Bruce Fowler (trombonist)

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Bruce Lambourne Fowler (born July 10, 1947 in Salt Lake City , Utah ) is an American trombonist and composer .

Life

Bruce Fowler grew up in a musical family, the son of jazz teacher William L. Fowler and brother of musicians Walt Fowler and Tom Fowler . He was best known for his work on records by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention . He can be heard on a total of 24 albums that were recorded between 1973 and 1988, including Over-Nite Sensation , Apostrophe (') , Roxy & Elsewhere and Bongo Fury , which Zappa recorded with Captain Beefheart . At Beefheart he has worked on record productions such as Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) (1978), Doc at the Radar Station (1980) and I'm Going To Do What I Wanna Do: Live at My Father's Place (1978).

Fowler was also a member of The Fowler Brothers Band, which he founded with his brothers Steve, Tom and Ed Fowler. The albums Breakfast for Dinosaurs (1988) and Hunter (1993) were created together with guest musicians . During this time Fowler also recorded the albums Ants Can Count (1990), Entropy (1993) and Synthetic Division (1995) under his own name . He has also been on recordings of jazz musicians such as Woody Herman 1969, George Duke ( I Love the Blues, She Heard Me Cry , 1974), Joey Sellers ( Pastels, Ashes , 1991), Vinny Golia , Billy Childs , Eric Clapton (2006) as well Involved in the Ladd McIntosh Big Band.

In Robert Altman's film Short Cuts , Fowler was part of the Low Note Quintet that accompanied Annie Ross . In later years he worked as a composer and arranger for film music and also conducted studio orchestras.

Fowler received the 2007 Film & TV Music Award for his performance in film music.

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  1. ↑ Bruce Fowler on Zappa albums (July 2008)
personal data
SURNAME Fowler, Bruce
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fowler, Bruce Lambourne (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American trombonist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH July 10, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Salt Lake City , Utah