Cuneiform: The Ed Palermo Big Band – Eddy Loves Frank / Dieses Wochenende für FIVE

„Wonderful, breathtaking, fantastic, exhilarating, great sound, great production, great musicianship…I run out of superlatives…“  – paradoxone.uk // „Palermo uses Zappa’s compositions as a framework for inspiration, rather than simply trying to recreate what is already available on CD.“  – allaboutjazz.com  

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 huge acclaim 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 35 years (!) and has had his band performing the music of Frank Zappa for 25 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 apparent ease. All of these musicians are high caliber, hugely talented NYC professional players, and most of them have been playing this music for with Ed for decades with this group, not because it is a good paying gig (it isn’t) but 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.

This was the second of six great albums we have released with Ed and these fabulous musicians and this is a treat for anyone interested in contemporary big-band music and/or the music of Frank Zappa.

The Ed Palermo Big Band continues to release inventive and surprising albums with his very unique take on big band repertoire and they perform frequently in the metro New York area and seeing them is one of the most fun musical experiences you can have today (see their schedule here)

„Many have loved Zappa’s music, but few play it correctly. Ed Palermo has built a career on his expertise in framing Zappa’s music in arrangements for large band.“ – Stereophile

„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 

1) Click this album link: https://cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com/album/eddy-loves-frank
2) Click „Buy Digital Album“
3) Type „10“ into the Name your price field (The discount comes next! 😉 ).
4) Type the word „FIVE“ into the Discount code field.
5) Click „apply“
6) Click „Check out now“ or „Add to Cart“