Clare Fischer discography

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)
 * 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 With Gene Puerling With Dizzy Gillespie With Al Grey With Cal Tjader With George Shearing With Stan Kenton With David Raksin With Willie Ruff With Hubert Laws With Rufus (band) With The Jacksons With Osamu Kitajima With Charles Lloyd With Switch With Carlos Santana With Neil Diamond With The Baylor University A Cappella Choir With Desiree Coleman With Robert Palmer With Pieces of a Dream With Paul McCartney With Al Jarreau With Paulyna Carraz With The Family Stand With João Gilberto With Diane Schuur With Jevetta Steele With Terry Trotter With Lalah Hathaway With Najee With Dee Dee Bridgewater With Chanticleer With John Pizzarelli With Carl Saunders With Toni Braxton With Terri Walker
 * September Afternoon (Discovery, 1982) – recorded in 1956 and 1957
 * 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
 * A Portrait of Duke Ellington (Verve, 1960)
 * The Thinking Man's Trombone (1960) – 5-part a capella arrangement for trumpet, two trombones, tenor and baritone saxophones on "Tenderly"
 * 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
 * Shearing Bossa Nova (Fantasy, 1963)
 * Stan Kenton Conducts the Los Angeles Neophonic Orchestra (Capitol, 1965)
 * 'Will Penny': Music from the Motion Picture and Other Themes (Dot, 1968) – arranged "Flugelhorn Samba"
 * The Smooth Side of Ruff (Columbia Records, 1968) – orchestral arrangement on "Pa Moscunia Vechera"
 * In the Beginning (CTI, 1974) – also piano
 * Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (album) (ABC Records, 1975), Ask Rufus (ABC Records, 1977), Street Player (ABC Records, 1978) all string arrangements
 * Destiny (Epic, 1978) – string arrangements on "Push Me Away"
 * Masterless Samurai (1978), strings on "Breath of Night"
 * Autumn in New York (Destiny, 1979) - also conductor
 * Reaching for Tomorrow (Gordy, 1980), strings on "A Brighter Tomorrow"
 * String arrangement on "Vereda Tropical" on the Havana Moon LP (1983), misspelled as Claire Fisher
 * Headed for the Future (Columbia, 1985)
 * Fairest Lord Jesus (Word, 1986) – hymn settings
 * Desiree (Motown, 1988) – string arrangement on "Until Tonight"
 * Heavy Nova (EMI, 1988) – string arrangements
 * Don't Explain (EMI, 1990)
 * Ridin' High (EMI, 1992)
 * School Daze (OST) (EMI, 1988)
 * Flowers in the Dirt (EMI, 1989) – orchestral arrangement on "Distractions" and on "The Lovers That Never Were" (unreleased)
 * Music From 'Do the Right Thing' (Motown, 1989) – string arrangement on "Never Explain Love"
 * Paulyna Carraz (Melody, 1990) – string arrangements on "Delirio" and "Otra Vez" (also played piano on "Cosa Como Tu")
 * Moon in the Scorpio (Nocturnal Art, 1991)
 * João (Verve, 1991)
 * In Tribute (GRP, 1992) – string arrangements and piano on "The Man I Love" and "'Round Midnight"
 * Here It Is (Sony Music Entertainment, 1993) – string arrangement on "Hold Me"
 * It's About Time (MAMA, 1993) – also electric piano, liner notes
 * A Moment (1994) – orchestrations and string arrangements on "I'm Not Over You"
 * Najee Plays Songs from the Key of Life: A Tribute to Stevie Wonder (Capitol, 1995) – strings on "Village Ghetto Land"
 * Prelude to a Kiss: The Duke Ellington Album (Philips Classics, 1996) – orchestral arrangement on "Mood Indigo"
 * Lost in the Stars (Teldec, 1996) – "In the Still of the Night" (Grammy nominee for "Best instrumental arrangement accompanied by vocals")
 * Let's Share Christmas (RCA, 1996)
 * Eclecticism (SNL, 2000)
 * 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
 * Untitled (Def Soul, Mercury, 2002) – conductor, string arrangements

As sideman
With Bud Shank With Cal Tjader With Joe Pass With The Jazz Crusaders With Lenita Bruno With Bill Stewart With Ralph Carmichael
 * Bossa Nova Jazz Samba (Pacific Jazz, 1962) – piano
 * Brasamba! (Pacific Jazz, 1963) – piano
 * 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])
 * Catch Me! (Pacific Jazz, 1963) – piano and organ
 * Chile Con Soul (Pacific Jazz, 1965) – organ
 * Work of Love (Nucleus, 1967) – keyboards
 * The Bill Stewart Show. 500 (RU 24-8 [Dec. 1967]) (AFRTS, 1967) – LP recording of one-hour radio show with guest Clare Fischer
 * Songs of Living Hope (Stylist, 1967) – piano and organ

With Quincy Jones With Moacir Santos With Lalo Schifrin With Disneyland Records
 * The Hot Rock OST (Prophesy, 1972)
 * Dollar$: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Reprise, 1972)
 * Maestro (Blue Note, 1972)
 * Carnival of the Spirits (Blue Note, 1975)
 * Enter the Dragon (soundtrack) (Warner Bros., 1973)

With Laurindo Almeida With Art Pepper With Donald Byrd With Bill Perkins
 * 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.
 * Virtuoso Guitar (Crystal Clear, 1977) – piano, electric piano (45 RPM limited edition)
 * Tokyo Debut [live] (Galaxy, 1977 [1995])
 * Donald Byrd and 125th Street, N.Y.C. (Elektra, 1979) - keyboards
 * Many Ways to Go (Sea Breeze, 1980) – organ

With various artists With Sandi Shoemake With Lisa Rich With Jon Crosse With Jeff Berlin With Larry Carlton With Amy Grant With Ettore Stratta & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra With Armando Manzanero With Nestor Torres
 * Black and White (Columbia, 1981)
 * Slowly (Discovery, 1984)
 * Touch of the Rare (Trend, 1985)
 * Lullabies Go Jazz: Sweet Songs for Sweet Dreams (Jazz Cat, 1985)
 * Peter and the Wolf Play Jazz (Jazz Cat, 1989)
 * Pump It (Passport, 1986)
 * Taking Notes (Denon, 1997)
 * Crossroads (Denon, 1998)
 * In Harmony's Way (M.A.J. 2001)
 * Christmas at My House (MCA, 1989) – electric piano
 * Home for Christmas (A&M, 1992)
 * Symphonic Boleros (Teldec, 1993) – piano on César Portillo's "Delirio" and María Grever's "Cuando Vuelva a tu Lado," both arranged by Jorge Calandrelli
 * 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
 * Talk to Me (Sony Discos, 1996) – electric piano on "Sabor a Mí" and "If"