Album Review: It’s An Ed Palermo Christmas! God Bless Us, Everyone! from The Ed Palermo Big Band
Album: It’s An Ed Palermo Christmas! God Bless Us, Everyone! Artist: The Ed Palermo Big Band Label: Sky Cat Records Release Date: November 13, 2026 Website: www.palermobigband.com From the start of It’s An Ed Palermo Christmas! God Bless Us, Everyone! , a narrative voice is present, guiding the listener through the recording, similarly to Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band or the flix Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Bandleader, composer, arranger, and saxophonist Ed Palermo, helms the ensemble of 26 musicians, crafting fantastical sound passages, taking the big band format into a cinematic realm with wide screen imagery and whimsical turns. "Little Drummer Boy" features Nina Hennessey on vocals and whisks the listener along a hypnotic tide that shifts into a picturesque sail through " Sofa/Away In A Manger," with psychedelic streaks generated by Robbie “Seahag” Mangano on guitar. ...