''The Zu Side Of The Chadbourne'' is the second album by the Italian band
Zu, featuring
Roy Paci on trumpet and
Eugene Chadbourne
Eugene Chadbourne (born January 4, 1954) is an American banjoist, guitarist and music critic.
Life and career
Chadbourne was born in Mount Vernon, New York, but grew up in Boulder, Colorado. He started playing guitar when he was eleven or twel ...
on guitar.
The titles of the songs are obvious parodies of famous rock songs like
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1967 album ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band''. It was written primarily by John Lennon and credited to the Lennon–McCartney songwriting partnersh ...
or
Stairway to Heaven. The first song is a tribute to
John Coltrane
John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music.
Born and raise ...
, and the last to
Albert Ayler
Albert Ayler (; July 13, 1936 – November 25, 1970) was an American avant-garde jazz saxophonist, singer and composer.
After early experience playing R&B and bebop, Ayler began recording music during the free jazz era of the 1960s. Howev ...
.
Track list
# Cosmos – 5:16
# Chadbourne In The Sky With Diamonds – 7:08
# Somewhere Over The Chadbourne – 1:38
# Porgy and Chadbourne – 6:47
# Holiday in Chadbournia – 1:10
# Ascenseur pour the Chadbourne – 5:00
# In a Gadda Na Chadbourne – 7:47
# O' Chadbourne mio! – 1:49
# House of The Raising Chadbourne – 4:05
# Stairway to Chadbourne – 1:53
# For Those About to Chadbourne – 2:21
# Everybody Needs a Chadbourne (To Love) – 1:13
# Spirits – 5:17
References
Zu (band) albums
2000 albums
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