The State of His Art

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The State of His Art is a studio album by American composer/arranger/pianist Clare Fischer, recorded May 1973 and released in 1976 by Revelation Records (jazz)|Revelation Records]], and on CD by Clare Fischer Productions in 2007.[3] This is the first of five strictly solo piano recordings Fischer would make during his career.[a] [9]

Track listing

All compositions by Clare Fischer except where indicated.[10]

  1. "The Duke"
  2. "Someday My Prince Will Come" (Frank Churchill-Larry Morey)
  3. "Woody N' You" (Dizzy Gillespie)
  4. "Free Improvisation"
  5. "Basic Blues"
  6. "Proto-Blues"
  7. "Phrygian Blues"
  8. "Out-of-Tempo Blues"

Personnel

Notes

  1. ^ This includes neither a hybrid such as Clare Fischer Plays By and With Himself (with several tracks featuring Fischer accompanying himself via multi-tracking)[4] nor numerous small ensemble albums, each of which incorporate one or more solo piano tracks.[5] Moreover, Fischer released five additional unaccompanied LPs, all during the 1970s, three featuring organ,[6] and two, an assortment of keyboard instruments.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "'The State of his Art' Overview". All Music. Retrieved 2013-02-22.
  2. ^ Carr, Ian; Fairweather, Digby; Priestley (1995). "Jazz: The Rough Guide". 'London; Distributed by the Penguin Group. p. 210. ISBN 1-85828-137-7. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
  3. ^ "The State of His Art (Musical CD, 1973). WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
  4. ^ "Clare Fischer Plays By and With Himself". WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  5. ^ Clare Fischer Discography. ClareFischer.com. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  6. ^ "Organ Solos from 'Tell It Like It Is'". WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-03-01. See also:
  7. ^ "Love Is Surrender: Clare Fischer at the Keyboards". WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  8. ^ "Great White Hope! Clare Fischer and His Japanese Friend". WordCat. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  9. ^ "Alone Together". WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-02-28. See also:
  10. ^ "Clare Fischer: 'The State of the Art' (Musical LP, 1976)". WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-02-28.