Douglas Clare Fischer (October 22, 1928 – January 26, 2012) was an American keyboardist, composer, arranger, and bandleader. After graduating from Michigan State University (from which, 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.
42-663: This article is about the surname and a list of people with the surname. For other uses, see Fischer (disambiguation) . [REDACTED] Look up fischer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Fischer is a German occupational surname , meaning fisherman. The name Fischer is the fourth most common German surname. The English version is Fisher . Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T V W Z See also People with
84-550: A "Clare Fischer Productions" recording, as has his Clare Fischer's Jazz Corps recording. In December 1999, Michigan State University School of Music conferred an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts Degree on Fischer in recognition of his "creativity and excellence as a jazz composer, arranger and performer". On October 22, 2009, Manhattan School of Music's Concert Jazz Band , under the direction of Justin DiCoccio, commemorated two Clare Fischer anniversaries - both his 81st birthday and
126-478: A Grammy in 1981. After that he recorded And Sometimes Voices and Free Fall with the vocal group. Free Fall was nominated in three categories for the Grammy Awards and won under the category of "Best Jazz Album By A Vocal Duo Or Group". Crazy Bird was with the instrumental group and Alone Together , a solo piano album recorded on a Hamburg Steinway . It was recorded for Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer and
168-404: A fifteen percent understanding of a foreign language. He knows what language it is and is familiar with one or two words. With music it is not different. Most people only hear the lyrics to a song or feel the beat. I have always made music for good listeners, with 65 to eighty percent of musical understanding. That is why with my vocal sextet all pieces are sung in the original language, whether that
210-566: A half minute orchestral work, was performed with a symphony orchestra and Stoltzman on clarinet all around the world. Starting in 1984, Fischer wrote orchestral arrangements for pop artist Prince . Fischer's arrangements appeared both on Prince's albums and in the Prince film soundtrack music for Under the Cherry Moon (Fischer's first screen credit), Graffiti Bridge , Batman and Girl 6 . Prince's 2005 single " Te Amo Corazon ",
252-504: 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, 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 . Fischer
294-603: A mid-tempo Latin jazz track, is one example of his collaboration with Fischer. As a jazz educator, Fischer performed solo piano concerts and conducted clinics and master classes in universities and music conservatories in Europe and throughout the United States. In 1995, Fischer released the solo jazz piano album, Just Me , on the Concord Jazz label. In 1997, his Latin-jazz group, which featured six singers, released
336-1405: A pioneer of the field in the National Park Service Gerhard Fischer (disambiguation) Gisela Fischer (1929–2014), German actress Gottfried Fischer (1944–2013), German psychologist, psychotherapist and psychoanalyst Gottfried Bermann Fischer (1897–1995), Jewish-German publisher of the S. Fischer Verlag Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim (1771-1853), German palaeontologist and entomologist. Gotthilf Fischer (1928–2020), German choral conductor Greg Fischer (born 1958), American businessman and mayor of Louisville, KY Gustav Fischer (equestrian) (1915–1990), Swiss Olympian in equestrian Gustav Fischer (explorer) (1848–1886), German physician and explorer of Africa H [ edit ] H. L. Fischer (1822–1909) (Henry Lee Fischer), Pennsylvania German language writer and translator Hans Fischer (1881–1945), German chemist, 1930 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Heidemarie Fischer (1944–2022), German politician Heike Fischer (born 1982), German diver Heinz Fischer (born 1938), federal president of Austria Helene Fischer (born 1984), German pop music singer Hermann Emil Fischer (1852–1919), German chemist, 1902 Nobel prizewinner, and inventor of
378-501: A record by trumpeter Donald Byrd , which, by virtue of Fischer's use of strings and harps, imbued well-known standards with an unaccustomed, melancholic quality. Although it would be twenty-five years before the album was finally released, September Afternoon paid immediate dividends when Byrd played a copy for Dizzy Gillespie . In turn, Gillespie hired Fischer to write arrangements for a small ensemble featuring brass and woodwinds for his own album, A Portrait of Duke Ellington , which
420-617: Is German, Spanish or Japanese. Fischer graduated in 1951 with a B.M., cum laude , and began his first year of graduate work in composition. The U.S. Army drafted him the next year, sending him to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri , for basic training. There he played alto saxophone in the band and ended his service as an arranger at the U.S. Military Academy Band at West Point, New York . After the army, Fischer returned to Michigan State. In 1955, he received his Master of Music. Fischer next lived in Detroit, Michigan , whereupon, after first hearing
462-576: Is a re-issue of Art Pepper 's Tokyo Debut on Galaxy (1995). In addition to his work with Prince, Fischer provided arrangements for Michael Jackson , Amy Grant , João Gilberto , Paula Abdul , Natalie Cole , Chaka Khan and Branford Marsalis . This work enabled Fischer to record his own music with a band of twenty brass instruments called "Clare Fischer's Jazz Corps". The recordings of this band contain an arrangement of Antonio Carlos Jobim 's " Corcovado ". Fischer said of Jobim that "[t]he death of my friend Tom Jobim has affected me deeply. Like me, he
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#1732768618891504-520: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Fischer (disambiguation) Fischer is a surname. It may also refer to: Clare Fischer 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 Latin jazz standard " Morning ", and the jazz standard " Pensativa ". Consistently cited by jazz pianist and composer Herbie Hancock as
546-975: The Danish Film Institute from August 2024 V [ edit ] Vera Fischer (actress) (born 1951), Brazilian actress Vera Fischer (sculptor) (1925–2009), Croatian sculptor Viktor Fischer (born 1994), Danish football player Viktor Fischer (wrestler) (1892–1977), Austrian Olympic wrestler W [ edit ] Werner Fischer (crystallographer) (born 1931) Werner Fischer (sailor) (1940–2011) Wild Man Fischer (1945–2011), Outsider musician Wilhelm Fischer (boxer) ("Willi" Fischer) (born 1972), German boxer Wilhelm Fischer (politician) ("Willy" Fischer) (1904–1951), German politician Z [ edit ] Zel M. Fischer (born 1963), Missouri Supreme Court judge See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Fischer Fischler v t e Surnames associated with
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630-450: The 40th anniversary of the release of his well-regarded big band LP, Thesaurus - with a concert whose program concluded with five consecutive arrangements culled from that album. Fittingly, the five-tune sequence both began and ended, much like the album itself, with "The Duke" and "Upper Manhattan Medical Group", respectively, Fischer's tributes to his twin jazz inspirations, Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn . Fischer could not attend
672-3585: The Czech Republic James Fischer (1927–2004), American engineer Jason Fischer (disambiguation) Jean Fischer (1867–?), French cyclist Jean Chrétien Fischer (1716–1762), German-born French soldier Jenna Fischer (born 1974), American actress Jiří Fischer (born 1980), Czech ice hockey player Joey Fischer (1976–1993), American murder victim Johann Fischer (disambiguation) John Fischer (disambiguation) Joschka Fischer (born 1948), German foreign minister Josef Fischer (cyclist) (1865–1953), German racing cyclist Joseph Fischer (disambiguation) Julia Fischer (born 1983), German violinist K [ edit ] Karl Fischer (disambiguation) Kate Fischer (born 1973), Australian model and actress Klaus Fischer (born 1949), German football (soccer) player and coach Kuno Fischer (1824–1907), German philosopher Kurt Fischer (politician) (1900–1950), German Communist politician Kurt Rudolf Fischer (1922–2014), Jewish-Austrian philosopher Kurt W. Fischer (1943–2020), American developmental psychologist L [ edit ] Laurence Fischer (born 1973), French karateka Lisa Fischer (born 1958), American singer Lothar Fischer (1933–2004), German sculptor Louis Fischer (1896–1970), American journalist Ludwig Fischer (1905–1947), German Nazi lawyer and government official executed for war crimes Ludwig Fischer (bass) (1745–1825), German opera singer Ludwig Fischer (racing driver) (1915–1991), German racing driver Ludwig Hans Fischer (1848–1915), Austrian landscape painter and etcher M [ edit ] Manuel Fischer (born 1989), German footballer Marcel Fischer (born 1978), Swiss fencer Martin Fischer (automobile designer) (1867–1947), Swiss automobile designer Martin Fischer (tennis) , Austrian professional tennis player Martin Fischer-Dieskau (born 1954), German conductor, son of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Mathias Fischer (basketball) (born 1971), German basketball player and coach Michael J. Fischer (born 1942), American computer scientist Minna Fischer (1858–1941), Australian soprano and singing teacher in London Móric Fischer de Farkasházy (1799–1880), Hungarian porcelain manufacturer Moses Fischer ( c. 1756 – c. 1833 ), Austrian rabbi N [ edit ] Nilla Fischer (born 1984), Swedish (soccer) football player O [ edit ] Oskar Fischer (disambiguation) , multiple people Ottfried Fischer (born 1953), German actor and cabaret artist Otto Fischer (footballer) (1901–1941), Austrian (soccer) football player and coach O. W. Fischer , Otto Wilhelm Fischer (1915–2004), Austrian actor Øystein Fischer (1942–2013), Norwegian physicist P [ edit ] Pat Fischer (born 1940), American football player Patrick Fischer (disambiguation) Paul Fischer (disambiguation) R [ edit ] Rainer Fischer (born 1949), German-Canadian judoka Ricardo Fischer (born 1991), Brazilian basketball player Richard Fischer (1917–1969), Austrian footballer Robert Fischer (disambiguation) Ruth Fischer (1895–1961), German communist S [ edit ] Samuel von Fischer (1859–1934), German publisher, founder of
714-584: The Fischer projection Horst Fischer (1912–1966), German SS concentration camp doctor executed for war crimes Howard Fischer , curator of the New York Jazz Museum I [ edit ] Ignjat Fischer (1870–1948), Croatian architect Ilse Fischer (born 1975), Austrian mathematician Iván Fischer (born 1951), Jewish-Hungarian conductor Ivana Fišer or Ivana Fischer (1905–1967), Croatian conductor J [ edit ] Jan Fischer (politician) , prime minister-designate of
756-781: The German company MPS Records. In the 1970s, Fischer began doing orchestral sweeteners for R&B groups. His nephew, André Fischer, was the drummer of the band Rufus , featuring Chaka Khan . "Apparently the arrangements I made for their early records were appreciated, for in the following years I was hired almost exclusively by black artists." Among the artists Fischer worked for are The Jacksons , Earl Klugh , Switch , Debarge , Shotgun (a late 70s offshoot of 24-Carat Black ) and Atlantic Starr . His walls are now covered with gold and platinum records from these recordings, Grammy Award nominations, and several NARAS MVP Awards, culminating in an MVP-emeritus in 1985. Once his fame as an arranger
798-1196: The Israeli National League Dale S. Fischer (born 1951), US district court judge Dana Fischer (born 2010), American Magic: The Gathering player David Fischer (disambiguation) Deb Fischer (born 1951), American politician Debra Fischer , American astronomer Diego Fischer (born 1961), Uruguayan journalist and writer Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (1925–2012), German baritone and conductor Dirk Fischer (politician) (born 1943), German politician E [ edit ] Edmond H. Fischer (1920–2021), Swiss-American biochemist Eduard Fischer (general) (1862–1935), Austrian colonel in World War I Edwin Fischer (1886–1960), Swiss pianist and conductor Elizabeth Fischer Monastero , American mezzo-soprano Emil Fischer (disambiguation) Emily V. Fischer (born 1979 or 1980), American atmospheric chemist Ernst Fischer (disambiguation) Esther Fischer-Homberger (1940–2019), Swiss psychiatrist and medical historian Eugen Fischer (1874–1967), anthropologist, doctor and member of
840-613: The Michigan State University were Latin Americans, as were the majority of his friends outside the music department. He was introduced to the music of Tito Puente , Tito Rodriguez , Machito and others. Through his friends he became interested in the Spanish language and took it as a minor on his Master's degree. Fischer's passion for music was always matched by his love of languages. The average person has about
882-591: The National Council of Government in 1958 Caroline Fischer-Achten (1806–1896), Austrian opera singer Catherine Fischer (born 1947), American deafblind author Christian Fischer (born 1997), American ice hockey forward Christopher Fischer (born 1988), German ice hockey defenceman Clare Fischer (1928–2012), American composer, arranger, and pianist Claude S. Fischer (born 1948), American sociologist D [ edit ] D'or Fischer (born 1981), Israeli-American basketball player in
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#1732768618891924-674: The Nazi party Eugen Fischer (historian) (1899–1973), geologist and historian Eva Fischer (1920–2015), Croatian Italian artist F [ edit ] Franz Joseph Emil Fischer (1877–1948), chemist, famous for the Fischer-Tropsch process Friedrich Ernst Ludwig von Fischer (1782–1854), botanist Fritz Fischer (historian) (1908–1999), German historian Fritz Fischer (biathlete) (born 1956), sportsman G [ edit ] Georg Fischer (disambiguation) George R. Fischer (1937–2016), US underwater archaeologist,
966-974: The S. Fischer Verlag Sascha Fischer (born 1971), German rugby union player Scott Fischer (1956–1996), American mountain guide Stanley Fischer (born 1943), American and Israeli central banker Steven Thomas Fischer (born 1972) American filmmaker and cartoonist of German descent Stewart "Dirk" Fischer (1924–2013), American composer, musician and jazz educator Sven Fischer (born 1971), German biathlete Sven Fischer (footballer) , German football defender T [ edit ] Tex Fischer , American politician Theobald Fischer (1846–1910), German geographer Theodor Fischer (1862–1938), German architect Theodor Fischer (fencer) , German Olympic épée and foil fencer Thomas Fischer (disambiguation) , several people Thierry Fischer (born 1957), Swiss conductor and flautist Tim Fischer (1946–2019), Australian politician Tine Fischer [ da ] , Danish film executive, appointed head of
1008-716: The Yamaha EX-42 and Clare Declares (1977) which once again featured the pipe organ. In 1975, after ten years of studio work and artistically successful yet obscure solo records, Fischer found a new direction. Just like Hancock and Chick Corea he was a pioneer on the electric keyboard, and in that capacity he joined vibraphonist Cal Tjader's group. The reunion with Tjader gave a new impulse to Fischer's love of Latin-American music. He started his own group with Latino musicians, "Salsa Picante", which showed great eclecticism in musical styles. Later he expanded to include four vocalists billed separately as "2 + 2". The album 2+2 won
1050-566: The album Rockin' In Rhythm on the JVC Music label. In 1993, the Dutch jazz pianists Cor Bakker and Bert van den Brink recorded an album of Fischer compositions together entitled DeClared . In 1998, the album The Latin Side , which also featured Fischer compositions, was released by The Netherlands Metropole Orchestra (led by Rob Pronk and Vince Mendoza ). Another notable recent CD with Clare
1092-440: The arrangements. After graduating in 1946, he began undergraduate studies in 1947 at Michigan State University , majoring in music composition and theory, and studying with H. Owen Reed . During his teens there were no funds for him to study piano, so he was mostly self-taught. Therefore his major instrument in college was cello, and piano a minor. Later he changed his major to piano and minor in clarinet. Fischer's roommates at
1134-453: The boy and, because the family could not afford it, gave him free lessons in music theory, harmony, and orchestration. Fischer returned the favor by orchestrating and copying music for him. Whenever the concert band needed an instrument, Fischer would be supplied with it and the fingering chart to play it in concert. This gave him a personal training in orchestration that was invaluable. Fischer started his own band at 15, for which he wrote all
1176-452: The harmonic depth of Bach , Shostakovich and Stravinsky . They were well received by the critics, but commercially not very successful. Fischer presented himself both as pianist and arranger and composed his most famous pieces, " Pensativa " and "Morning" . His many talents, however, proved a disadvantage. Whenever I played with a trio, people said: "Fischer owes a lot to Bill Evans." Who I had never heard playing. My big musical example at
1218-460: The harmonies I used on Speak Like a Child - just being able to do that. I really got that from Clare Fischer's arrangements for the Hi-Lo's. Clare Fischer was a major influence on my harmonic concept... I heard some of his last records, and he was still doing amazing harmonic stuff. And, of course, he was a wonderful pianist, too. But it was those vocal harmonies that were the first thing I heard. I
1260-581: The occupation of fisherman Slavic Ribar , Rybachenko , Rybachuk , Rybachok , Rybak , Ryback , Rybakov , Rybalka , Rybalko , Rybalchenko Rybár , Rybárik , Rybář , Ribic (Ribič, Ribić) Germanic Fisher Fisch Fischer ( Fišer , Fiszer ) Fish Fisker Visser ( de Visser ) Visscher Vissers Romance Pescaru , Pescariu , Pescatore , Piscator , Pecqueur , Pecqueux Other Halasz Zvejnieks [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
1302-522: The recordings of Elizete Cardoso and Joao Gilberto . This discovery, coupled with his introduction to the music of Mexican composer Mario Ruiz Armengol , led to Fischer's subsequent collaboration with Cal Tjader, a 1962 LP devoted jointly to Armengol's music and that of assorted contemporary Brazilian composers. Over the following year, Fischer collaborated on two Bossa Nova-themed LPs with saxophonist Bud Shank , and arranged another for pianist George Shearing . While with The Hi-Lo's, Fischer arranged
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1344-505: The same bill with the already popular Latin jazz group led by vibraphonist Cal Tjader . Both his playing and arranging made an immediate impression on Tjader, who went on to employ Fischer in both capacities on several recordings over the next three years; the two would reunite in the mid-1970s, leading eventually to the formation of Fischer's own Latin jazz unit, Salsa Picante. In 1961, Fischer became interested in Brazilian music through
1386-1433: The surname [ edit ] A [ edit ] Abraham Fischer (1850–1913) South African public official Adam Fischer (sculptor) (1888–1968), Danish sculptor Ádám Fischer (born 1949), Hungarian conductor Adolf Fischer (officer) (1893–1947), German Nazi general executed for war crimes Adolph Fischer (1858–1887) German-American anarchist Alfred Fischer (architect) (1881–1950), German architect Alfred Fischer (judge) (1919–2004), German judge Andrew Andika Fischer (born 1987), Indonesian actor Angeline Fuller Fischer (1841–1925), American writer Annie Fischer (1914–1995), Hungarian pianist Andrea Fischer (born 1960), German politician Andrea Fischer (scientist) , (born 1973), Austrian glaciologist Anton Fischer (bobsleigh) , German bobsledder Artur Fischer (1919–2016), German inventor (fischertechnik, plastic dowel) Axel Fischer (born 1966), German politician B [ edit ] Batty Fischer (1877–1958), Luxembourg dentist and amateur photographer Benjamin Fischer (disambiguation) Bernd Fischer (disambiguation) Birgit Fischer (born 1962), German kayaker Bobby Fischer (1943–2008), American world chess champion 1972–1975 Bram Fischer (1908–1975), South African lawyer C [ edit ] Carl Fischer (disambiguation) Carlos Fischer (1903–1969), Uruguayan politician, President of
1428-487: The time was Lee Konitz . And when I orchestrated a record it was Gil Evans , the arranger, that I copied. I called this my "Evans Brothers syndrome". Arrangements for Sérgio Mendes , Willy Ruff and others followed. In the 1960s, Fischer began playing the organ again, having studied the pipe organ at sixteen. He began to record on a Hammond B-3 for Pacific and on an album by Cal Tjader, Soña Libre. Years later, Fischer would record T'DAAA (1972) which showcased his skill on
1470-596: The tribute; following a medical emergency on the flight home from a family reunion in Michigan the previous year, the family had decided that air travel was "just too stressful." On January 8, 2012, Fischer suffered a cardiac arrest in Los Angeles, following a minor surgery a few days before. His wife of 18 years, Donna, was at his side and performed CPR. He remained in ICU on life support, and died on January 26, 2012. He
1512-463: The vocal quartet The Hi-Lo's in a live performance, he promptly offered his services. Over the next five years, Fischer recorded several albums with the group, serving as pianist and, on occasion, arranger. In addition, he contributed several vocal arrangements, making his debut in that capacity; it was these arrangements that Herbie Hancock would later point to as a major influence: [T]hat's when I really learned some much farther-out voicings - like
1554-460: Was 68, and I am still alive. After he died I had a dream in which I was conducting his 'Corcovado'. Only it was not a normal version, there were these harmonic countermelodies in the bass. When I awoke I wrote down what I had dreamed. It became Jobim's In Memoriam, a piece I called 'Corcovado Fúnebre.'" One of Fischer's last projects in his own name was a recording with Brazilian guitarist Hélio Delmiro called "Symbiosis" which has been released on
1596-596: Was also a posthumous Grammy winner for ¡Ritmo! (2012) and for Music for Strings, Percussion and the Rest (2013). Beginning in the early 1970s, Fischer embarked on a parallel (and far more lucrative) career, eventually becoming a much sought-after arranger, providing orchestral "sweeteners" for pop and R&B artists such as Rufus (with Chaka Khan ), Prince (a regular client from 1984 onwards, and by far Fischer's most frequent in pop music), Robert Palmer , Paul McCartney , Michael Jackson and many others. Fischer
1638-490: Was established, Fischer also worked with pop musicians such as Paul McCartney , Prince , Celine Dion and Robert Palmer . "I am surprised that my arrangements are now considered one of the prerequisites for a hit album. People feel that they make a song sound almost classical." Classical concert artist Richard Stoltzman commissioned him in 1983 to write a symphonic work using Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn themes. The result, "The Duke, Swee'pea and Me", an eleven and
1680-547: Was in awe of him. When Fischer moved to Hollywood in 1958, he went to East Los Angeles, to play and learn more about Latin-Jazz. He started in a charanga group with Modesto Duran as leader and played with many different groups. On November 2, 1959, he made a particularly fruitful connection within this genre when he appeared with the Hi-lo's at the First Annual Los Angeles Jazz Festival on
1722-668: Was the third of four children born to Cecil and Louella (Roussin) Fischer of Durand, Michigan , United States. His parents were of German, French, Irish-Scot, and English backgrounds. In grade school he started his general music study with violin and piano as his first instruments. At the age of seven, he began to pick out four-part harmony on the piano. After two years of piano lessons the family moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan , where Fischer began composing classical music and making instrumental arrangements for dance bands. At South High School he took up cello, clarinet, and saxophone. His high school instructor, Glenn Litton, took an interest in
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1764-576: Was well received. In 1960, albums for vibraphonist Cal Tjader and pianist George Shearing followed, as did an eight-year career of writing music for commercials, as well as the signing of Fischer's first record contract. The first recording under his own name began in 1961 with a nonet under the album name Jazz. He later recorded these for Pacific Jazz Records: First Time Out , Surging Ahead , Manteca! and Extension , plus recordings with Bud Shank and Joe Pass . These early records are meticulous studies in jazz, bossa nova and mambo , with
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