Satire and jazz usually don’t go together, but bandleader Ed Palermo has made it a specialty during his career, with albums with themes ranging that have featured the sounds and songs of Frank Zappa. This time, he makes fun of the iconic 1958 photo, with his 15 member ensemble delivery grooving boppers on a take of Thelonious Monk’s “Well You Needn’t” to having tenor saxists Bill Straub and Ben Kono go from schmaultz to sizzle on a read of John Coltrane’s “Giant Steps.” The horn sections punch like Sonny Liston as John Bailey blisters his horn on “Like Lee Morgan” and the leader himself bounces on the alto for a toe tapping take of Gigi Gryce’s “Minority”. The woodwinds work wonders on a rousing climax of “Gargoyles” and the sax section glides over Ray Marchica’s military crisp drumming during “Sanfona.” Most intriguing is when Palmero pulls out a rare tune, the obscure Ellington piece “Brasilliance” and has the sections flex their muscles over the caravan cavalcade of rhythm. This is a must have for big band fans.