# 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
* 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
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")
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
* Prelude to a Kiss: The Duke Ellington Album (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