Tom Fowler (musician)
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Tom Fowler | |
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Birth name | Thomas William Fowler |
Born | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | June 10, 1951
Genres | Rock, jazz, R&B, experimental |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instruments | Bass, Violin, Keyboards |
Years active | 1971–present |
Associated acts | Frank Zappa, The Mothers Of Invention, It’s A Beautiful Day, Jean-Luc Ponty, Ray Charles, Air Pocket, Banned From Utopia |
Thomas W. Fowler (born June 10, 1951) is an American bass guitarist and musician. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, he has played with It's a Beautiful Day, Frank Zappa, The Mothers of Invention, Jean-Luc Ponty, Ray Charles, Steve Hackett, and many others. His brother Bruce Fowler played trombone in The Mothers (as in the album Roxy & Elsewhere) and his other brother was also a horn player for Zappa.
He also recorded albums with Air Pocket, a band including his siblings among others.
Discography[]
With It’s A Beautiful Day[]
- Choice Quality Stuff/Anytime - 1971
- At Carnegie Hall - 1972
With Frank Zappa/The Mothers Of Invention[]
- Over-Nite Sensation - 1973
- - 1974
- Roxy & Elsewhere - 1974
- One Size Fits All - 1975
- Bongo Fury - 1975
- Studio Tan - 1978
- The Old Masters Box III - 1987
- - 1988
- The Lost Episodes - 1996
- Läther - 1996
- - 1996
- Have I Offended Someone? - 1997
- - 2004
- One Shot Deal - 2008
- Understanding America - 2012
- Road Tapes, Venue 2 - 2013
- Roxy by Proxy - 2014
- Roxy The Soundtrack - 2015
- The Crux Of The Biscuit - 2016
- The Roxy Performances - 2018
With Air Pocket/The Fowler Brothers[]
- Fly On - 1975
- Hunter - 1985
- Breakfast For Dinosaurs - 1988
With George Duke[]
With Jean-Luc Ponty[]
- Aurora - 1976
- Imaginary Voyage - 1976
With Steve Hackett[]
- - 1978
With Bruce Fowler[]
- Ants Can Count - 1990
With Steve Fowler[]
- Last Blue Sky - 1991
With Don Preston[]
- Vial Foamy Ectoplasm - 1993
With Ray Charles[]
- Ray Charles At The Olympia - 2004
- Ray - 2004
- Genius Loves Company - 2004
External links[]
Categories:
- American rock bass guitarists
- American male bass guitarists
- American double-bassists
- Male double-bassists
- 1951 births
- Living people
- Musicians from Salt Lake City
- The Mothers of Invention members
- Guitarists from Utah
- 20th-century American bass guitarists
- 21st-century double-bassists
- Air Pocket (band) members
- American bass guitarist stubs