The Fowler Brothers - Revision history

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Jason.Kreitzer at 21:46, 3 July 2024

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Duncan at 18:54, 8 October 2021

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 They worked together in their own band The Fowler Brothers.
-Bruce and Tom Fowler appear in [[Frank Scheffer]]'s documentaries ''[[Frank Zappa: The Present-Day Composer Refuses To Die]]'' (2000), ''[[Frank Zappa Phase II: The Big Note]]'' (2002) and ''[[Frank Zappa: Pioneer Of Future Music, parts 1 & 2]]'' (2007).  They are also included in the list of names with [[The MOFO Project/Object (Fazedooh)]].
+Bruce and Tom Fowler appear in [[Frank Scheffer]]'s documentaries ''[[Frank Zappa: The Present-Day Composer Refuses To Die]]'' (2000), ''[[Frank Zappa Phase II: The Big Note]]'' (2002) and ''[[Frank Zappa: Pioneer Of Future Music, parts 1 & 2]]'' (2007).  They are also included in the list of names with [[The MOFO Project/Object (Fazedooh)]].<ref>http://donlope.net/fz/notes/The_MOFO_Project_Object.html#Contributors</ref>
 ==Westminster College Sessions==
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 [[Category:Bandmembers|Fowler Brothers, The]]
 [[Category:Bassists|Fowler Brothers, The]]

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 ==Interviews==
-* Bruce Fowler is interviewed in ''[[Frank Zappa, Musician, February 1994]]'' and ''[[The Trombone's Connected To The Lip Bone].]]'' (1996-1997).
+* Bruce Fowler is interviewed in ''[[Frank Zappa, Musician, February 1994]]'' and ''[[The Trombone's Connected To The Lip Bone.]]'' (1996-1997).
 * Tom Fowler is interviewed in ''[[The Be-Bop Bass Notes.]]'' (2000).

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 ==Interviews==
-* Bruce Fowler is interviewed in ''[[Frank Zappa, Musician, February 1994]]'' and ''[[The Trombone's Connected To The Lip Bone]]'' (1996-1997).
+* Bruce Fowler is interviewed in ''[[Frank Zappa, Musician, February 1994]]'' and ''[[The Trombone's Connected To The Lip Bone].]]'' (1996-1997).
 * Tom Fowler is interviewed in ''[[The Be-Bop Bass Notes.]]'' (2000).

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 ==Interviews==
-* Bruce Fowler is interviewed in ''[[Frank Zappa, Musician, February 1994]]'' and ''[[The Trombone's Connected To The Lip Bone'' (1996-1997).
+* Bruce Fowler is interviewed in ''[[Frank Zappa, Musician, February 1994]]'' and ''[[The Trombone's Connected To The Lip Bone]]'' (1996-1997).
 * Tom Fowler is interviewed in ''[[The Be-Bop Bass Notes.]]'' (2000).

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 The first noon jam session, with Zappa conducting, was captured by a student but Cohen snatched the recording proffering a few dollars to cover the cost of the tape.
 [[Albert Wing|Albert Quon Wing]], who played in the Westminster big band, participated in Wednesday's noon jam.
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 The band returned to Salt Lake City on the [[74/03/18 Salt Lake City UT US Terrace Ballroom|18th March to play at The Terrace Ballroom]] and the students were invited to attend the afternoon soundcheck.
 [[Category:Trombonists|Fowler Brothers, The]]

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 Bruce played trombone in Zappa ensembles from  September 1972 to May 1975 then again in 1988. Tom joined as bass player in 1973 to 1975(?). Walt joined on trumpet for the Zappa/Mothers tour of April-May 1974.
-<blockquote>"Bruce came back to Salt Lake City after that tour was finished and started teaching me all the music that they had been playing. And I pretty much learned all of it, like two hours worth. Not that I could play all of it ... Basically, Don Preston and I were replacing Ruth Underwood. Marimba music is very difficult to replicate on a trumpet!! Some is unplayable. But when I went down to LA to audition, we rehearsed a whole new show pretty much, NOT playing 90% of the music I had learned. So that was quite the mental exercise. Four hours of new [to me] Zappa music, memorized!  Crazy! But that was one of the best experiences of my life." - [https://sway.office.com/jSNEgRFKeyf5kYEi Walt Fowler] </blockquote>
+<blockquote>"Bruce came back to Salt Lake City after that tour was finished and started teaching me all the music that they had been playing. And I pretty much learned all of it, like two hours worth. Not that I could play all of it ... Basically, Don Preston and I were replacing [[Ruth Underwood]]. Marimba music is very difficult to replicate on a trumpet!! Some is unplayable. But when I went down to LA to audition, we rehearsed a whole new show pretty much, NOT playing 90% of the music I had learned. So that was quite the mental exercise. Four hours of new [to me] Zappa music, memorized!  Crazy! But that was one of the best experiences of my life." - [https://sway.office.com/jSNEgRFKeyf5kYEi Walt Fowler] </blockquote>
 Their recorded contributions to Zappa's bands are spread across numerous titles:
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 All three brothers can be heard on [[Roxy & Elsewhere]], [[Unmitigated Audacity (BTB)]], [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4]] and [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6]].
-After Zappa the brothers performed with various bands:  Bruce played with Captain Beefheart, Eric Clapton and Randy Newman amongst many. He has also worked on [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0288670/ numerous film scores]. Tom has played with Jean-Luc Ponty, Don Preston and George Duke.  Walt has toured with numerous acts from Johnny Guitar Watson to Diana Ross and has also worked on [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm00288812/ film soundtracks].
+After Zappa the brothers performed with various bands:  Bruce played with [[Captain Beefheart]], [[Eric Clapton]] and Randy Newman amongst many. He has also worked on [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0288670/ numerous film scores]. Tom has played with [[Jean-Luc Ponty]], [[Don Preston]] and [[George Duke]].  Walt has toured with numerous acts from [[Johnny "Guitar" Watson]] to Diana Ross and has also worked on [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm00288812/ film soundtracks].
 They worked together in their own band The Fowler Brothers.
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 The band returned to Salt Lake City on the [[74/03/18 Salt Lake City UT US Terrace Ballroom|18th March to play at The Terrace Ballroom]] and the students were invited to attend the afternoon soundcheck.
+[[Category:Trombonists|Fowler Brothers, The]]
-[[Category:Musicians|Fowler Brothers, The]]
+[[Category:Trumpeters|Fowler Brothers, The]]
 [[Category:Bandmembers|Fowler Brothers, The]]

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−	'''Bruce Fowler''' (born July 10, 1947), '''Tom Fowler''' (~~born~~ June 10, 1951) and '''Walt Fowler''' (born March 2, 1955) ~~are~~ three bothers who played with Zappa during the 1970s and 1980s. They ~~are~~ the sons of William Fowler (1917 - 2009) and Beatrice Fowler (1921 - 1996). There are two other brothers Steve and Ed who are also musicians but did not play with Zappa. They grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah where their father (a jazz educator teaching at the University of Utah, musician, composer and a columnist for [[DownBeat]] magazine) helped establish a jazz education program at Westminster College in Salt Lake City.	+	'''Bruce Fowler''' (born July 10, 1947), '''Tom Fowler''' (June 10, 1951-July 2, 2024) and '''Walt Fowler''' (born March 2, 1955) were three bothers who played with Zappa during the 1970s and 1980s. They were the sons of William Fowler (1917 - 2009) and Beatrice Fowler (1921 - 1996). There are two other brothers Steve and Ed who are also musicians but did not play with Zappa. They grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah where their father (a jazz educator teaching at the University of Utah, musician, composer and a columnist for [[DownBeat]] magazine) helped establish a jazz education program at Westminster College in Salt Lake City.

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 ==Westminster College Sessions==
 [[image:WestminsterCollege.jpeg|right|thumb|400px|Westminster College Schedule]]
-With the Fowler's connection with Westminster College (Walt studied there) the 1974 band, with Bruce and Tom, broke off from their tour to run sessions for the students at the college on 12th and 13th March.  They were accompanied by [[Gail Zappa]] and [[Herb Cohen]].
+With the Fowler's connection with Westminster College (Walt studied there) the 1974 band, with Bruce and Tom, broke off from their tour to run sessions for the students [https://sway.office.com/jSNEgRFKeyf5kYEi at the college on 12th and 13th March].  They were accompanied by [[Gail Zappa]] and [[Herb Cohen]].
 The first noon jam session, with Zappa conducting, was captured by a student but Cohen snatched the recording proffering a few dollars to cover the cost of the tape.

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 Tom can be heard on [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 2]] and [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3|Volume 3]], [[Frank Zappa Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa]], [[Quaudiophiliac]] and [[The Dub Room Special! (The Album)| The Dub Room Special!]].
-Bruce and Tom can be heard on [[Over-Nite Sensation]],  [[Apostrophe (')]], [[Bongo Fury]], [[Piquantique (BTB)]], [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1]], [[The Lost Episodes]] and  [[Läther]].
+Bruce and Tom can be heard on [[Over-Nite Sensation]],  [[Apostrophe (')]], [[Bongo Fury]], [[Piquantique (BTB)]], [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1]], [[The Lost Episodes]],  [[Läther]] and [[The Roxy Performances]].
 Bruce and Walt can be heard on [[Broadway The Hard Way]], [[The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life]], [[Make A Jazz Noise Here]] and [[Zappa '88: The Last U.S. Show]].