claire fischer music is now featured on wkcr

[alocispepraluger102]

the late arranger-keyboardist' claire fischer music is now featured on wkcr for the next several hours.

the thoughtful knowledgeable host is cliff price.wkcr link

Edited January 27, 2012 by alocispepraluger102

[Chuck Nessa]

Ah, more programming via obit column. Wonder about the last time they paid any real attention to him.

Almost want to say "Better never than late".

Edited January 27, 2012 by Chuck Nessa

[alocispepraluger102]

Ah, more programming via obit column. Wonder about the last time they paid any real attention to him.

Almost want to say "Better never than late".

they did play his music occasionally, usually after one of one his ensemble musicians had passed, as you stated.

[alocispepraluger102]

Ah, more programming via obit column. Wonder about the last time they paid any real attention to him.

Almost want to say "Better never than late".

they did play his music occasionally, usually after one of one his ensemble musicians had passed, as you stated.

program has ended.

[Chuck Nessa]

and the malady lingers on.....

[7/4]

I heard a bit of it, I was busy working. I liked that version of Something's Coming from West Side Story.

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[alocispepraluger102]

I heard a bit of it, I was busy working. I liked that version of Something's Coming from West Side Story.

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that was a beautiful recording.

[fasstrack]

the late arranger-keyboardist' claire fischer music is now featured on wkcr for the next several hours.

the thoughtful knowledgeable host is cliff price.wkcr link

To tie in to your thread on Bill Finegan, Finegan---never one to bite his tongue about what he DIDN'T like---was so impressed with one of Clare Fischer's vocal arrangements for Chanticleer he got his number and cslled him to let him know.

There was also a recording of a great ballad by my late friend Chuck Clark (Full Moon) supposedly arranged by Fischer and recorded by a vocal group. I never heard it, but sent Chuck's lead sheet to Phil Woods. I got an email back: 'This tune is a MF'. When Phil heard Chuck died he spent an afternoon transcribing the tune to Sibelius notation---and wrote 'In Memorium to Chuck Clark'. It came in my email. And he never even met Chuck. Don't let anyone tell you musicians aren't good people. If anyone's heard Fischer's vocal chart please let me know. All I have is Chuck's lead sheet---sans lyric---and PW's generous effort.

I wish I knew Fischer's music better now.

Edited January 30, 2012 by fasstrack

[JETman]

the late arranger-keyboardist' claire fischer music is now featured on wkcr for the next several hours.

the thoughtful knowledgeable host is cliff price.wkcr link

I believe his name is Cliff PREISS, otherwise known as Phil Schaap's mini-me. He was the jazz buyer at the Virgin Mega-Store in Times Square, and has written his share of liner notes for Verve cd reissues.

[alocispepraluger102]

the late arranger-keyboardist' claire fischer music is now featured on wkcr for the next several hours.

the thoughtful knowledgeable host is cliff price.wkcr link

I believe his name is Cliff PREISS, otherwise known as Phil Schaap's mini-me. He was the jazz buyer at the Virgin Mega-Store in Times Square, and has written his share of liner notes for Verve cd reissues.

thank you, sir.

among all the kcr hosts, cliff is my favorite, and can usually be counted on for some lovely keyboard selections for his sometimes friday night shows. cliff has little in common with phil, that i discern.

[JETman]

the late arranger-keyboardist' claire fischer music is now featured on wkcr for the next several hours.

the thoughtful knowledgeable host is cliff price.wkcr link

I believe his name is Cliff PREISS, otherwise known as Phil Schaap's mini-me. He was the jazz buyer at the Virgin Mega-Store in Times Square, and has written his share of liner notes for Verve cd reissues.

thank you, sir.

among all the kcr hosts, cliff is my favorite, and can usually be counted on for some lovely keyboard selections for his sometimes friday night shows. cliff has little in common with phil, that i discern.

Different in some ways, not so much in others. Cliff is introverted to the point of it being painful to witness -- Phil is extroverted (also to the point of it being painful to witness, though). But they are both pasty white guys who are the living epitome of jazz nerdiness.

[alocispepraluger102]

the late arranger-keyboardist' claire fischer music is now featured on wkcr for the next several hours.

the thoughtful knowledgeable host is cliff price.wkcr link

I believe his name is Cliff PREISS, otherwise known as Phil Schaap's mini-me. He was the jazz buyer at the Virgin Mega-Store in Times Square, and has written his share of liner notes for Verve cd reissues.

thank you, sir.

among all the kcr hosts, cliff is my favorite, and can usually be counted on for some lovely keyboard selections for his sometimes friday night shows. cliff has little in common with phil, that i discern.

Different in some ways, not so much in others. Cliff is introverted to the point of it being painful to witness -- Phil is extroverted (also to the point of it being painful to witness, though). But they are both pasty white guys who are the living epitome of jazz nerdiness.

i suspected cliff's introversion. every word he speaks is planned and measured. there seems nothing spontaneous.

aren't all of us weird jazz geeks?

[JETman]

"aren't all of us weird jazz geeks?"

NO