"Extension: Clare Fischer in the 1960s"

[ghost of miles]

This week's Night Lights show up for online listening--an overview of Clare Fischer's big-band and small-group recordings and arrangements from the 1960s:

Extension: Clare Fischer in the 1960s

...program page includes two video clips of Clare and Bud Shank performing together in the early 1960s.

Next week: "It's Jazz, Charlie Brown: the Vince Guaraldi Story."

[Teasing the Korean]

He is one of my heroes. Very underappreciated, at least from I gather.

[ghost of miles]

He is one of my heroes. Very underappreciated, at least from I gather.

He does seem to go a bit under the radar.

Many thanks to Daniel A. and Felser for their assistance with this show, btw.

[Bill Nelson]

"Very underappreciated" by the general public, yes.

But Fischer is relied-upon by hot-shot arranger/producers (Quincy) who need a 'fixer'.

In fact, Clare is one of the very best on the block.

If they haven't stolen from him (CF) outright, the deal goes as follows,

"You'll get my check and keep your mouth shut, or you'll never work in this town again."

[Lazaro Vega]

He's helped out Prince a lot. Clare grew up in Grand Rapids, went to South High School (same as Gerry Ford) and then headed off to Michigan State University at a time when they weren't allowed to play jazz in the practice rooms. From their he left for L.A. and the Hi Lo's.

edit to spell Clare's name again.

Edited December 2, 2009 by Lazaro Vega

[Teasing the Korean]

Love his woodwind arrangements on the Cal Tjader Contemporary Music of Mexico and Brazil.

And his bossa album on WP is essential. I don't think it's on CD.

[Lazaro Vega]

That's the thing -- his Clarinet Choir. He's brought out a couple of albums on his own label over the past few years. The most recent is that Clarinet Choir -- rich. A fascination with the Birth of the Cool sound re-tooled for the woodwind family. There's also an album he did with all these bugles called "Clare Fischer's Jazz Corp" that includes some stuff he wrote in the past but hadn't recorded, including his transcription of Lee Konitz's "Love Man" solo from te early 50's with Mulligan.

[alocispepraluger102]

he was a beast of a man. the director of the cleveland jazz orchestra tells me they were rehearsing with clare in a cheaply rented room in a bad section of cleveland and some scoundrels were either messing with cars or trying to break in to the room. apparently the large aroused beastly fischer scared them half to death and they quickly dispersed.

his 'thesaurus' album, bought when it was new, and many pacific jazz albums are among my treasures.

Edited December 3, 2009 by alocispepraluger102

[Teasing the Korean]

he was a beast of a man...

The Charles Atlas Course, with DYNAMIC TENSION, can turn you into

A BEAST OF A MAN!

[Lazaro Vega]

That got him in trouble about 10 years ago. He got into it in LA after a traffic mis-hap. The dude was on Clare's back. Clare said that was ok, he had it under control in as much as a fight is ever controlled, but the dude's girlfriend bum rushed them and all three went down into the curb with Clare's head leading the way. He got fucked up neurologically from that mess, years of therapy.

[alocispepraluger102]

That got him in trouble about 10 years ago. He got into it in LA after a traffic mis-hap. The dude was on Clare's back. Clare said that was ok, he had it under control in as much as a fight is ever controlled, but the dude's girlfriend bum rushed them and all three went down into the curb with Clare's head leading the way. He got fucked up neurologically from that mess, years of therapy.

i didnt need to know that.

[ghost of miles]

We re-aired Extension: Clare Fischer in the 1960s this past week and it remains archived for online listening.

[ghost of miles]

Up in memory of Mr. Fischer:

Extension: Clare Fischer in the 1960s