Another semi-official release, meaning that it's a legit release but released without the Zappa Family Trust's approval.
The BBC sessions from October 1968.
With a 20-minute version of 'King Kong'.
Released on a one-sided vinyl album, on splatter vinyl.
Swedish guitar duo MagNiFZnt will be doing a concert, performing the music of Frank Zappa, at the 'Art Rock Café' in Göteborg (Sweden) on January 30, 2016.
At 18h00.
'Art Rock Café' = Gårdascenen, Fabriksgatan 32, Göteborg
Ham Sessions 2016 will present three days of concerts in Ghent (BE) during the month of May.
May 16 has both Sinister Sister and Flat Earth Society scheduled.
(= FES cd release concert "Terms of Embarrassment")
Both ensembles will be performing the music of Frank Zappa.
Absolutely Frank is a brand-new music project by Tal Wilkins (who used to play guitar with Zappatika).
As the name suggests, Absolutely Frank will be performing the music of Frank Zappa.
The Japanese Ward Records label has released a 4 CD set by Terry Bozzio, entitled "The Composer Series".
There's a very limited 4 CD + 2 Blu-ray + DVD version that comes with an art book,
but there's also a more classic 4 CD + DVD and a 4 CD + Blu-ray version.
Ed says:
A little backstory on my 10th gift. One of the songs I recorded recently is a ballad called "Dustin's Lullaby". It's not technically a Christmas song or carol, but I include it here because of the love that the piece exudes for the dedicatee I wrote it for.
Dustin Gill is my sister Kathy's 2nd child. Conrad is the first (a song for him has been recorded and will be given away sooner or later. Same with a song I wrote for my sister Kathy).
Dustin had the tragic misfortune of being hit by a car days before his 6th birthday. He survived it but was paralyzed from the neck down and needed a ventilator for the remaining 2 decades of his very short life.
Dustin was amazing. Even with that enormous tragedy, he managed to learn how to work a computer the same way Steven Hawkings does. But quadriplegics suffer from a host of physical problems, so Dustin passed in his early 20s.
This has remained the Palermo family's most tragic event but the memory of Dustin lives on.
So with that thought:
On the 10th Day of Christmas Ed Palermo gave to me . . .
DUSTIN’S LULLABY.
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Ed says:
Okay, we're winding down.
One of my favorite TV shows of all time was TWIN PEAKS. The music was incredible!
Last year, I had the idea of arranging a mash up of SILENT NIGHT with the theme from TWIN PEAKS. We debuted it at our 2014 Christmas show at the Falcon. What you are listening to here is that performance.
On the 11th Day of Christmas Ed Palermo gave to me . . .
a mash-up of SILENT NIGHT/TWIN PEAKS THEME written by Gruber, Mohr & Badalamenti
arranged by me and recorded live at The Falcon by Ray Morelli
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Ed Palermo Big Band - It's an Ed Palermo Christmas! (Reprise) Xmas EP 2015
A reprise of the title song written and arranged by Ed Palermo. From the 2015 EP, "It's an Ed Palermo Christmas! God Bless Us, Everyone!" Engineering by Steve Jankowski
Ed Palermo Big Band - Dominick the Donkey
featuring Mike James on vocals. written by Lou Monte, arranged by Ed Palermo. From the 2015 EP, "It's an Ed Palermo Christmas! God Bless Us, Everyone!"
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Ed Palermo Big Band - Little Drummer Boy 2015
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Ed Palermo Big Band - What Child Is This? 2015
A little background before I give you my next "gift":
Today's tune and yesterday's tune were recorded a few years ago for a VERY unofficial album of Christmas music that I only gave out to family members. Most of the songs were carols that I arranged and featured the voices of nieces and nephews, etc.
"Little Drummer Boy" from yesterday and "What Child Is This?" today are from that album.
"Little Drummer Boy" featured my nephew Kevin Palermo who is the son of my brother John. It also featured John's other son, Ryan on snare drum.
"What Child Is This?" features the beautiful vocal of John's wife, Judy. And that is John playing those soulful guitar parts.
So, without any further ado,
