Air Pocket (band)
Encyclopedia
Air Pocket was a jazz fusion
band based around the Fowler brothers.Allmusic history
Their debut album was arranged by Oliver Nelson
. It was released on LP in 1976 and CD in 2002, both by East Wind.Allmusic Fly On
Jazz fusion
Jazz fusion is a musical fusion genre that developed from mixing funk and R&B rhythms and the amplification and electronic effects of rock, complex time signatures derived from non-Western music and extended, typically instrumental compositions with a jazz approach to lengthy group improvisations,...
band based around the Fowler brothers.Allmusic history
Their debut album was arranged by Oliver Nelson
Oliver Nelson
Oliver Edward Nelson was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger and composer.-Early life and career:...
. It was released on LP in 1976 and CD in 2002, both by East Wind.Allmusic Fly On
Discography
- 1976: Fly On (East Wind RecordsEast Wind RecordsEast Wind was a Japanese jazz record label.Among their most prominent artists were "The Great Jazz Trio", a group that has included Tony Williams, Elvin Jones, Hank Jones, Richard Davis, Ron Carter.-Discography:-External links:**...
) - 1985: Hunter
- 1988: Breakfast for Dinosaurs
Personnel
- Walt Fowler: trumpet, miraphon
- Bruce FowlerBruce FowlerBruce Lambourne Fowler is a prominent American trombone player and composer. He notably played trombone on many Frank Zappa records, as well as with Captain Beefheart, and in the Fowler Brothers Band...
: trombone - Steve Fowler: alto saxophone, flute
- Albert Wing: soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Mike MillerMike Miller (guitarist)Mike Miller is a Los Angeles-based guitarist known for playing various styles of music including jazz fusion, rock, pop and more, and has played with Chick Corea, Bette Midler, Yellowjackets, Gino Vanelli, Chad Wackerman, Vinnie Colaiuta, Quincy Jones, Brand X, and Burton Cummings...
: guitar - Stu Goldberg: piano, electric piano, mini-moog, clavinet
- Ed Fowler: electric bass
- Tom Fowler: electric bass
- Chester ThompsonChester ThompsonChester Cortez Thompson is an American drummer and session musician.-Biography:Thompson made his name as a session drummer, going on to play in Frank Zappa's touring band and with Weather Report...
: drums
External links
- Fly On
- Fowler Brothers at Progarchives.com
- http://www.discogs.com/Fowler-Brothers-Breakfast-For-Dinosaurs/release/2783693Breakfast for Dinosaurs at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...
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