Clare Fischer discography explained

This is the discography for American jazz musician Clare Fischer.

As leader

• Jazz (1961, in Mexico City, with Víctor Ruiz Pazos, double bass; Salvador Agüero Rabito, drum; Jesús Aguirre, trombone; Chilo Morán and Nacho Rosales, trumpets; Juan Ravelo, Primitivo Ornelas and Tomás Rodríguez, saxophones)^[1]
• First Time Out (Pacific Jazz, 1962)
• Bossa Nova Jazz Samba (Pacific Jazz, 1962) with Bud Shank
• Brasamba! (Pacific Jazz, 1963) with Bud Shank and Joe Pass
• Surging Ahead (Pacific Jazz, 1963)
• Extension (Pacific Jazz, 1963)
• So Danço Samba (Pacific Jazz, 1964)
• Manteca! (Pacific Jazz, 1965)
• Easy Livin' (1966)
• Songs for Rainy Day Lovers (1967) – reissued in 1978
• One to Get Ready, Four to Go (1968)
• Thesaurus (1969) – reissued in 1979
• Great White Hope (& His Japanese Friend) (1970)
• Love is Surrender: Ralph Carmichael Presents the Multi-Keyboards of Clare Fischer (1971)
• T'DA-A-A! (1972) – Clare Fischer & the Yamaha Quartet
• Clare Fischer In the Reclamation Act of 1972! (1972)
• Tell It Like It Is (1972)
• Report of the 1st Annual Symposium on Relaxed Improvisation (1973) – with Warne Marsh and Gary Foster
• Music Inspired by the Kinetic Sculpture of Don Conard Mobiles (1975)
• The State of His Art (1976)
• Clare Declares (1977)
• America the Beautiful (1978) – previously released as Songs for Rainy Day Lovers in 1967
• Jazz Song (1979)
• 'Twas Only Yesterday (1979) – previously released as Thesaurus in 1968
• Clare Fischer & EX-42 (1979) – originally released as T'DA-A-A! in 1972
• Duality (1980)
• Salsa Picante (1980)
• Alone Together (1980) – Clare Fischer & the Brunner-Schwer Steinway, re-released in 1997
• 2+2 (1981) – winner Grammy Award for Best Latin Recording
• Machaca (1981)
• Head, Heart and Hands (1982)
• And Sometimes Voices (1982) – with 2+2
• September Afternoon (1982) – with Donald Byrd
• Starbright (1983) – with Gary Foster
• Whose Woods Are These? (1984) – with Gary Foster, Grammy nomination
• Extension (1984) – with Jerry Coker
• Crazy Bird (1985) – Re-released in 1992
• Free Fall (1986) – winner Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group
• Clare Fischer Plays (1987)
• Tjaderama (1987)
• Blues Trilogy (1987) – with Gary Foster
• Waltz (1988)
• Remembrances (Lembranças) (1990)
• Memento (1992)
• Just Me: Solo Piano Excursions (1995)
• Rockin' in Rhythm (1997) – Clare Fischer & Friends
• The Latin Side (1997) – Clare Fischer & Metropole Orchestra
• Clare Fischer's Jazz Corps (1998)
• Latin Patterns (1999) – Clare Fischer & The Legendary MPS Sessions
• Symbiosis (1999) – Clare Fischer & Hélio Delmiro
• Bert van den Brink Invites Clare Fischer (2000)
• After the Rain (2001)
• On a Turquoise Cloud (2002)
• Introspectivo (2005)
• A Family Affair (2006)
• ...And Sometimes Instruments (2011) – The Clare Fischer Voices
• Continuum (2011) – The Clare Fischer Big Band
• ¡Ritmo! (2012) – The Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band, winner Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album
• Music for Strings, Percussion and the Rest (2013) – winner Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition (for "Pensiamento for Solo Alto Saxophone and Chamber Orchestra")

As arranger

With Donald Byrd

• September Afternoon (Discovery, 1982) – recorded in 1956 and 1957

With Gene Puerling

• and The Hi-Lo's
  • Suddenly It's the Hi-Lo's (Columbia, 1957) – uncredited, also piano
  • Ring Around Rosie (Columbia, 1957) – uncredited, also piano
  • Love Nest (Columbia, 1958) – uncredited, also piano
  • The Hi-Lo's and All That Jazz (Columbia, 1959) – also piano
  • This Time It's Love (Columbia, 1962)
  • Now - The Hi-Lo's! (Pausa, 1981) – also electric piano
• and Singers Unlimited
  • A Special Blend (MPS, 1976) – also electric piano

With Dizzy Gillespie

• A Portrait of Duke Ellington (Verve, 1960)

With Al Grey

• The Thinking Man's Trombone (1960) – 5-part a capella arrangement for trumpet, two trombones, tenor and baritone saxophones on "Tenderly"

With Cal Tjader

• West Side Story (Fantasy, 1960) – also piano
• Cal Tjader Plays Harold Arlen (Fantasy, 1962)
• Cal Tjader Plays the Contemporary Music of Mexico and Brazil (Verve, 1962) – also piano

With George Shearing

• Shearing Bossa Nova (Fantasy, 1963)

With Stan Kenton

• Stan Kenton Conducts the Los Angeles Neophonic Orchestra (Capitol, 1965)

With David Raksin

• Will Penny': Music from the Motion Picture and Other Themes (Dot, 1968) – arranged "Flugelhorn Samba"

With Willie Ruff

• The Smooth Side of Ruff (Columbia Records, 1968) – orchestral arrangement on "Pa Moscunia Vechera"

With Hubert Laws

• In the Beginning (CTI, 1974) – also piano

With Rufus (band)

• Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (album) (ABC Records, 1975), Ask Rufus (ABC Records, 1977), Street Player (ABC Records, 1978) all string arrangements

With The Jacksons

• Destiny (Epic, 1978) – string arrangements on "Push Me Away"

With Osamu Kitajima

• Masterless Samurai (1978), strings on "Breath of Night"

With Charles Lloyd

• Autumn in New York (Destiny, 1979) - also conductor

With Switch

• Reaching for Tomorrow (Gordy, 1980), strings on "A Brighter Tomorrow"

With Carlos Santana

• String arrangement on "Vereda Tropical" on the Havana Moon LP (1983), misspelled as Claire Fisher^[2]

With Neil Diamond

• Headed for the Future (Columbia, 1985)

With The Baylor University A Cappella Choir

• Fairest Lord Jesus (Word, 1986) – hymn settings

With Desiree Coleman

• Desiree (Motown, 1988) – string arrangement on "Until Tonight"

With Robert Palmer

• Heavy Nova (EMI, 1988) – string arrangements
• Don't Explain (EMI, 1990)
• Ridin' High (EMI, 1992)

With Pieces of a Dream

• School Daze (OST) (EMI, 1988)

With Paul McCartney

• Flowers in the Dirt (EMI, 1989) – orchestral arrangement on "Distractions" and on "The Lovers That Never Were" (unreleased)

With Al Jarreau

• Music From 'Do the Right Thing (Motown, 1989) – string arrangement on "Never Explain Love"

With Paulyna Carraz

• Paulyna Carraz (Melody, 1990) – string arrangements on "Delirio" and "Otra Vez" (also played piano on "Cosa Como Tu")^[3]

With The Family Stand

• Moon in the Scorpio (Nocturnal Art, 1991)

With João Gilberto

• João (Verve, 1991)

With Diane Schuur

• In Tribute (GRP, 1992) – string arrangements and piano on "The Man I Love" and "'Round Midnight"

With Jevetta Steele

• Here It Is (Sony Music Entertainment, 1993) – string arrangement on "Hold Me"

With Terry Trotter

• It's About Time (MAMA, 1993) – also electric piano, liner notes

With Lalah Hathaway

• A Moment (1994) – orchestrations and string arrangements on "I'm Not Over You"

With Najee

• Najee Plays Songs from the Key of Life: A Tribute to Stevie Wonder (Capitol, 1995) – strings on "Village Ghetto Land"

With Dee Dee Bridgewater

• (Philips Classics, 1996) – orchestral arrangement on "Mood Indigo"

With Chanticleer

• Lost in the Stars (Teldec, 1996) – "In the Still of the Night" (Grammy nominee for "Best instrumental arrangement accompanied by vocals")

With John Pizzarelli

• Let's Share Christmas (RCA, 1996)

With Carl Saunders

• Eclecticism (SNL, 2000)

With Toni Braxton

• Snowflakes (Arista, 2001) – string arrangements on "Santa Please," "Pretty Please" (Interlude), and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
• More Than a Woman (Arista, 2002), orchestral arrangements

With Terri Walker

• Untitled (Def Soul, Mercury, 2002) – conductor, string arrangements

As sideman

With Bud Shank

• Bossa Nova Jazz Samba (Pacific Jazz, 1962) – piano
• Brasamba! (Pacific Jazz, 1963) – piano

With Cal Tjader

• Cal Tjader Plays, Mary Stallings Sings (Fantasy, 1962) – piano, arrangements
• Soña Libré (Verve, 1963) – organ, piano
• Guarabe (Fantasy, 1977) – electric piano
• Huracán (Crystal Clear, 1978) – electric piano
• Here (Galaxy, 1977 [1979])

With Joe Pass

• Catch Me! (Pacific Jazz, 1963) – piano and organ

With The Jazz Crusaders

• Chile Con Soul (Pacific Jazz, 1965) – organ

With Lenita Bruno

• Work of Love (Nucleus, 1967) – keyboards

With Bill Stewart

• The Bill Stewart Show. 500 (RU 24-8 [Dec. 1967]) (AFRTS, 1967) – LP recording of one-hour radio show with guest Clare Fischer ^[4]

With Ralph Carmichael

• Songs of Living Hope (Stylist, 1967) – piano and organ

With Quincy Jones

• The Hot Rock OST (Prophesy, 1972)
• Dollar$: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Reprise, 1972)

With Moacir Santos

• Maestro (Blue Note, 1972)
• Carnival of the Spirits (Blue Note, 1975)

With Lalo Schifrin

• Enter the Dragon (soundtrack) (Warner Bros., 1973)

With Disneyland Records ^[5]

• Island at the Top of the World (DR ST-3814, 1974) – 'Storyteller' LP adaptation of feature film features Fischer adapting Maurice Jarre's score for organ.
• Escape From Witch Island (DR ST-3809, 1975) – 'Storyteller' LP adaptation of feature film features Fischer adapting Johnny Mandel's score for organ.

With Laurindo Almeida

• Virtuoso Guitar (Crystal Clear, 1977) – piano, electric piano (45 RPM limited edition)

With Art Pepper

• Tokyo Debut [live] (Galaxy, 1977 [1995])

With Donald Byrd

• Donald Byrd and 125th Street, N.Y.C. (Elektra, 1979) - keyboards

With Bill Perkins

• Many Ways to Go (Sea Breeze, 1980) – organ

With various artists

• Black and White (Columbia, 1981)

With Sandi Shoemake

• Slowly (Discovery, 1984)

With Lisa Rich

• Touch of the Rare (Trend, 1985)

With Jon Crosse

• Lullabies Go Jazz: Sweet Songs for Sweet Dreams (Jazz Cat, 1985)
• Peter and the Wolf Play Jazz (Jazz Cat, 1989)

With Jeff Berlin

• Pump It (Passport, 1986)
• Taking Notes (Denon, 1997)
• Crossroads (Denon, 1998)
• In Harmony's Way (M.A.J. 2001)

With Larry Carlton

• Christmas at My House (MCA, 1989) – electric piano

With Amy Grant

• Home for Christmas (A&M, 1992)

With Ettore Stratta & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

• Symphonic Boleros (Teldec, 1993) – piano on César Portillo's "Delirio" and María Grever's "Cuando Vuelva a tu Lado," both arranged by Jorge Calandrelli

With Armando Manzanero

• El Piano Manzanero y sus amigos (1995) on "Como yo te amé" (arranged by Jorge Calandrelli) and "Ojalá Que Seas Tú"; acoustic piano. BMG U.S. Latin – 7 43212 61222 6, RCA – 7 43212 61222 6

With Nestor Torres

• Talk to Me (Sony Discos, 1996) – electric piano on "Sabor a Mí" and "If"

Notes and References

1. http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2012/02/08/opinion/a09o1esp About Clare Fischer (in Spanish)
2. https://www.allmusic.com/album/havana-moon-mw0000195822/credits see Allmusic album credits
3. Email correspondence with Paulyna Carraz, 8 February 2012. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
4. http://lccn.loc.gov/2002572140 "Bill Stewart Show"
5. Book: Tim. Hollis. Greg. Ehrbar. Mouse Tracks: The Story of Walt Disney Records. https://books.google.com/books?id=jGdpWCTdb-IC&dq=Clare+fischer+%22Walt+Disney+records%22&pg=PA141. 2006. University Press of Mississippi. Jackson, MS. 1-57806-849-5. 141. Scrooge McDuck Strikes Again.