henry kaiser

Experimental guitar player Henry Kaiser is obviously influenced by Captain Beefheart and by Frank Zappa. Henry Kaiser not only plays Beefheart and Zappa compositions during his concerts from time to time, he also records them. Various Van Vliet compositions can be found on his solo albums as well as on the recordings he did with various group projects (monster island, john oswald & henry kaiser, ...).

	monster island: monster island (1977, 7", usa, visible records) - incl.'alice in blunderland' (van vliet)
	henry kaiser: outside pleasure (1979, lp, usa, metallanguage ml 111)
	name: s/t (1981, 12"ep, usa, private release) - feat. henry kaiser, everett shock / co-produced by phil brown
	henry kaiser: aloha (1981, lp, usa, metallanguage ml 109) - feat. john french
	henry kaiser: it's a wonderful life (1981, lp, usa, metallanguage ml 124)
	crazy backwards alphabet: crazy backwards alphabet (1987, lp, usa, sst)
	henry kaiser: those who know history are doomed to repeat it (1988, cd, usa, sst records sst 198) - incl. various van vliet compositions
	henry kaiser: heart's desire (1990, lp, uk, reckless records reckd 19) - incl.various van vliet compositions
	henry kaiser: hope you like our new direction (1991, cd, uk, reckless records reckcd 21) - incl.'japan in a dishpan' (van vliet)
	crazy backwards alphabet: crazy backwards alphabet (1992, cd, ??, ??) - reissue with extra tracks
	henry kaiser & wadada leo smith: yo, miles! (1998, cd, usa, ??)
	henry kaiser: here's to you, zoogz (1999, cdr, usa, private release) - incl. various van vliet compositions
	various artists: 156 strings (2002, cd, usa, cuneiform rune 163) - feat. henry kaiser, mike keneally
	henry kaiser & wadada leo smith: yo, miles! : sky garden (2004, cd, usa, cuneiform records)
	henry kaiser & wadada leo smith: yo miles! : upriver (2005, cd, usa, cuneiform records rune 201/202) - feat. mike keneally
	henry kaiser & wadada leo smith: yo miles! : upriver (2005, cd, usa, cuneiform records rune 201/202) - feat. mike keneally
	golia, josephson, kaiser, keneally, morris, smith & walter: healing force - the songs of albert ayler (2007, cd, usa, cuneiform records rune 255) - feat. henry kaiser, mike keneally

relix vol.16 no.2
(1989, magazine, usa)
- Relix Vol.16 no.2 had Little Feat on the cover and a 3 page article inside:
  "Little Feat: Time Loves A Hero" by Jeff Tamarkin
  The same issue also has articles on Zappa, Henry Kaiser and Flo & Eddie:
  - "Frank Zappa: What You Can Do Onstage With New Records, CDs, Videos" by William Ruhlmann
  - "Henry Kaiser: One Band Gathers What Another Band Spills" by Jeff Tamarkin.
  - "Kaylan and Volman Trash 1988 & Launch 1989 at the Bottom Line" by William Ruhlmann.

"NAME is composed of six youthful musicians--they appear to be in their late teens and early twenties --who grew up together near Disneyland, moved to Berkeley and; formed a band. Meeting local guitarist Henry Kaiser at one of his gigs, they asked him to fill in for an ailing member. The relationship solidified and now Kaiser is one of three electric guitarists in the group. Erling Wold and Judilh Stadtman play the other Guitars, (Wold doubling on keyboards). Lynn Murdock and Rick Crawford play electric bass. Mark Crawford plays drums, and Everett Shock adds declamatory vocals and screeching sax lines."

"Has anything by Name ever been released on CD? I've got one vinyl EP, that is great, very Beefheart influenced stuff, It seems to be a private pressing, as no record co. is indicated."