Eugene Chadbourne

 
Eugene Chadbourne (born 1954 in Mount Vernont, USA) is an American guitarist and music critic. Chadbourne grew up in Boulder, Colorado, and started playing guitar at eleven years old. After a few years playing in a rock band, he began to take an interest in jazz and avant-garde music and started to write about music. At some point, Anthony Braxton told Chadbourne to focus on music rather than journalism, which he did. To avoid military service during the Vietnam War, he moved to Canada in the early 1970s, then moved back to New York where he met John Zorn. The theme of the war will come back often in his songs and in his books. He devoted himself largely to free improvisation and released his first solo album in 1976 on his own label Parachute. In the early 80's, he founded the rock band Shockabilly with Kramer and David Licht. Playing guitar, dobro, banjo and even electric rake (instrument he invented), he navigates between musical styles: pop songs, Country & Western, free improvisations with many musicians of the contemporary jazz scene (Han Bennink, Anthony Braxton, Fred Frith, Alex Ward), covers of all kinds (Nick Drake, Ornette Coleman, and even Johann Sebastian Bach banjo!). He tours regularly in the United States and Europe, solo, duet with drummers (Jimmy Carl Black, Paul Lovens...) or in larger formations.

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Eugene Chadbourne - Recorded Yesterday and on sale Today (CD)
2022
ReQords
A pair of contemporary music giants re-release a long-lost 2003 live recording, previously available only as a CD-R.
Eugene Chadbourne - Pleasures of the Horror (vinyl LP)
2018
Bisou Records
An album for children about horror movies and monsters.
Eugene Chadbourne - 1977-1981 (vinyl LP + book box set)
2017
Song Cycle Records
sold out
A collection of rare free-jazz pieces performed by John Zorn and selected by the American guitarist and music critic Eugene Chadbourne. Originally released in 1998 to accompany the book release Sonora: John Zorn, the album is presented here for the first time in an exclusive release in limited edition on vinyl. This special issue includes the original book that features exclusive interviews, essays and photos about the artist's entire oeuvre up to 1988.
Eugene Chadbourne - The Acquaduct (CD)
2000
Rectangle
A compilation of unreleased tracks by Eugene Chadbourne: four-track recordings at home, with his daughters, in the studio, in concert. A panel of all his art. Covers of Coltrane or Coleman on the banjo, of Nick Drake, of Phil Ochs, of Herbie Nichols, a jam session with Mexican improvisers... An incredible record that was ranked among his 7 best records by The Wire.
Eugene Chadbourne - To Doug (vinyl 7\
2000
Rectangle
A tribute to Doug Sahm.
Eugene Chadbourne - Tout For Tea! (vinyl 10\
1995
Rectangle
Derek Bailey and Eugene Chadbourne in an improvised duet, recorded live on January 2, 1995.


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