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Bruce Fowler

Bruce Lambourne Fowler (born July 10, 1947)[1] is an American trombonist and composer. He played trombone on many Frank Zappa records, as well as with Captain Beefheart and in the Fowler Brothers Band. He composes and arranges music for movies, and has been the composer, orchestrator, or conductor for many popular films.

For other people named Bruce Fowler, see Bruce Fowler (disambiguation).

Bruce Fowler

Bruce Lambourne Fowler

(1947-07-10) July 10, 1947

Musician, composer, conductor

Trombone

1973–present

He is the son of jazz educator William L. Fowler and the brother of multi-instrumentalist Walt Fowler and bassist Tom Fowler. Bruce Fowler is participating in the Band from Utopia, the Mar Vista Philharmonic, and Jon Larsen's Strange News from Mars, featuring Zappa alumni Tommy Mars and Arthur Barrow. He also recorded albums with Air Pocket, a band including his siblings.


Fowler is the recipient of the 2007 Film & TV Music Awards for Best Score Conductor and Best Orchestrator.

– 1973

Over-Nite Sensation

– 1974

Apostrophe (')

– 1974

Roxy & Elsewhere

– 1975 (Captain Beefheart appears on this album as well)

Bongo Fury

– 1976

Zoot Allures

– 1978

Studio Tan

– 1979

Sleep Dirt

– 1979

Orchestral Favorites

– 1988

You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 1

– 1989

Broadway the Hard Way

– 1991

The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life

– 1991

You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 4

– 1991

Make a Jazz Noise Here

Beat the Boots

– 1992

You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 6

– 1995

Strictly Commercial

– 1996

The Lost Episodes

– 1996

Läther

– 1997

Have I Offended Someone?

– 1998

Cheap Thrills

– 1999

Son of Cheap Thrills

– 2006

Imaginary Diseases

– 2006

Trance-Fusion

– 2007

Wazoo

– 2008

One Shot Deal

– 2013

Road Tapes, Venue #2

– 2014

Roxy By Proxy

– 2015

Roxy the Soundtrack

– 2016

The Crux of the Biscuit

– 2018

The Roxy Performances

– 2019

Halloween 73

Zappa - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – 2020

Zappa '88: The Last US Show – 2021

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