be able to perform these terrifically exciting charts.
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