Albums by Clare Fischer
ALBUMJazz Pipe Organ EncountersClare Fischer
ALBUMThe Music of Fernando GelbardClare Fischer
ALBUMOut of the BlueClare Fischer
ALBUMSacbe: Sacbe (Complete)Sacbe, Roberto Casas, Humberto Flores, Arturo Cipriano, Gerardo Batiz, Clare Fischer & Milcho Leviev
ALBUMTalking Jazz, Vol. 22: ArrangersBen Sidran, Gil Evans, Carla Bley & Clare Fischer
ALBUMA Family AffairClare Fischer
ALBUMIntrospectivoClare Fischer
ALBUMAfter the RainClare Fischer
ALBUMOn a Turquoise CloudClare Fischer
ALBUMClare Fischer and Ex-42Clare Fischer
Artist Biography
Clare Fischer had a varied career as keyboardist, composer, arranger, and bandleader. The composer of two standards, "Pensativa" and "Morning," Fischer long had an interest in Latin rhythms. After graduating from Michigan State University, he moved to Los Angeles in 1957, working as accompanist and arranger for the Hi-Lo's. He wrote for a 1960 Dizzy Gillespie album (A Portrait of Duke Ellington) and recorded bossa nova as early as 1962; that same year he recorded two trio sets and the following year he led his first big band date. Fischer, who alternated between the two formats through the years, recorded in a wide variety of settings from solo piano to heading a vocal-dominated Latin group Salsa Picante. Based in Los Angeles, Fischer (who is also an effective organist and a strong electric keyboardist) recorded extensively through the years for such labels as Pacific Jazz/World Pacific, Revelation, Discovery, MPS, and Concord. In 2003, he produced his first classical CD, After the Rain. Clare Fischer died on January 26, 2012 at a Burbank, California hospital after suffering a heart attack two weeks previously. He was 83 years old. ~ Scott Yanow
Hometown
Durand, MI, United States
Genre
Jazz