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Revision as of 04:28, 26 May 2008

The FZ Side Project album Trout Mask Replica was developed, written and performed by members of the Magic Band. The band's leader, eclectic wordsmith, mentor and childhood friend of FZ was Don van Vliet, who performed under the pseudonym of Captain Beefheart. His home in Woodland Hills, CA, - a focal point in the construction of the album- was known as the Magic Band house.

Captain Beefheart's backing band was variously titled as 'His Magic Band' and 'The Magic Band' which, during its existence, had an interchanging and evolving line-up.

For Trout Mask Replica the line-up included:

  • Captain Beefheart [ Don Van Vliet ] - (bass clarinet, tenor sax, soprano sax, simran horn, musette, vocal)
  • Rockette Morton [Mark Boston] - (bass, narration)
  • Antennae Jimmy Semens [Jeff Cotton] - (steel-appendage guitar, flesh horn, vocal on Pena)
  • Zoot Horn Rollo [Bill Harkleroad] - (glass finger guitar, flute)
  • The Mascara Snake [Victor Hayden] - (bass clarinet, vocal)
  • Doug Moon - (guitar on China Pig)
  • Drumbo [ John French ] - (drums, percussion)
  • Gary Marker - (bass guitar on 'Moonlight' & 'Veteran')
  • FZ (comments on The Blimp)

Prior and subsequent to this FZ project the band included, at various times, the following personnel- a number of whom have appeared in FZ band line-ups :

  • Ella Guru [Greg Davidson]
  • Ed Marimba, aka TedCactus, [ Art Tripp ]
  • Feelers Reebo [ Denny Walley ]
  • Winged Eel Fingerling [ Elliot Ingber ]
  • Orejon [ Roy Estrada ]
  • Fossil/Old Hat Fowler [ Bruce Fowler ]
  • Indian Ink [ Jimmy Carl Black ]
  • Ian Underwood
  • Tom Grasso
  • Jerry Handley
  • Alex St. Clair [Alex Snouffer]
  • Ry Cooder
  • Paul Blakely
  • Jerry McGhee (aka Gerry McGeehee)
  • Richard Hepner
  • David Gates
  • Vic Mortensen
  • Jeff Bruchell (aka The Imposter Drumbo)
  • Black Jewel Kitabu [Eric Drew Feldman]
  • White Jewel [Jeff Moris Tepper]
  • Robert Arthur Williams
  • Richard Snyder
  • Gary Jaye
  • Gary Lucas
  • Richard Redus
  • Cliff Martinez
  • (guesting) Don Preston
  • (guesting) Samuel Hoffman
  • (guesting) Milt Holland (see Chunky, Novi & Ernie 1977)
  • (guesting) Taj Mahal
  • (guesting) Russ Titelman
  • (guesting) Rhys Clark
  • (guesting) The Blackberries
  • (guesting) Harry Duncan
  • (guesting) Mary Jane Eisenberg

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