Bruce Fowler
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Bruce 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. Currently, he composes and arranges music for movies, and has been the composer, orchestrator, or conductor for many popular films.
Bruce is the son of jazz educator William L. Fowler and the brother of multi-instrumentalist Walt Fowler and bassist Tom Fowler. He is the father of Rhea Fowler, bass guitar
player for The Naturals. Bruce Fowler is participating in both The Band From Utopia, the Mar Vista Philharmonic, and Jon Larsen
's, Strange News From Mars, both feat. Zappa alumni Tommy Mars, Arthur Barrow, et al. He also recorded albums with Air Pocket
, a band including his siblings among others.
Fowler is the recipient of the 2007 Film & TV Music Awards for Best Score Conductor and Best Orchestrator.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
trombone
Trombone
The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
player and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
. He notably played trombone on many Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa
Frank Vincent Zappa was an American composer, singer-songwriter, electric guitarist, record producer and film director. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa wrote rock, jazz, orchestral and musique concrète works. He also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed...
records, as well as with Captain Beefheart
Captain Beefheart
Don Van Vliet January 15, 1941 December 17, 2010) was an American musician, singer-songwriter and artist best known by the stage name Captain Beefheart. His musical work was conducted with a rotating ensemble of musicians called The Magic Band, active between 1965 and 1982, with whom he recorded 12...
, and in the Fowler Brothers Band. Currently, he composes and arranges music for movies, and has been the composer, orchestrator, or conductor for many popular films.
Bruce is the son of jazz educator William L. Fowler and the brother of multi-instrumentalist Walt Fowler and bassist Tom Fowler. He is the father of Rhea Fowler, bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
player for The Naturals. Bruce Fowler is participating in both The Band From Utopia, the Mar Vista Philharmonic, and Jon Larsen
Jon Larsen
Jon Larsen is an autodidact guitarist, composer, surrealistic painter, and record producer with heavy influence on the revival of Gypsy jazz worldwide...
's, Strange News From Mars, both feat. Zappa alumni Tommy Mars, Arthur Barrow, et al. He also recorded albums with Air Pocket
Air Pocket (band)
Air Pocket was a jazz fusion band based around the Fowler brothers.Their debut album was arranged by Oliver Nelson. It was released on LP in 1976 and CD in 2002, both by East Wind.-Discography:*1976: Fly On *1985: Hunter...
, a band including his siblings among others.
Fowler is the recipient of the 2007 Film & TV Music Awards for Best Score Conductor and Best Orchestrator.
With Frank Zappa
- Over-Nite SensationOver-Nite SensationOver-Nite Sensation is an album by Frank Zappa & The Mothers, released in 1973 . It was recorded in March – June 1973 at these studios: Bolic Sound in Inglewood, Whitney, in Glendale, and Paramount in Los Angeles...
- 1973 - Apostrophe (')Apostrophe (')Apostrophe is an album by Frank Zappa, his eighteenth, released on March 22, 1974 in both stereo and quadraphonic formats. An edited version of its lead-off track, "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow", was Zappa's first chart single, reaching position 86. Apostrophe remains Zappa's biggest commercial...
- 1974 - Roxy & ElsewhereRoxy & ElsewhereRoxy & Elsewhere is a live album by Frank Zappa & The Mothers which was released in 1974. Most of the songs were recorded at The Roxy Theatre in Hollywood, California on December 8, 9 and 10, 1973...
- 1974 - Bongo FuryBongo FuryBongo Fury is a mostly live album released by Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart in 1975. The live portions were recorded on May 20 & 21, 1975 at the Armadillo World Headquarters in Austin, Texas...
- 1975 (Captain Beefheart appears on this album as well) - Studio TanStudio TanStudio Tan is an album by Frank Zappa, first released in September, 1978 on his own DiscReet Records label. It reached #147 on the Billboard 200 albums chart...
- 1978 - Sleep DirtSleep DirtSleep Dirt is an album by Frank Zappa released in January, 1979 on his own DiscReet Records label. It reached 175 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart...
- 1979 - You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 1You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 1You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 1 is a double disc set of live tracks by Frank Zappa. It was released in 1988 under the label Rykodisc.-Disc one:#"The Florida Airport Tape" – 1:03...
- 1988 - Broadway the Hard WayBroadway the Hard WayBroadway the Hard Way is a Frank Zappa live album recorded at various performances along his 1988 world tour. It was first released as a 9-track vinyl through Zappa's mail order label Barking Pumpkin in October 1988, and subsequently as a 17-track CD through Rykodisc in 1989.This album was...
- 1989 - The Best Band You Never Heard in Your LifeThe Best Band You Never Heard in Your LifeThe Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life is a double disc live album by Frank Zappa, released in 1991 . The album was one of three to be recorded during the 1988 world tour, along with Broadway the Hard Way and Make a Jazz Noise Here...
- 1991 - You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 4You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 4You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 4 is a two-CD set of live recordings by Frank Zappa, recorded between 1969 and 1988, and released in 1991.-Disc one:#"Little Rubber Girl" - #*...
- 1991 - Make a Jazz Noise HereMake a Jazz Noise HereMake a Jazz Noise Here is a live double album by Frank Zappa. It was first released in June 1991, and was the third Zappa album to be compiled of recordings from his 1988 world tour, following Broadway the Hard Way and The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life .The album is made up mostly of...
- 1991 - Beat the BootsBeat the BootsBeat the Boots is a collection of bootleg recordings by Frank Zappa which were originally distributed illegally but were released officially by Rhino Entertainment in 1991. The recordings were available as individual CDs and as an LP or cassette box set...
- 1992- Unmitigated Audacity - 1974
- Piquantique - 1973
- You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 6You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 6You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 6 is the last of six double disc collection volumes of live performances by Frank Zappa recorded between 1970 and 1988. All of the material on Disc one has a sexual theme. It was released on October 23, 1992 under the label Rykodisc.-Disc one:#"The M.O.I...
- 1992 - Imaginary DiseasesImaginary DiseasesImaginary Diseases is an album of material by Frank Zappa from the Petite Wazoo tour of 1972. It is one of two finished CD projects from the tour containing material mastered by Zappa before his death.-Track listing:All tracks by Frank Zappa....
- 2006 - Trance-FusionTrance-FusionTrance-Fusion is the name of an album of guitar solos completed by Frank Zappa shortly before his death, but not released until 2006. The album had previously been announced for release in 1999, and 2003 and again announced in 2005 in relation to the Zappa Plays Zappa tour...
- 2006 - WazooWazoo (album)Wazoo is a live album by Frank Zappa, posthumously released on October 30, 2007.It is a 2-CD set consisting of the complete concert given by "The Mothers of Invention/Hot Rats/Grand Wazoo" 20-piece big band on September 24, 1972 at the Music Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.It is the last...
- 2007
With Captain Beefheart
- Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)Shiny Beast is the tenth studio album by Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band. Originally released in 1978, it is considered to be Beefheart's comeback album following 1974's poorly received efforts, Unconditionally Guaranteed and Bluejeans & Moonbeams, and is the first of his three critically...
- 1978 - Doc at the Radar StationDoc at the Radar StationDoc at the Radar Station is the eleventh studio album by Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band, released in August 1980 to favorable reviews. The painting on the album cover is by Don Van Vliet himself...
- 1980 - I’m Going To Do What I Wanna Do: Live at My Father’s Place 1978 - 2000
With The Toshiko Akiyoshi - Lew Tabackin Big Band
- Farewell - 1980
- From Toshiko With LoveFrom Toshiko With LoveFrom Toshiko With Love is the twelfth recording released by the Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band . It was released in Japan by Victor Records and in the U.S. by Jazz America Marketing – not to be confused with the 2002 Lew Tabackin Trio recording of the same name ...
also released as Tanuki's Night Out - 1981 - European MemoirsEuropean MemoirsEuropean Memoirs is the tenth studio recording of the Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band. Akiyoshi was nominated for a 1983 Grammy award in the Best Instrumental Arrangement category for the arrangement of "Remembering Bud" on this album.This would be the final recording of the Los...
- 1982
External links
- Bruce Fowler at the Internet Movie Database