With all the legal wrangling going on between The Trust and The Arf Society (and legal bullying with just about every other cover/tribute band and various weblogs), it’s important to review exactly, and objectively, what’s at stake in these proceedings. Primarily, the freedom to play and experience Frank Zappa’s music live (as it should be experienced). Really, imagine a world in which only one performer is allowed to perform, say, the works of Igor Stravinsky? Or Eric Dolphy? Or Frank Zappa (or only one website being the sole source of FZ information)?
Personally, I think Ed Palermo’s Big Band does an excellent job performing “The Grand Wazoo” live at the Iridium Jazz Club.
April 30th, 2008 at 6:06 pm » Quote
Aha, Urban, FZ music re -entering NY.
Sarcasm : California / US seems to be far behind.
The west coast of the Pacific, Korea and the like , will pick up this idea.
Just as the Koreans did it within the ICT world : both (1) ahead of the time and (2) on their own, disconnected from the rest of the world. Just have a look at it, you’ll be very surprised.
April 30th, 2008 at 6:24 pm » Quote
Transparency about Korean ICT systems:
Cyworld
Ohmynews
Lineage
Thus the Korean new wave halluy
April 30th, 2008 at 7:33 pm » Quote
We have sloatman to blame for this blog turning into the “ubgo and bernie show”…thanks for the link to EP, though. Very tasty. sloatman et al should be proud their money maker is being played so well. Shake it, Ed!
April 30th, 2008 at 7:39 pm » Quote
“Bernie show” now says:
Watch out for the upcoming choir performance of FZ music.
Sorry ’bout that folks.
April 30th, 2008 at 7:49 pm » Quote
Amazing perfomance!
April 30th, 2008 at 8:40 pm » Quote
How odd. I had just finished making a pair of playlists which intermingled the songs from both of the EPBB albums and the originals (or definative live versions) from FZ. I will be eternally grateful that an introduction to your web site rekindled my love of FZs music that had gone dormant for almost 30 years. Finding the music of Ed Palermo’s Big Band was another breath of fresh air. They can sound just like Franks old band(s) when they want to or they can re-arrange the pieces in the most incredible manner. Too bad, when interviewed, Ed said there will be no more CD’s because of ZFT issues. I’ll have to get up to NYC to hear him.
May 1st, 2008 at 12:04 am » Quote
Cleveland Jazz Orchestra plays Zappa May 2 & 3 at the Bop Stop!
http://www.clevelandbopstop.com
May 1st, 2008 at 2:37 am » Quote
Dear son, Have you stopped your medication again? Please call me.
May 1st, 2008 at 6:05 am » Quote
Ed Palmero’s Big Band has been playing in & around New York City for some time now. I finally caught them at the “Cutting Room” in downtown NYC last year. Napoleon Murphy Brock came out for a couple of encores. Very nice. It was an excellent show in a intimate setting. You can tell by Ed’s enthusiasm that he’s really into the music. And there is no way this guy is getting rich off this venture. He’s doing it for the love of FZ’s Music. And it shows in the performance. We got to chat with Nappy after the show. He was very cool and talked to us for awhile. Speaking of which I hope Brock’s band “the Grandmother’s” come state side soon.
May 1st, 2008 at 7:39 am » Quote
A quote from Bob Again:
And exactly what’s your point, Bob Again? If you’ve got a criticism you’d like to direct towards me, go right ahead: I can take it. Or is your criticism limited to innuendo?
May 1st, 2008 at 10:00 pm » Quote
Common sense flies out the door when love comes innuendo…
…Groucho said that, something like that.
My opinion (for all it’s/its worth) - too much ubgo and bernie, not enough Barry.
May 2nd, 2008 at 5:37 am » Quote
A quote from Bob Again:
“Without music, life would be a mistake…”
…Friedrich Nietzsche said that.
My opinion (pompous, though it may seem to some) - not enough Bob Again (et al). This is a community after all. It is what YOU make of it, Bob Again and Again and Again.
May 11th, 2008 at 12:06 am » Quote
Let’s stick to the subject at hand - Ed Palermo and his Most Excellent Big Band.
I have seen them since the mid-90s - not as often as I should have - and never come away disappointed. He does not make note perfect renditions of everything, same as much of the time neither did Uncle Frank. Ed massages the material in a very loving and tasteful way that - I think - would have been approved of by the Original Author, if not his Descendants.
If you get a chance to visit New York City, or wherever EPBB plays, do go see them. Ed and band is very approachable as is Napoleon if you catch him. Class acts all around.
For sure, his activity is a labor of love. Several times Ed has announced his hanging up of the baton, only to regroup and come back. Here’s to you Ed, should you read this!!!