Ed Palermo Big Band - Lousy Day in Harlem (2019) [gnodde]

Ed Palermo Big Band - Lousy Day in Harlem (2019) [gnodde]



It seems like "another day, another big band recording". But the reality is quite different. It's always exciting when am artist of Ed Palermo's status is at the centre of another big band recording. This time, however, he's not reminding us of the relevance in Jazz of Frank Zappa's music, but venting his spleen on The State of the Union with A Lousy Day in Harlem. There is none of the biting sarcasm that so characterises Mr Zappa's humour. Rather there is a dark and pervasive existential dread at the splintering of the American Dream. And so, underlining the unfettered swing of these big band charts is a palpitating tempo marking the urgency with which the heartbeat of the country is beating as the all-pervasive political beast threatens to devour itself.

Tracks:
01 - Laurie Frink
02 - Affinity
03 - Brasilliance
04 - Sanfona
05 - Like Lee Morgan
06 - The One with the Balloon
07 - Minority
08 - The Cowboy Song
09 - Well You Needn’t
10 - Giant Steps
11 - Next Year
12 - Gargoyles
13 - This Won’t Take Long

All in MP3 @ 320kbps