Tom Fowler (bassist)

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.

Tom Fowler
Birth name	Thomas William Fowler
Born	(1951-06-10)June 10, 1951 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Died	July 2, 2024(2024-07-02) (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

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]