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Bruce Lambourne Fowler (born July 10, 1947) is an American trombonist and composer. He is known for his work on numerous recordings by Frank Zappa, as well as performances with Captain Beefheart and the Fowler Brothers Band.

With Frank Zappa/The Mothers of InventionOver-Nite Sensation – 1973, Apostrophe (') – 1974, Roxy & Elsewhere – 1974 and 32 more
With Air Pocket/The Fowler Brothers1976: Fly On (East Wind), 1985: Hunter, 1988: Breakfast for Dinosaurs
With Captain BeefheartShiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) – 1978, Doc at the Radar Station – 1980, I'm Going to Do What I Wanna Do: Live at My Father's Place 1978 – 2000
With The Toshiko Akiyoshi - Lew Tabackin Big BandFarewell – 1980, From Toshiko With Love also released as Tanuki's Night Out – 1981, European Memoirs – 1982

Bruce Lambourne Fowler is an American trombonist and composer. He is known for his work on numerous recordings by Frank Zappa, as well as performances with Captain Beefheart and the Fowler Brothers Band. In addition to his performing career, Fowler has composed, arranged, and conducted music for film, contributing to a wide range of popular movies.

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Bruce Lambourne Fowler (born July 10, 1947) is an American trombonist and composer. He is known for his work on numerous recordings by Frank Zappa, as well as performances with Captain Beefheart and the Fowler Brothers Band. In addition to his performing career, Fowler has composed, arranged, and conducted music for film, contributing to a wide range of popular movies.

Bruce Fowler is the son of jazz educator Dr. William L. Fowler and Beatrice Fowler. He is one of five brothers, all musicians: Walt Fowler, a multi-instrumentalist; Steve Fowler, a flutist, saxophonist and composer (deceased), Tom Fowler, a bassist; and Ed Fowler, a multi-instrumentalist and composer.

Fowler has performed with the Band from Utopia, the Mar Vista Philharmonic, and Strange News from Mars, a project led by Norwegian musician Jon Larsen that features former Zappa collaborators Tommy Mars and Arthur Barrow. He also recorded albums as a member of Air Pocket, a jazz fusion band that included all five Fowler brothers.

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

With Frank Zappa/The Mothers of Invention

Over-Nite Sensation – 1973
Apostrophe (') – 1974
Roxy & Elsewhere – 1974
Bongo Fury – 1975 (Captain Beefheart appears on this album as well)
Zoot Allures – 1976
Studio Tan – 1978
Sleep Dirt – 1979
Orchestral Favorites – 1979
You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 1 – 1988
Broadway the Hard Way – 1989
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 – 1991
Beat the Boots – 1992
Unmitigated Audacity (rec. 1974)
Piquantique (rec. 1973)
You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 6 – 1992
Strictly Commercial – 1995
The Lost Episodes – 1996
Läther – 1996
Have I Offended Someone? – 1997
Cheap Thrills – 1998
Son of Cheap Thrills – 1999
Imaginary Diseases – 2006
Trance-Fusion – 2006
Wazoo – 2007
One Shot Deal – 2008
Road Tapes, Venue #2 – 2013
Roxy By Proxy – 2014
Roxy the Soundtrack – 2015
The Crux of the Biscuit – 2016
The Roxy Performances – 2018
Halloween 73 – 2019
Zappa - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – 2020
Zappa '88: The Last US Show – 2021

With Air Pocket/The Fowler Brothers

1976: Fly On (East Wind)
1985: Hunter
1988: Breakfast for Dinosaurs

With Captain Beefheart

Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) – 1978
Doc at the Radar Station – 1980
I'm Going to Do What I Wanna Do: Live at My Father's Place 1978 – 2000

With The Toshiko Akiyoshi - Lew Tabackin Big Band

Farewell – 1980
From Toshiko With Love also released as Tanuki's Night Out – 1981
European Memoirs – 1982

Solo works

Ants Can Count – 1990
Entropy – 1993
Synthetic Division (with Phil Teele) – 1994
The Good Shepherd Soundtrack (with Marcelo Zarvos – 2006
Inception – 2010

With Oingo Boingo

Boingo Alive – 1988

Dark at the End of the Tunnel – 1990

With other artists

Stan Ridgway, The Big Heat – 1986
Ed Mann, Perfect World – 1990
Ray Charles, Genius Loves Company - 2004
J.J. Cale and Eric Clapton, The Road to Escondido – 2006
Avenged Sevenfold, Avenged Sevenfold – 2007
Jon Larsen, Strange News From Mars – 2007
Stu Nevitt, The Marion Kind – 2007

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