The Ed Palermo Big Band

The story

The Ed Palermo Big Band is a New York City-based ensemble that has been active since the late 1970s, playing the compositions and arrangements of their leader, New Jersey born saxophonist Ed Palermo. The band is best known for Palermo's arrangements of the music of Frank Zappa, but they also perform and record compositions by Todd Rundgren, The Beatles, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, The Rolling Stones, Blodwyn Pig, King Crimson, Jethro Tull and many, many other composers from a wide range of genres.

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Stories

Beyond the records: books, other lives and interviews, from the band and its members.

Watch

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Records

Records from MusicBrainz, completed with the release lists of Deezer. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive and the same lists.

Members

• Ed Palermo
• Mike Stern
• Anthony Jackson
• Dale Kirkland
• Tom Malone
• Chuck Fisher
• Laurie Frink
• Aaron Heick
• John Bailey
• Michael Boschen
• Ronnie Buttacavoli
• Dan Levine
• Vinny Della Rocca
• Paul Adamy
• Matt Finders
• Bud Burridge
• Steve Jankowski

Members past and present, each with their own page. From MusicBrainz and Discogs.

Also plays on

Records by other artists with The Ed Palermo Big Band in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.

Playlists with The Ed Palermo Big Band in them: Sonic Architects selections and Pause & Record tapes from linr listeners, Deezer’s editors and curators, radio shows on Mixcloud and ListenBrainz playlists. Every tile opens on linr first, with the original one link away.

If you like The Ed Palermo Big Band

• Frank Zappa2 sources agree
• Muffin Men2 sources agree
• Charles MingusListenBrainz listeners
• Richard ThompsonListenBrainz listeners
• Banned from UtopiaLast.fm listeners
• Inventionis MaterLast.fm listeners
• Jane Ira BloomLast.fm listeners
• Zappa Plays ZappaLast.fm listeners
• The Wrong ObjectLast.fm listeners
• Riccardo Fassi Tankio BandLast.fm listeners
• Omnibus Wind EnsembleLast.fm listeners
• Trio KadabraLast.fm listeners

Where the listeners of ListenBrainz, Last.fm and Deezer agree, with the circle of The Ed Palermo Big Band’s own bands. A source that names other people with the same name is left out.