The sextet Eugene Van Beethoven (Doc Chad and Camper Van Beethoven) performing in Hamburg, 1991 on a set of originals and covers including Monk, Pharoah Sanders, T. Rex, with a strong anti-war focus.
Format: CDR Condition: New Released: 2011 Country: USA Packaging: CDR in a cardstock sleeve with Dr. Chad's unique packaging Recorded on January 24th, 1991 in Hamburg.
"My favorite of the line-ups under this name, the sextet Eugene Van Beethoven did a three week non-stop series of dates in Europe during the Gulf War. The Hamburg Markethalle show was early in the series so in the intial round of tinkering with live tapes I didn't pay that much attention it. The soundboard recording surfaced eventually and shows that soundman Eppo Kroll had a good feel with this large room and its possibilities for big thick sound. The program mixes originals, cover versions, has a strong anti war focus as well as jazz covers-Ask me Now by Thelonious Monk, a Pharoah Sanders medley-and also includes two sections of the Post Day of the Dead suite."-Eugene Chadbourne