Tom Fowler (bassist)

Tom Fowler
Tom Fowler
Birth name	Thomas William Fowler
Born	June 10, 1951; Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Died	July 2, 2024 (aged 73)
Genres	Rock, jazz, R&B, experimental
Occupations	Musician
Instruments	Bass
Years active	1971–2024
Formerly of	It's a Beautiful Day, Air Pocket, The Mothers Of Invention, Banned From Utopia
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Thomas William Fowler (June 10, 1951 – July 2, 2024) was an American bass guitarist. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, he started playing the violin at age six, before picking up the upright bass, and finally electric bass at age 16.^[1] He played with It's a Beautiful Day, Frank Zappa, The Mothers of Invention, Jean-Luc Ponty, Ray Charles, Steve Hackett, and many others. He had four brothers, including trombonist Bruce and trumpeter Walt Fowler.

Fowler also recorded albums with Air Pocket, a band including his siblings among others. Fowler died following complications from an aneurysm on July 2, 2024, at the age of 73.^[2]^[3]

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
Apostrophe (') – 1974
Roxy & Elsewhere – 1974
One Size Fits All – 1975
Bongo Fury – 1975
Studio Tan – 1978
The Old Masters Box III – 1987
You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 2 – 1988
The Lost Episodes – 1996
Läther – 1996
Frank Zappa Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa: A Memorial Tribute – 1996
Have I Offended Someone? – 1997
Quadiophiliac – 2004
One Shot Deal – 2008
Understanding America – 2012
Road Tapes, Venue 2 – 2013
A Token of His Extreme – 2013
Roxy by Proxy – 2014
Roxy the Soundtrack – 2015
The Crux of the Biscuit – 2016
The Roxy Performances – 2018
Zappa / Erie – 2022

With Air Pocket/The Fowler Brothers

Fly On – 1975
Hunter – 1985
Breakfast For Dinosaurs – 1988

With George Duke

I Love the Blues, She Heard My Cry – 1975

With Jean-Luc Ponty

Aurora – 1976
Imaginary Voyage – 1976

With Steve Hackett

Please Don't Touch! – 1978

With Bruce Fowler

Ants Can Count – 1990
“Entropy” - 1993

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

With Tom Fowler Interface

Let's Start Over – 2011^[4]

References

^ "2000–03 The Be-Bop Bass Notes: Tom Fowler Interview". www.afka.net. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
^ Kevin Johnson (July 4, 2024). "In Memoriam: Tom Fowler". No Treble.
^ Moody, Dennis (July 4, 2024). "Tom Fowler". Facebook.
^ "Tom Fowler Interface – Let's Start Over (2011, CD)". Discogs. Retrieved January 4, 2023.

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[1] "2000–03 The Be-Bop Bass Notes: Tom Fowler Interview". www.afka.net. Retrieved January 8, 2024.

[2] Kevin Johnson (July 4, 2024). "In Memoriam: Tom Fowler". No Treble.

[3] Moody, Dennis (July 4, 2024). "Tom Fowler". Facebook.

[discogs-4] "Tom Fowler Interface – Let's Start Over (2011, CD)". Discogs. Retrieved January 4, 2023.

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