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Clare Fischer dies at 83; versatile pianist, composer, arranger
The Grammy-winning musician's interests included jazz, Latin and pop music, and he released more than 50 albums under his name.
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Although Clare Fischer, shown in 1987, entered professional music through jazz, his expansive creative perspective quickly grew to embrace many other musical areas.
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By Don Heckman, Special to The Los Angeles Times
January 28, 2012
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Clare Fischer, a Grammy-winning pianist, composer and arranger who crossed freely from jazz to Latin and pop music, working with such names as Dizzy Gillespie, George Shearing and Natalie Cole as well as Paul McCartney, Prince and Michael Jackson, has died. He was 83.
Fischer died Thursday at Providence St. Joseph's Medical Center in Burbank of complications from a heart attack he had two weeks ago, said family spokeswoman Claris Dodge.
Although he entered professional music through jazz, his expansive creative perspective quickly grew to embrace many other musical areas.
"I relate to everything," he explained in 1987 in The Times. "I'm not just jazz, Latin or classical. I really am a fusion of all of those." He went on to describe his fascination with Stravinsky, Schoenberg and Bartok, as well as Duke Ellington, Bud Powell, Lee Konitz, Tito Puente and boogie-woogie pianist Meade Lux Lewis.
Regardless of genre, Fischer's arranging and composing invariably possessed a rich harmonic palette, one that attracted and influenced other musicians.
"Clare Fischer was a major influence on my harmonic concept," Herbie Hancock said in a statement on Fischer's website. Hancock credited Fischer's arrangements for the 1950s vocal group the Hi-Lo's with significantly influencing his 1968 recording "Speak Like a Child."
Pop and rock artists especially valued Fischer's arranging for the lush, classical qualities of the textures he created, particularly for string ensembles. He worked closely with his son, Brent Fischer, also an arranger and conductor, to provide arrangements and orchestrations for McCartney, Chaka Khan, Carlos Santana, Rufus, Brandy and many others. Fischer's first music credit in film was for Prince's "Under the Cherry Moon."
Fischer was also in demand as a studio keyboardist, performing, composing or arranging for commercials, film and television scores, and for more than 100 albums for other artists.
He released more than 50 albums under his own name in a recording career that began in 1962 with the album "First Time Out." His diverse ensembles included the Latin group Salsa Picante; the vocal group 2 + 2; his Clarinet Choir; and the 30-piece band Clare Fischer's Jazz Corps. He also performed solo on piano and paired with Donald Byrd, Gary Foster, Jerry Coker and others.
Fischer's first classical recording, 2001's "After the Rain," was a collection of his symphonic works.
He won two Grammy awards, in 1981 for "Clare Fischer and Salsa Picante Present 2+2" and in 1986 for "Freefall."
Douglas Clare Fischer was born Oct. 22, 1928, in Durand, Mich., the third of four children. His first instruments were violin and piano; but during high school he added cello, clarinet and saxophone. As a teenager in Grand Rapids, he composed and arranged for big bands.
At Michigan State University, he majored in composition and theory, earning a bachelor's degree in music in 1951. After serving in the Army, Fischer received a master's in music from the school in 1955.
His professional career escalated in the late 1950s during his five-year association as pianist/arranger/conductor with the musically adventurous Hi-Lo's. But his arrangements for Dizzy Gillespie's 1960 album, "A Portrait of Duke Ellington," brought him the full attention of the jazz community. Albums for pianist George Shearing, vibraphonist Cal Tjader, alto saxophonist Bud Shank and guitarist Joe Pass followed.
A mid-1970s reunion with Tjader revived Fischer's fascination with Latin music, via his Salsa Picante group. He was fond of Brazilian music in general and bossa nova in particular.
In 1988, Fischer had a freeway encounter with another driver that escalated into a roadside physical confrontation. Fischer, then 60, was assaulted, suffering a hairline skull fracture and a concussion. It took nearly a year for him to recover and return to music.
"If I discovered anything in that strange, 10-month period of recovery," Fischer later told The Times, "it's that music is the one thing that makes me sane."
He is survived by his wife, Donna; his children, Lee, Brent and Tahlia; two stepchildren, Lisa and Bill Bachman; three grandchildren; and a brother, Stewart.
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"Antonio Newton, super genius, will go down in history as one of the most vital path-forgers of our era" …Music critic Randali of Mean Street Magazine.
History notes that a fallen apple was the inspiration for Sir Isaac Newton's Theories of universal gravitation. But legendary fusion master-musician-composer Antonio (Tony) Newton, founder of Los Angeles-based world-rock-fusion orchestra vanguard, -- never had much time for apple orchards. Recording studios and concert stages were his classrooms. http://www.novastarinteractive.com/TonyNewton_Photos.htm John Lee Hooker, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Gary Moore and Allan Holdsworth were his classmates. Drawing from this wealth of experience and professional relationships, Newton has emerged as a multifaceted composer/producer and musician (vocals, electric bass, and keyboards) http://www.novastarinteractive.com/TonyNewton_Skills.htm and applied his pioneering concepts in harmony theory and composition to successfully integrate a variety of musical genres. Strap yourself in for some heart stopping, spirit moving, mind-bending musical expression. http://www.wix.com/tonynewton777/tff-1#!__page-3
Profusely creative, high energy, innovative, sensitive yet dynamic would be a few terms that could describe the artistry of music prophet Antonio (Tony) Newton, who stands as one of the most progressive, creative and influential music artists of this contemporary music era! Chances are you've heard Newton, a performer on over 25 million selling Gold recordings. http://www.novastarinteractive.com/TonyNewton_Music.htm
Born and raised in Detroit Mi., Newton began his career first on piano at age seven, beginning professionally at the tender age of thirteen, playing bass guitar with blues legends John Lee Hooker, T-Bone Walker, Little Walter and other classic artists on the urban blues circuit.
This was not without receiving initial recognition as an accomplished saxophone and woodwinds player in various orchestras and ensembles. Newton gained swift acclaim as one of the Midwest's most prominent bassists through his association with Motown records. Newton was discovered by Motown executive Hank Cosby while playing in Detroit Blues clubs at the age of 18. He was chosen to replace James Jamerson as touring bassist with Smokey Robinson and the Miracles so that Jamerson could concentrate on studio recording exclusively. Within two years Newton became Music Director. He also toured with all of the Motown artists such as: Diana Ross and the Supremes, Martha and the Vandellas, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Four Tops, Temptations, Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5, Spinners, and others. While at Motown from time to time, playing with the "Funk Brothers" he left his trademark of solid, hard driving, and deftly clever grooves on such timeless hits as "Where Did Our Love Go", "Baby Love", "Stop In The Name Of Love", "Nowhere to Run" on the east coast, and on the west coast, "ABC', "Never Can Say Goodbye", "Don't Leave Me This Way", and many others. Also a little unknown fact is that Newton and James Jamerson played together as 2 basses on the above Motown Hits. Newton was also the bassist for the famed 1965 European Motown Review tour, mentioned in the film, "Standing in the Shadows of Motown". Check out the Video!
In the following years, Newton gained swift acclaim as a prominent bassist in the music industry through his fat bass sound, deftly clever lines, and solid grooves on many hit recordings for Motown, Holland-Dozier-Holland, Warner Bros, CBS, Atlantic and others, continuing in the tradition and inheriting the musical bass torch of his mentor and friend, Motown staff bass legend, the late, great funk brother, James Jamerson. Newton (known as the baby funk brother, being the youngest at 16) went on to establish himself as one of the most versatile musician-composers-producers in his field. He recorded and toured with rock, pop and r & b's most celebrated figures -- Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Smokey Robinson (whom he served as bassist and music director,) Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, Little Richard and many others. Newton was staff bassist for the talented songwriting-producing team Holland-Dozier-Holland and their Invictus-Hotwax label playing on several hits for artists, Freda Payne, 100 Proof, 8th Day, and others. Tony played on other Detroit recording studio-labels classic hits ie: Stax "The Dramatics, What You See is What You Get", "Johnny Taylor's, Part Time Lover", and more… http://www.novastarinteractive.com/TonyNewton_Historic.htm
Tony also gained recognition as one of the founding fathers of fusion, as bassist-composer-vocalist in the acclaimed jazz-rock fusion group: "The Tony WiIIiams Lifetime" penning the fusion classics, "Snake Oil", and "Red Alert", sweeping the globe with their intense, high-energy, complex style, cited historically in the "Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll." He was also an integral member of British hard rock group "G-Force" with veteran guitarist Gary Moore. The multi-talented Newton fondly remembers these times as "special" when reflecting back as this is when he met and worked with Sharon Arden-Osborne, his then manager, and Ozzie Osborne showing up at some of G-Force's English concert tour gigs (The Osborne's beginnings). Newton's prolific talents include writing and producing classic rock songs and instrumentals. These include, "You Kissed Me Sweetly", and " I Trust your Loving, "Dancing".
Newton, degreed in classical composition and piano from LACC and Mt. St. Mary's College, of Los Angeles, his formidable keyboard artistry featured in the Novaphonic series music catalog, are used in many film and video soundtracks, i.e.: "The Martin Luther King Awards," and "Fields of Wrath", The Cesar Chavez plight of farm workers story. Newton is also a former touring music director, keyboardist, and producer-writer ("Hold On") for Grammy Award winning vocalist, Thelma Huston. Performing professionally for over 3 legendary decades, from rock, funk, soul, fusion and new age jazz, from soundtracks to a Summit Symphony in seven movements, from inspiring solo piano and keyboard performances to masterly, heart thumping, power packed, high energy bass grooves.
Continuing in the commercial rock tradition of his former group, Interscope recording artists "Newton's Law," however now using the addition of expanded orchestrations and arrangements, as well as a new level of high-energy intensity, hip-hop rhythms and complex instrumental compositions along with masterful hit crafted songs of romance, love, and personal challenges in life complete this powerful music formula. Today Newton's time is spent with his WHITE DOVE ORCHESTRA project, which represents, the culmination of his compositional influences and interests. Being a true creative recluse, in his spare time (Check him out here), Newton, a prolific composer-songwriter of a massive body of musical works including the landmark "NOVAPHONIC SOUND" theory series, an innovative scientific music harmony discovery by Newton, is also an avid computer enthusiast and author-writer of over fifteen books on music, computer tech, philosophy and self-help. Additionally, he lectures, conducts workshops as well as teaches privately and at local schools and community colleges occasionally.
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Music with vision - NA Music Guide,
* Antonio Newton, a monumental master - MS Magazine, Los Angele
* Music expressed by the man who should be known by millions more! – Bell Time Records"Antonio Newton, super genius, will go down in history as one of the most vital... more
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The purpose of publishing this letter here is to make sure that Mr. Levi have seen it and he must comply.
David Harrison Levi is upset at Steven Escobar because he wrote an article of an event he attended and saw the security at Cafe Entourage kicking David Harrison Levi and his Followers. You can read the article titled ”
Self-promoter David Harrison Levi and Followers Apparently Escorted Out by Security in Hollywood.
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New single from "My First Pimp Dollar" by Yung Dreamy, from the upcoming project "Where Is Filmore Slim?!".
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Penn State's Child Molestation Culture Speaks: We Want Jo Paterno Back!
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I’m sure that the United States has far more relevant criminals than Dr Conrad Murray that it could justifiably prosecute if there was any such will to do so, but hey this won’t be theatre; this won’t be a reality TV spectacle to be gawked at; nor would it up the TV ratings and significantly boost the greed of the corporate magnates that own these companies; and anyway those criminals I alluded to are the selfsame ones that create and run the political and economic systems in the United States and to prosecute them would sure as hell constitute a conflict of interest.
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Kurt Loder, former Rolling Stone editor, MTV host and current movie writer for REASON ONLINE visited with KZOZ morning show team Jeff and Jeremy to discuss his new book The Good, the Bad and the Godawful when right off the bat the topic turned to the Conrad Murray trial and the life of Michael Jackson.Kurt Loder, former Rolling Stone editor, MTV host and current movie writer for REASON... more
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Los Angeles jury Monday found Conrad Murray GUILTY of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson.
The verdict came after 8 1/2 hours of deliberation, following a six-week trial.
Murray faces as much as four years in prison when he is sentenced. The doctor was accused of causing the singer's 2009 death by giving him anesthesia and sedatives to help him sleep, and then failing to come to his aid when he was in distress. The cardiologist also has been criticized for not having emergency equipment on hand or keeping records of his treatment of the recording artist.
Murray denied any wrongdoing and his legal team suggested during the trial Jackson may have administered the fatal doses of drugs to himself when the doctor was briefly out of the room.
http://www.star941fm.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=104650&article=9362354Los Angeles jury Monday found Conrad Murray GUILTY of involuntary manslaughter in the... more
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