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RECORDINGS

Credits
Arrangements by Ed Palermo,
except “Pictures of a City” by Bruce McDaniel
Producer: Bruce McDaniel
Executive Producer: Wifty Loog Weasel III
Recorded at Peaceful Waters Music,
Pound Ridge, NY by Wayne Warnecke
Mixed and mastered at
Rock Ridge Recording, New Orleans, LA
by Bruce McDaniel
Illustrations by Matteo Kai Brennan
CD Art & Design by Hugh Brennan
SKY CAT RECORDS
2025 © all rights reserved
releases April 18, 2025 on Bandcamp

THE ED PALERMO BIG BAND
ED PALERMO – arranger, bandleader
CLIFF LYONS - alto sax
PHIL CHESTER - alto sax, soprano sax
BILL STRAUB - tenor sax
BEN KONO - tenor sax
BARBARA CIFELLI - baritone sax
RONNIE BUTTACAVOLI - lead trumpet
JOHN BAILEY - trumpet
AUGIE HAAS - trumpet
BOBBY SPELLMAN - trumpet
CHARLEY GORDON - lead trombone
MIKE BOSCHEN - trombone
MATT INGMAN - bass trombone, tuba
BRUCE McDANIEL - arranger, vocals, guitar
KATIE JACOBY – violin
BOB QUARANTA - piano
TED KOOSHIAN - keyboard
PAUL ADAMY - bass
RAY MARCHICA – drums
and special guest
MIKE KENEALLY - guitar, backing vocals

Soloists
RESOLUTION Bruce McDaniel, vocals
LONG DISTANCE RUNAROUND Ben Kono, tenor sax
SNAKE OIL Katie Jacoby, violin
THERE’S NO MYSTERY ABOUT MY G-SPOT Phil Chester, soprano sax
MYSTIC KNIGHTS OF THE SEA Ben Kono, tenor sax
ON THE MILKY WAY EXPRESS Bill Straub, tenor sax
TAKE A PEBBLE Phil Chester, soprano sax
ONE WORD Katie Jacoby, violin
THE FISH Bob Quaranta, piano
BLACK HOLE SUN Bruce McDaniel, vocals; Mike Keneally, guitar, background vocals
PICTURES OF A CITY Bruce McDaniel, vocals

 

The ED PALERMO BIG BAND
Delivers an Entrancing Tribute to
Legendary Texas Blues/Jazz Multi-Instrumentalist
EDGAR WINTER
with
I’VE GOT NEWS FOR YOU: THE MUSIC OF EDGAR WINTER



An Instrumental and Vocal Tour de Force, the Sky Cat Records Release Features Palermo’s Swaggering 17-Piece Jazz Orchestra Joyfully Conjuring a Soul-filled, Blues-Drenched Sound

Guest Artists Include Guitarists Robben Ford and Jimmy Leahy, Violinist Katie Jacoby, and Vocalists Kimberly Davis, Keith Anthony Fluitt, Vaneese Thomas, Chrissi Poland, Deb Lyons, Carlos Murguía, and Rob Paparozzi

For acclaimed jazz big band leader, arranger, composer and saxophonist Ed Palermo, Edgar Winter wasn’t just a gateway drug to jazz. To a youth raised on New Jersey's shore, the music of the Texan multi-instrumental star was a mind-expanding key that unlocked the overlapping realms of blues, jazz and rock. There’s a straight line between Palermo’s teenage immersion in Winter’s music and the emergence decades later of his big band, which has earned international renown for its authentically warped arrangements of Frank Zappa’s music. Palermo has long included Winter material in the band’s wide-ranging book, but his new album on the Sky Cat Records, I’ve Got News For You: The Music of Edgar Winter, is his first dedicated to his early inspiration. View our PRESS KIT.


Song List:
1. I HATE EVERYBODY (Johnny Winter) 2:10
2. TOBACCO ROAD (John D. Loudermilk) 4:24
3. PEACE PIPE (Edgar Winter) 5:30
4. ALL OUT (Edgar Winter) 3:16
5. A DIFFERENT GAME 4:01
6. DYIN' TO LIVE (Edgar Winter) 3:56
7. JUMP RIGHT OUT 4:03
8. ENTRANCE 3:46
9. WHERE HAVE YOU GONE 2:39
10. RISE TO FALL 3:35
11. FIRE AND ICE 7:02
12. HUNG UP 3:40
13. BACK IN THE BLUES (Edgar Winter) 2:27
14. RE-ENTRANCE 2:30
15. YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE (Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell) 1:52
16. I’VE GOT NEWS FOR YOU (Roy Alfred) 3:46

All songs written by Edgar and Johnny Winter except where noted.


The Great Un-American Songbook Vol. III: Run for Your Life is now available for download & CD orders.
Streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more!


Available through:   Bandcamp  //  Amazon  //  Spotify  //   Apple  //   Wayside Music

The Ed Palermo Big Band has cooked up a brilliantly arranged,
and gorgeously British songbook featuring the music of
The Beatles, Procol Harum, The Moody Blues, and of course
a healthy American serving of Frank Zappa.


Here's the cover art tall tale: It's the year 2020, and times are tough
all over. Set on Abbey Road in London, England, the big band has just received a rather large cash advance for their next album, but a
"down-on-his-luck" Edvard has his eyes on the prize for himself.
His musicians, who have yet to see their share of the royalties from
The Great Un-American Songbook Vols I+2, are not happy
and want their money.


"Run for Your Life", Lord Edvard!
The Great Un-American Songbook Vol. III

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I'm absolutely thrilled to premiere this fantastic video
from the Brennan ArtHouse creative team.
"GLAD" (featuring Bill Straub on tenor sax, and
Bob Quaranta on piano) from our latest release,
"The Great Un-American Songbook Vol. III: Run for Your Life"
by The Ed Palermo Big Band. Music by Steve Winwood,
arrangement by Ed Palermo, sound by Wayne Warnecke,
and animation by Matthew Brennan.

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Read more about our latest release!

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Press Release (pdf)

"Interview/Album Drop" Promo for
The Ed Palermo Big Band's newest release:
The Great Un-American Songbook Vol. III:
Run for Your Life

(Sky Cat Records 2020)

 
5 Questions For Ed Palermo
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