Tag Archives: Tom Fowler

Tom Fowler Interview, Los Angeles, 1996

Posted on August 24, 2009 by urbangraffito

Interviewed by Juha Rompannen, in Los Angeles on April 24th, 1996, Tom Fowler — who played bass guitar in Frank Zappa’s touring and recording band between 1973 and 1975 — talks about his background, time with Frank, other collaborations, and … Continue reading →

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The Mar Vista Philharmonic – No Forest Fire

Posted on June 27, 2009 by urbangraffito

Any fan of Tommy Mars‘ improvisational keyboards and scat filled solos within such classic Zappa compositions as “Pound For A Brown (On The Bus)” or “Little House I Used To Live In” will absolutely love the four tracks (“No Forest … Continue reading →

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FZ’s Music at Israel Festival in Jerusalem, 1997

Posted on January 2, 2009 by Balint

Featuring: Ike Willis, Tommy Mars and Tom Fowler. I’ve collected most of the videos (10 parts) here – nr. 7 is still missing. Have fun!

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The Be-Bop Bass Notes: Tom Fowler Interview

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Balint

The audition was very simple. He had me play a couple of odd muted things and groove for a while, and then he said ‘OK, you’re it’. That was a really good band. I then just did Frank’s stuff for … Continue reading →

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