Known as Clare Fischer & Salsa Picante Present “2 + 2” in the States, this special album earned keyboardist/composer/arranger Clare Fischer his first Emmy. It combines the American’s lauded Latin group Salsa Picante with another of Fischer’s musical loves, vocal jazz. Before he migrated into Latin and bossa, Fischer arranged and played piano for one of the most popular vocal jazz groups of the late 1950’s the Hi-Lo’s. A major influence on the next generation of musicians, Fischer’s place in the jazz Pantheon is secure – several of his compositions have become jazz and Latin standards; Herbie Hancock commented “I wouldn’t be me without Clare Fischer”. The group includes conga star Poncho Sánchez, Weather Report percussionist Alex Acuña, Fischer’s son, Brent (Prince, Michael Jackson, Usher, Al Jarreau), and Grammy award-winning singer Darlene Koldenhoven.

"Songs for Rainy Day Lovers" is an album by American keyboardist/composer-arranger Clare Fischer, recorded in August 1966 and released in September 1967 by Columbia Records. Later it have been reissued in 1978 on the Discovery label as "America the Beautiful". Having provided his distinctive string backgrounds for albums by several artists over the previous decade, including Donald Byrd, Cal Tjader, and the Hi-Lo's, the 37-year-old Fischer finally had an opportunity to provide the same service for himself, as a string orchestra and rhythm section combine to support the leader as featured piano soloist.

One of the most innovative jazz/pop vocal groups of all time, the pioneering Hi-Lo's influenced countless pop, R&B, and doo wop groups from the '50s right up to the present. This 1980 recording includes pop hits of the era (Just The Way You Are, After the Love Is Gone) and standards arranged to highlight the precise harmonies of the four members. The album was one of a pair the ensemble recorded after a 14 year hiatus; the response from the public encouraged the quartet to work together more regularly throughout the rest of the 1980s.

Organist Clare Fischer pulls out all the stops on this album as he takes on the Yamaha EX-42 electric organ, joined by two of the West Coast’s best known sidemen, bassist Andy Simpkins and drummer Larry Bunker. The material here runs the gamut from Gershwin to Monk to Latin-tinged numbers, with Fischer’s dense chords fleshing out these tunes. Fischer's influence can be felt on a wide range of modern music: with 11 Grammy nominations, he arranged for the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Al Jarreau, Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson and enjoyed a many-year collaboration with Prince, writing some 40 orchestral arrangements. This album was originally released as "T'DA-A-A!" in 1972.

A must for fans of organist Clare Fischer’s Latin side, "Machaca" is the second album he recorded with his Latin jazz band Salsa Picante. He describes Machaca as “food that combines different ingredients,” with a bevy of Latino musicians, a mixture of Latin rhythms and melodies and European-influenced harmonies, he's cooked up one delicious musical concoction. In addition to his acclaimed work in other genres, Fischer earned a reputation for his playing and composing Latin music; his pieces Pensativa and Morning have become Latin jazz standards and he won a Grammy in 1981 for best Latin record.

This 1977 release from the late Grammy-winning American composer, arranger and keyboardist Clare Fischer features solo jazz performances on an Austrian-made Rieger pipe organ. Fischer includes the standards Autumn Leaves and Cherokee alongside a cover of the pop ballad If by Bread and an original piece, Jazz Toccata in C Minor which begins with a tip of the hat to J.S. Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D Minor.