Just Me
Solo Piano Excursions
From the liner notes Clare wrote for this album:
"A good quality grand piano is a wonderful addition to your home, but most of my life it escaped me. Finally it became a reality in March of 1995 when I was visiting David Abell Pianos. I fell in love! I recorded this album in the recording studio at David's and then brought the piano home where it fills our house with music.
"Here are standards from other times: Autumn Leaves, Getting Sentimental Over You, I'd Do Anything For You, After You've Gone, Ill Wind and Topsy. 'Round Midnight is a jazz standard; Liebesleid was written for violin with piano accompaniment. Then there are three originals: Pra Baden, dedicated to the Brasilian guitarist who sounds like he has three hands, Guajira and Pensativa. All pieces are solo free improvisation except Guajira, which has an overdub.
"Many styles of jazz are included; some straight jazz, some stride numbers and the Latin jazz category - some of Cuban orientation and some Brasilian. This is not 'background' music! I would like you to kick back and listen and enjoy my new piano jazz concert (at home)."
-Clare Fischer