Soon he began playing with Tito Puente, and during this time, assembled a group which later expanded into the big band bearing his name. Palermo looked to his friend Dave LaLama, already an arranger, for advice and he began to compose and arrange music. At this point, an album called "Impact" by Charles Tolliver inspired him to try his hand at arranging. After graduating college, Palermo moved to New York in order to become a jazz tenor saxophonist. In college he switched from alto saxophone to tenor saxophone due to influences from John Coltrane, Michael Brecker, and David Liebman. This inspired him to emulate musicians such as Cannonball Adderley, Phil Woods, and Charlie Parker. Palermo also discovered a love for the music of Edgar Winter while in high school. Early influences that pushed him in that direction were the Beatles and the Mothers of Invention. By that time he knew he wanted to be a musician. 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.Įd Palermo started playing the alto saxophone and the guitar in high school. 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. Vile Heifer, Pro Jazz, Astor Place, Cuneiform, Sky Cat Records
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