Douglas Clare Fischer (October 22, 1928 – January 26, 2012) was an American keyboardist, composer, arranger, and bandleader. After graduating from Michigan State University (from whom, five decades later, he would receive an honorary doctorate), he became the pianist and arranger for the vocal group The Hi-Lo’s in the late 1950s. Fischer went on to work with Donald Byrd and Dizzy Gillespie, and became known for his Latin and bossa nova recordings in the 1960s. He composed the salsa standard, "Morning", and the jazz standard, "Pensativa". Consistently cited by jazz pianist and composer Herbie Hancock as a major influence ("I wouldn't be me without Clare Fischer"), he was nominated for eleven Grammy Awards during his lifetime, winning for his landmark album, Clare Fischer & Salsa Picante Present "2 + 2" (1981), the first of Fischer's records to incorporate the vocal ensemble writing developed during his Hi-Lo's days into his already sizable Latin jazz discography; it was also the first recorded installment in Fischer's three-decade-long collaboration with his son Brent. Dr. Fischer was also a posthumous Grammy winner for Ritmo! (2012).
Beginning in the early 1970s, Fischer embarked on a parallel career (and by far the more lucrative one), eventually becoming a much sought after arranger, providing orchestral 'sweeteners' for pop and R&B artists such as Rufus (with Chaka Kahn), Prince (a regular client from 1985 on, and by far Fischer's most frequent employer in this vein), Robert Palmer, Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson, Celine Dion, and many others.

Clare Fischer - So Danco Samba
Год издания диска: 2010
Продолжительность: 34:10
Треклист:
01. So Danco Samba (De Moraes-Jobim) - 2:56
02. Desafinado (Mendonca-Jobim) - 3:00
03. Quiet Nights (Corcovado) (Lees-Jobim) - 3:42
04. Pensativa (Fischer) - 4:22
05. Carnavel (Fischer) - 3:11
06. Girl from Ipanema (Jobim) - 3:33
07. Ornithardy (Fischer) - 2:57
08. Amor em Paz (De Moraes-Jobim) - 2:47
09. How Insensitive (De Moraes-Jobim) - 3:19
10. One Note Samba (Mendonca-Jobim) - 4:23
Состав:
Clare Fischer - piano, organ
Dennis Budimir - guitar
Bob West - bass
Colin Bailey - drums
Recorded in December 1964.

Clare Fischer - Manteca!
#777Год издания диска: 2013
Продолжительность: 30:40
Треклист:
01. Manteca (Fuller-Pozo-Gillespie) - 3:44
02. El Toro (Santamaria) - 3:37
03. Morning (Fischer) - 4:08
04. Afro Blue (Santamaria) - 3:33
05. Favela (Jobim) - 3:50
06. Marguerite (Suegra) (Fischer) - 2:35
07. Dulzura (Fischer) - 3:17
08. Sway (Quien Sera) (Ruiz-Gimbel) - 2:43
09. Negrita (Calzado) - 3:13
Состав:
Conte Candoli, Bobby Bryant, Don Smith, A.D. Brisbois - trumpets (#1-4)
Gil Falco, Bob Edmondson - trombones (#1-4)
Ernie Tack - bass trombone (#1-4)
Clare Fischer - piano, organ
Ralph Pena (#1-4), Richard West (#5-9) - bass
Nicholas "Cuco" Martinez - timbales
Adolfo "Chino" Valdes, Carlos Vidal - conga
Rudy Calzado - cencero, guiro
Recorded in 1966.

Clare Fischer - Songs for Rainy Day Lovers
#777Год издания диска: 1967
Продолжительность: 32:19
Треклист:
01. On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (Lerner-Lane) - 2:32
02. A Time for Love (Webster-Mandel) - 3:16
03. I Remember Spring (Fischer) - 3:50
04. America the Beautiful (Ward-Bates) - 2:30
05. I'm Beginning to See the Light (James-Ellington-Hodges-George) - 2:48
06. Look at That Face (Bricusse-Newley) - 2:54
07. When Autumn Comes (Fischer) - 3:46
08. Sleep Sweet Child (Fischer) - 3:03
09. Opener (Fischer) - 2:44
10. Here's That Rainy Day (Burke-Van Heusen) - 2:25
11. The Shadow of Your Smile (Webster-Mandel) - 2:31
Состав:
Clare Fischer - nine-foot Steinway piano
Vince Terri - guitar
Bob West - bass
Larry Bunker (#1-5), Nick Martinis (#6-11) - drums
Gil Falco - trombone (#1-5)
French horn, uncredited (#6-11)
John Lowe, plus two additional woodwinds, uncredited
Gerald Vinci, plus four additional violins, uncredited
Six violas, uncredited
Four celli, uncredited
John Lowe - piccolo solo (#8)
Gerald Vinci - violin solo (#7)
Recorded in Los Angeles, CA on August 16, 1966.

The Clare Fischer Big Band - Thesaurus
#777Год издания диска: 2013
Продолжительность: 40:47
Треклист:
01. The Duke (Fischer) - 5:03
02. Miles Behind (Fischer) - 5:14
03. Calamus (S.Fischer) - 4:54
04. Lennie's Pennies (Tristano) - 5:30
05. 'Twas Only Yesterday (Fischer) - 6:38
06. Bitter Leaf (S.Fischer) - 7:12
07. Upper Manhattan Medical Group (Strayhorn) - 4:19
08. In Memoriam (John F. & Robert F. Kennedy) (Fischer) - 1:57
Состав:
Clare Fischer - piano, Fender-Rhodes electronic piano
Gary Foster - lead alto saxophone
Kim Richmond - alto saxophone
Louis Ciotti, Warne Marsh – tenor saxophone
Bill Perkins - baritone saxophone
John Lowe - bass saxophone
Larry McGuire, Buddy Childers (#1,2,4,5,8), John Audino (#3,6,7), Conte Candoli, Steve Huffsteter, Stewart Fischer - trumpets
Gil Falco, Charley Loper, David Sanchez - trombones
Morris Repass - bass trombone
Chuck Domanico - bass
Larry Bunker - drums
Recorded at T.T.G. Studios, Los Angeles, CA on October 9, 1968.

Clare Fischer - Clare Declares
#777Год издания диска: 2015
Продолжительность: 35:57
Треклист:
01. Jazz Toccata in C Minor (Fischer) - 6:59
02. If (Gates) - 4:21
03. Autumn Leaves (Kosma) - 7:20
04. I'll Take Romance (Oakland) - 6:33
05. Cherokee (Noble) - 10:44
Состав:
Clare Fischer - Rieger pipe organ
Recorded at Meersburg (Lake of Constance) in October 1975.

Clare Fischer - Clare Fischer and EX-42
#777Год издания диска: 2015
Продолжительность: 44:31
Треклист:
01. Soon (Gershwin) - 9:02
02. 'Round Midnight (Monk) - 4:37
03. Lennie's Pennies (Tristano) - 8:21
04. Blues in F (Fischer) - 11:45
05. Crystal Sunrise (Scott) - 10:46
Состав:
Clare Fischer - EX-42, electronic organ
Gary Foster - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
Andy Simpkins - bass
Larry Bunker - drums
Recorded in June 1979.

Clare Fischer - Machaca
#777Год издания диска: 2015
Продолжительность: 45:31
Треклист:
01. African Flutes (Fischer) - 8:08
02. Gaviota (Fischer) - 6:16
03. Suddenly (Fischer) - 5:19
04. Clavo (Fischer) - 3:14
05. Machaca (Fischer) - 9:40
06. Cositas (Troncoso) - 3:26
07. Novios (Fischer) - 2:41
08. Gentle Breeze (Fischer) - 6:47
Состав:
Clare Fischer - Rhodes electric piano, Yamaha EX-42 organ, R.M.I. Computer piano, bass recorder
Rick Zunigar - guitar
David Troncoso - electric bass
Gary Foster - flute, soprano saxophone, bass recorder
Aaron Ballesteros - drums, campana (bell)
Alex Acuna - tambora, drums, timbales, percussion, bongos
Poncho Sanchez - congas
Hector "Buckey" Andrade - percussion, campana (bell), quinto, bongos, timbales
Recorded at Capitol Records Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA on May 16-17, 1979.

Clare Fischer - Introspectivo
#777Год издания диска: 2005
Продолжительность: 72:03
Треклист:
01. Song for Eugenio (Fischer) - 6:15
02. Quiet Reflections (Fischer) - 2:50
03. Western Airlines (Fischer) - 2:54
04. Love's Walk (Fischer) - 5:42
05. Sleep Sweet Child (Fischer) - 1:18
06. Ellington Medley: Sentimental Lady (Ellington)/Daydream (Strayhorn)/Satin Doll (Mercer-Strayhorn-Ellington) - 6:41
07. Elegy (Fischer) - 3:04
08. A Wish Come True (Fischer) - 1:04
09. Warmeland (Trad.) - 4:42
10. Marcella (Fischer) - 2:01
11. Bells (Fischer) - 3:30
12. Silenciosa (Armengol) - 1:45
13. House on Summit/Children at Play (Fischer) - 1:50
14. Vanessa (Fischer) - 1:50
15. Eternally Yours (Fischer) - 3:53
16. Sone (Armengol) - 1:39
17. Borboleta (Fischer) - 3:30
18. Waiting for Jack's Plane (Fischer) - 1:32
19. All the Things You Are (Kern-Hammerstein) - 3:36
20. Donna Lee (Parker-Woods) - 0:39
21. Ice Crystals (Fischer) - 3:17
22. Don't Ever Leave (Fischer) - 1:39
23. Coming Home (Fischer) - 1:53
24. Fairyland (Hurlbut-Thompson-Baldwin) - 4:59
Состав:
Clare Fischer - Yamaha S7000E grand piano
Recorded at Clare Fischer's home on December 11-12, 2004.

Clare Fischer - The Clare Fischer Voices... and Sometimes Instruments
#777Год издания диска: 2011
Продолжительность: 71:48
Треклист:
01. Tom Cat (Fischer) - 3:51
02. Mood Indigo (Ellington-Bigard) - 4:20
03. America the Beautiful (Ward-Bates) - 2:58
04. Una Manana (Fischer) - 3:11
05. I Should Care (Stordahl-Weston-Cahn) - 1:59
06. Chopin Etude Op.10, No.6 (Chopin) - 3:39
07. Bachi (Fischer) - 6:11
08. If (Gates) - 4:16
09. You're My Thrill (Gorney-Clare) - 3:30
10. Last Night When We Were Young (Arlen-Harburg) - 4:32
11. Waiting for Jack's Plane (Fischer) - 4:00
12. The Boy Next Door (Blaine-Martin) - 2:44
13. Happy Time (Fischer) - 4:25
14. When Your Lover Has Gone (Swan) - 2:41
15. I'm Fine (Brent Fischer-Clare Fischer) - 2:22
16. So What Do I Care? (Roussin-Fischer) - 2:31
17. Memories of Gold (Fischer) - 2:28
18. Manha (Fischer) - 2:51
19. Love at Home (McNaughton) - 5:05
20. Pan Pipe Dance (Fischer) - 4:14
Состав:
Dr. Clare Fischer - all keyboards (except where noted), narration (#10), vocals (#15)
Brent Fischer - all electric basses, vibraphone, marimba, shakers, rainstick, additional keyboards
Cor Bakker - keyboards (#7)
Bryan Pezzone - piano (#3)
Don Shelton - all woodwinds (except where noted), baritone vocal (#12,17), vocal solo (#9)
Mary Hylan - soprano vocal
Angie Jaree - alto vocal
Gary Jones, David Joyce - tenor vocal
Ian Freebairn-Smith (#2,3,5,8,10,11), John Laird (#19) - baritone vocal
Bob Joyce - baritone vocal (#1,4,6,7,9,13,14,18), bass vocal (#2,3,5,8,10-12,17,20)
Darlene Koldenhoven - soprano vocal (#19)
Melissa Mackay - alto vocal (#12,17)
Michael Redman - tenor vocal (#19)
Gary Foster - clarinet (#15)
Alex Budman - soprano saxophone (#11)
Enzo Todesco (except #15), Kendall Kay (#15) - drums
Kevin Ricard - percussion

Clare Fischer - First Time Out + Jazz
#777Год издания диска: 2013
Продолжительность: 77:31
Треклист:
First Time Out (1962)
01. Nigerian Walk (Shaughnessy) - 7:11
02. Toddler (Fischer) - 4:42
03. Stranger (Peacock) - 4:04
04. Afterfact (Fischer) - 4:10
05. Free Too Long (Fischer) - 7:33
06. Piece for Scotty (Fischer) - 3:16
07. Blues for Home (Fischer) - 5:12
08. I Love You (Porter) - 5:16
Jazz (1961)
09. My Man's Gone Now (Gershwin-Gershwin-Heyward) - 4:38
10. Bestial (Fischer) - 2:21
11. Tenderly (Gross-Lawrence) - 3:42
12. I'll Remember April (Raye-DePaul) - 3:55
13. Poinciana (Bernier-Simon) - 6:14
14. Fascinating Rhythm (Gershwin-Gershwin) - 4:03
15. The Blues (Fischer) - 6:06
16. Israel (Carisi) - 5:08
Состав:
#1-8:
Clare Fischer - piano
Gary Peacock - bass
Gene Stone - drums
Recorded at Pacific Jazz Studios, Hollywood, CA on April 12-14, 1962.
#9-16:
Clare Fischer - piano
Victor "Vitillo" Ruiz Pazos - bass
Salvador "Rabito" Aguero - drums
Chilo Moran, Nacho Rosales - trumpets (#14-16)
Jesus Aguirre - trombone (#14-16)
Primitivo Ornelas - alto saxophone (#14-16)
Tomas "La Negrita" Rodriguez - tenor saxophone (#14-16)
Juan Ravelo - baritone saxophone (#14-16)
Recorded in Mexico City in summer 1961.