The Ed Palermo Big Band

13-Jun-1994, The Bitter End, NYC, NY

60 min, Aud, A-, there's also an audience shot video.

Intro - excerpt from Brown Shoes Don't Make It, King Kong, Absolutely Free, Little House I Used To Live In, You Are What You Is, Lumpy Gravy, Who Are The Brain Police, Mother People, Let's Move To Cleveland, Yo Cats, G-Spot Tornado, Serenata (I. Stravinsky), The Idiot Bastard Son, Aybe Sea, Toads Of The Short Forest, Brown Shoes Don't Make It, Sofa, Dwarf Nebula, Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance, What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body?, Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance - reprise, Brown Shoes Don't Make It - reprise, How Could I Be Such A Fool, Peaches En Regalia

19-Aug 1994, Bottom Line, NYC, NY

Early show

90 min, SBD, A

Intro - excerpt from Brown Shoes Don't Make It, King Kong, Absolutely Free Piano Intro, Little House I Used To Live In/You Are What You Is, Theme and Excerpt from Lumpy Gravy, Who Are The Brain Police?/Holiday in Berlin, Mother People, Let's Move To Cleveland, Yo Cats, G-Spot Tornado, Twenty Small Cigars, Heavy Duty Judy/The Grand Wazoo, How Could I be such a Fool?, Peaches en Regalia, Serenata (Stravinsky), The Idiot Bastard Son, Aybe Sea, Toads Of The Short Forest, Brown Shoes Don't Make It Excerpts, Sofa, Dwarf Nebula, Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance/What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body?, Brown Shoes Don't Make It, Chunga's Revenge, wai fn?

Late show

90 min, SBD, A

31-Oct 1995, The Bottom Line, NYC, NY

90 min, Aud, A-

Filth (Excerpt from Shostakovich's 5th Symphony), Intro (Excerpt from Brown shoes Don't Make It), King Kong, Absolutely Free, Little House I used to live in, Theme from Lumpy Gravy, Who Are the Brain Police?/Holiday In Berlin, Chunga's Revenge, Uncle Remus, Idiot Bastard Son, Eat that Question, Oh No, St Alfonso's Pancake Breakfast, Blessed Relief, G-Spot Tornado, Dog Breath Variations, More Filth, Toads of the Short Forest, Aybe Sea, Heavy Duty Judy, The Grand Wazoo, Twenty Small Cigars, Yo Cats, Brown Shoes, Unknown Piece, Sofa, Peaches

18-Apr 1996, Bottom Line, NYC, NY

With Mike Keneally.

2 sets: 130 min, Aud, A-/B+

First set:

Brown Shoes excerpt, King Kong, Absolutely Free, Little House I Used To Live In, Heavy Duty Judy, The Grand Wazoo, Twenty Small Cigars, Eat That Question/Yo Mama/Inca Roads, Oh No, Rollo, Let's Move To Cleveland/Shove It Right In/Billy The Mountain, G-Spot Tornado, Jazz Discharge Party Hats teaser, The Idiot Bastard Son, Peaches En Regalia, Willie The Pimp, wai, fn?

Second set:

Filth (Shostakovich), Mother People, Waka Jawaka/Orange County Lumber Truck, Eat That Question/Yo Mama/Inca Roads, Oh No, Rollo, Let's Move To Cleveland/Shove It Right In/Billy The Mountain, G-Spot Tornado, Blessed Relief, Toads of the Short Forest, Aybe Sea, Lumpy Gravy, Duke Of Prunes/Who Are The Brain Police?/Holiday In Berlin/Uncle Meat, We Are Not Alone, Idiot Bastard Son, Willie the Pimp, wai fn?

Compilation of both sets:

57 min, SBD, A+/A

Brown Shoes excerpt, King Kong, Mother People, Waka Jawaka/Orange County Lumber Truck, Eat That Question/Yo Mama/Inca Roads, Oh No, Rollo, Let's Move To Cleveland/Shove It Right In/Billy The Mountain, G-Spot Tornado, Toads of the Short Forest, Aybe Sea, Lumpy Gravy, Duke Of Prunes/Who Are The Brain Police?/Holiday In Berlin/Uncle Meat, We Are Not Alone, Idiot Bastard Son, Willie the Pimp, wai fn?

7-Nov 1996, The Bottom Line, NYC, NY

90 min, Aud, A

Peaches en Regalia, The Uncle Meat Variations, Rollo, Let's Move To Cleveland, Jingo (Olatunji), G-Spot Tornado, What's New In Baltimore?, Chunga's Revenge, Uncle Remus, King Kong, Dwarf Nebula, Cruising For Burgers, Fifty-Fifty, Strictly Genteel, Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel, Yo Cats, Laranjeirs (Darius Milhaud), The Dog Breath Variations, Dog Breath, We Are Not Alone, Willie The Pimp

16-Dec-1996, The Bottom Line, NYC, NY

90 min, Aud, A/A-

Sofa #1, Absolutely Free Intro, Pound for a Brown, Uncle Meat Variations, St Alfonso's Pancake Breakfast, The Black Page, What's new in Baltimore, Unknown swing/Blues, Chunga's Revenge, Uncle Remus, 50/50, Cruisin' For Burgers, The Dog Breath Variations, ???, Dupree's Paradise, King Kong, Laranjeirs (Darius Milhaud), Crew Slut (vamp), Orange County Lumber Truck, Easy Meat, G-Spot Tornado, Nutcracker a la Duke Ellington

17-Feb 1997, The Bottom Line, NYC, NY

90 min, Aud, B+/B

Pound for a Brown, Uncle Meat Variations, Rollo, ??, Echidna's Arf, Black Page #2, BeBop Tango, Cruising for Burgers, Moggio, Laranjeirs (Darius Milhaud), King Kong, Chunga's Revenge, Uncle Remus, Fifty/Fifty, Dupree's Paradise, Hot Plate Heaven at the Green Hotel, G-Spot Tornado, Willie the Pimp

18-Apr 1997, The Bottom Line, NYC, NY

80 min, Aud, A-

The Black Page #2, Dupree's Paradise, The Idiot Bastard Son, Rice Pudding, Black Page reprise, Snake Oil, 50/50, Sleep Dirt, What's New In Baltimore?, Let's Move To Cleveland/Shove It Right In, Moggio, Eat That Question/Yo Mama, Uncle Meat, St Alphonzo's Pancake Breakfast, Carribean Fire Dance, G-Spot Tornado, Cruisin' For Burgers, For The Young Sophisticate, Pound For A Brown

Feb 1997, Demo of "Big Band Zappa".

65 min, Studio, A+

Peaches en Regalia, Toads of the Short Forest, Who are the Brain Police/Holiday in Berlin (w/ quotes from Lumpy Gravy, Duke of Prunes and Uncle Meat), 20 Small Cigars, King Kong, Aybe Sea/Yo Mama/Inca Roads, Waka Jawaka/Oh No, Sofa, Little House I used to live in, Mother People Excerpt, Heavy Duty Judy/Grand Wazoo, ?, We are not alone, wai fn? (Ed Palermo)

27-Jun 1997, Bryants Park, NYC

55 min, Aud, A-/B+

Black Page, Dupree's Paradise, Peaches en Regalia, Echidna's Arf, Heavy Duty Judy, Grand Wazoo, King Kong, Moggio, The Nutcracker, G-Spot Tornado

15-Aug 1997, The Bottom Line, NYC

90 min, Aud, A/A-

Spider Of Destiny (w/ vocals), Cruisin' For Burgers (new arrangement), Dwarf Nebula (new arrangement), Sleep Dirt, Pound For A Brown, Dupree's Paradise, Mom and Dad, Shove It Right In, Directly From My Heart To You, My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, G-Spot Tornado, Theme from 'Perry Mason', Good Morning (Beatles), For The Young Sophisticate

29-Sep 1997, The Bottom Line, NYC

80 min, Aud, A/A-

Spider Of Destiny (w/ vocals), Cruisin' For Burgers, Echidna's Arf, ??, Dwarf Nebula, Sleep Dirt, Pound For A Brown, Piano Solo, Uncle Remus, Mom & Dad, Shove It Right In, ??, Directly From My Heart To You, My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, Needles And Pins, G-Spot Tornado

3-Nov 1997, The Bottom Line, NYC

80 min, Aud, A/A-

Pound for a Brown, Echidna's Arf, If 6 was 9 (Jimi Hendrix), G-Spot Tornado, 20 Small Cigars, King Kong, Aybe Sea, Dwarf Nebula, Sleep Dirt, Tobacco Road, Toads of the short Forest, Uncle Remus, Directly from my heart to you, Cruisin' for Burgers, My Guitar wants to kill your mama, Needles and Pins

9-Dec 1997, The Bottom Line, NYC

90 min, Aud, A/A-

With Ike Willis.

The Nutcracker (Tchaikowsky), Moggio, King Kong/Mr Green Genes, Spider of Destiny, Pound for a Brown, Sleep Dirt, St. Alphonso snippet, Let's move to Cleveland, Idiot Bastard Son, Yo Cats, Black Napkins, Zoot Allures, Jam, Oh No, Trouble Every Day, Orange County Lumber Truck, Sofa, I am the Walrus, Hot Plate Heaven at the Green Hotel

17-Apr 1998, The Bottom Line, NYC

81 min, Aud, A/A-

Regyptian Strut, Cruisin' For Burgers, Dupree's Paradise, Peaches En Regalia, Sy Borg, Echidna's Arf, Moggio, Bitches Crystal, Sleep Dirt, King Kong, Mr Green Genes, Directly From My Heart To You, Uncle Remus, G-Spot Tornado

28-May 1998, The Bottom Line, NYC

55 min, Aud, A/A-

Semi-Fraudulent/Direct-From-Hollywood Overture, Trouble Every Day, Call Any Vegetable/Moggio, Regyptian Strut, Sleep Dirt, Mom And Dad, Echidna's Arf, Piano Introduction To Little House I Used To Live In, Theme From Lumpy Gravy/Lemme Take You To The Beach/Magdalena, Status Back Baby, Eddie Are You Kidding?

26-Oct 1998, The Bottom Line, NYC

70 min, Aud, A/A-

Absolutely Free, Snake Oil, Fifty-Fifty, Twenty Small Cigars, Get A Little, Dog Breath Variations, Diamond Dust, Bitches Crystal, Fran Tan The Valentine Bear, There Have Been Bad Moments, If I Can Avoid Being Stung By A Bee, Soft-Sell Conclusions, G-Spot Tornado, G-Spot Tornado, Son Of Suzy Creamcheese

16-Aug 1998, River St. Jazz Cafe, Wilkes-Barre, PA

Both sets with Mike Keneally

Early shoe

60 min, Aud, B+

Peaches En Regalia, Regyptian Strut, Mom And Dad, More Trouble Every Day, Sleep Dirt, 50/50, Frang Tang The Valentine Bear. Echidna's Arf, keyboard solo, Definitely Maybe, Jingo, G-Spot Tornado, The Nutcracker

Late show

74 min, Aud, B+

Peaches En Regalia, Regyptian Strut, The Idiot Bastard Son, King Kong, Blessed Relief, Magic Fingers, We Are Not Alone, Frang Tang The Valentine Bear, Echidna's Arf, keyboard solo, Magdalena, Let's Move To Cleveland/Shove It Right In, I Am The Walrus, G-Spot Tornado, Status Back Baby, Eddie Are You Kidding?, The Nutcracker

12-Mar 2000, The Bottom Line, NYC

63 min, Aud, A+

Strictly Genteel, Moggio, Yo Mama/Oh No, Shove It Right In, Holiday In Berlin, Zoot Allures, Let's Move To Cleveland (incl. St. Alphonzo snippet), Regyptian Strut, The Idiot Bastard Son, Whipping Post (incl. Little House I Used To Live In improvs & chamber music), In Held Twas I, The End [Beatles], Son Of Suzy Creamcheese, Peaches En Regalia

24-Mar 2000, The Bottom Line, NYC

70 min, SBD, A+

Penis Dimension, Peaches En Regalia, Run Home Slow, Call Any Vegetable, Echidna's Arf, Soft-Sell Conclusion, Regyptian Strut, Mom And Dad, Who Needs The Peace Corps?, Absolutely Free, Dupree's Paradise, Get A Little, Inca Roads, King Kong, 21st Century Schizoid Man, Heavy Duty Judy, The Grand Wazoo, The Black Page, Sofa, She's So Heavy, I Am The Walrus

29-Sep 2000, The Bottom Line, NYC

71 min, SBD, A+

Roxy & Elsewhere played in its entirety.

Cletus Awreetus-Awrightus, Penguin In Bondage, Pygmy Twylyte, Village Of The Sun, Echidna's Arf, Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?, Cheepnis, Son Of Orange County, More Trouble Every Day, Be-Bop Tango, improvisations, Anything You Wanna Do, We Are Not Alone

22-Jan 2001, The Bottom Line, NYC

Early show

90 min, Aud, A-

Penis Dimension, Run Home Slow, Shove It Right In, Who Needs The Peace Corps?, Absolutely Free, Peaches En Regalia, Holiday In Berlin, Yo Mama, Oh No, Moggio, Sleep Dirt, Why Is The Doctor Barking? [Palermo], Veteran's Day Poppy, Idiot Bastard Son, Dumb All Over, Whipping Post/Little House I Used To Live In, She's So Heavy [Lennon/McCartney], RDNZL, I Am The Walrus, Inca Roads, Sofa

Late show

90 min, Aud, A-

Moggio, Strictly Genteel, Who Needs The Peace Corps?, Absolutely Free, Peaches En Regalia, Yo Mama, Oh No, Holiday In Berlin, Penis Dimension, Run Home Slow, Shove It Right In, Why Is The Doctor Barking? [Palermo], Idiot Bastard Son, Dumb All Over, Whipping Post/Little House I Used To Live In, She's So Heavy [Lennon/McCartney], RDNZL

23-Aug 2001, The Bottom Line, NYC

89 min, SBD, A+

With Candy Zappa (*)

Who Needs the Peace Corps?, Janet's Big Dance Number, RDNZL, Run Home Slow, Village Of The Sun, Lucy's Seduction Of A Bored Violinist & Postlude, Directly From My Heart To You, Uncle Remus*, Mom & Dad*, Let's Make The Water Turn Black*, Evelyn A Modified Dog*, Cruisin' For Burgers, Anyway The Wind Blows*, I'm The Slime*, Zoot Allures, Wonderful Wino, We Are Not Alone, Brown Shoes Don't Make It*, Magdalena, Good Old Fashioned Medicated Goo, I Am The Walrus, Inca Roads excerpt

Jul 2002, Galoppbahnrenne, Bad Doberan, Germany

See "Zappanale #13" in the Various Tribute Events page.

28-Mar 2003, The Bottom Line, NYC

Hot Rats and One Size Fits All played in their entirety.

Early show

89 min, SBD, A+

Bognor Regis, Peaches En Regalia, Willie The Pimp, Son Of Mr. Green Genes, Little Umbrellas, The Gumbo Variations, It Must Be A Camel, Inca Roads, Can't Afford No Shoes, Sofa #1, Pojama People, Florentine Pogen, Evelyn A Modified Dog, San Ber'dino, Andy (incl. Happy Birthday), Sofa #2, Inca Roads excerpt, The World's Greatest Sinner

Late show

89 min, SBD, A+

25-Jul 2003, The Bottom Line, NYC

The last FZ tribute concerts by the Ed Palermo Big Band.

Early show

100 min, SBD, A+

Pomp And Circumstance, Spider Of Destiny, King Kong, The Idiot Bastard Son, G-Spot Tornado, Uncle Remus, Pojama People, Zoot Allures, Inca Roads, Andy, Sofa, A Day In The Life/Waka Jawaka/The End (Beatles)/We Are Not Alone, Status Back Baby, Eddie Are You Kidding?, The Evil Prince, I Am The Walrus, Inca Roads, Pygmy Twylyte, Peaches En Regalia

Late show

80 min, SBD, A+

Regyptian Strut, RDNZL, Willie The Pimp, Little House I Used To Live In (chamber music section), The Grand Wazoo, Sleep Dirt, Cletus Awreetus-Awrightus, Directly From My Heart To You, More Trouble Every Day, Montana, Evelyn A Modified Dog, Let's Make The Water Turn Black, Village Of The Sun, Pygmy Twylyte, Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up, The Evil Prince, I Am The Walrus, Inca Roads excerpt

Ed Palermo playing with other ensembles.

UMO w/Ed Palermo: 25-Jan 1997, Tavastia, Finland

UMO is a Finnish Big Band, Ed Palermo guests on this FZ tribute show, with Ed's arrangements.

90 min, FM, A+

Peaches En Regalia, King Kong, Blessed Relief, Chunga's Revenge, Lumpy Gravy excerpts, Who are the Brain Police/Holiday in Berlin (Medley), 50/50, 20 Small Cigars, Yo Cats, We are not Alone, Idiot Bastard Son, Toads of the Short Forest, Sofa, G-Spot Tornado, Heavy Duty Judy, Aybe Sea, Inca Roads, Cops 'n Robbers (Ed Palermo)

Ed Palermo And Friends: 14-Jun 2003, Teatern, Norrlandsoperan, Umeå, Sweden

With a big band of Scandinavian musicians, plus two from the EPBB. Also w/ Mats Öberg, Morgan Ågren, Napoleon Murphy Brock (*) and Mike Keneally (**).

99 min, SBD, A+

Regyptian Strut, Cletus Awreetus-Awrightus, King Kong, Sleep Dirt, The Grand Wazoo (q: Uncle Meat), Uncle Remus*, Pygmy Twylyte*, Dummy Up*, Village Of The Sun*, Echidna's Arf, Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?, Sofa, Oh No*, The Idiot Bastard Son*, Andy*, We Are Not Alone, The Evil Prince*/**

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