Cuneiform: The Ed Palermo Big Band – Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance / Dieses Wochenende für Five
„In arranging Zappa’s tunes for big band, Ed Palermo has thrown new light on his legacy while retaining the composer’s original melodic and harmonic designs. The arrangements also leave plenty of room for the band’s gifted soloists…“ – The Washington Post
„[Palermo’s] wisely chosen to emphasize Zappa’s early and mid-career work, as that’s the music which is more fluid and graceful–and more apt to swing….reveals the lighthearted playfulness and rhythmic intelligence at the core of Zappa’s best work…“ – Downbeat
Ed Palermo is a alto sax player and arranger; he has had a big band for forty years, which is an impressive feat in itself, and has had his band performing the music of Frank Zappa for over 25 years. Years and years of playing these pieces in front of enthusiastic crowds at a number of venues in New York City and beyond have honed the band’s skills with this difficult material to where they can glide through these charts as if they were butter.
There are a number of ensembles performing the music of this great 20th century American composer, but no one does it with this ease, skill and originality; Ed is not afraid to turn a piece into a salsa number (the title track) or to take what was a one minute miniature and to develop it out into a six minute work. The band is a 15 piece ensemble of 6 woodwind players, two trumpeters, three trombonists, two keyboardists, bass and drums, plus a few guests.
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.
Released May 23, 2006
Paul Adamy: electric bass
Bob Quaranta: acoustic piano
Ray Marchica: drums
Ted Kooshian: Kurzweil
Cliff Lyons: alto sax, clarinet
Phil Chester: alto sax, flute, piccolo, soprano sax
Ben Straub: tenor sax, clarinet
Ben Kono: tenor sax, flute
Barbara Cifelli: baritone sax
Charles Gordon: trombone
Joe Fiedler: trombone
Matt Ingman: bass trombone, tuba
Ronnie Buttacavoli: trumpet
John Hines: trumpet
Carl Restivo: vocals, guitar
Ed Palermo: arranger
special guests
Dave Riekenberg: tenor sax (Gumbo)
Emedin Rivera: percussion (Clothes)
Recorded at Showplace Recording, Dover, NJ.
Recorded and mixed between Thanksgiving and New Years, 2005.
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