The State of His Art

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.[lower-alpha 1] [9]

The State of His Art
Studio album by Clare Fischer
Released	1976
Recorded	Recorded May 1973
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:02
Label	Revelation Revelation 26
Producer	John William Hardy
Clare Fischer chronology
Music Inspired by the Kinetic Sculpture of Don Conard Mobiles (1975) The State of His Art (1976) Clare Declares (1977)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Jazz: The Rough Guide	favorable[2]

External audio
You may listen to "Someday My Prince Will Come" here

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

• Clare Fischer - piano

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:
   • "Music inspired by the kinetic sculpture of Don Conard Mobiles". WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
   • "Clare Declares". WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
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:
   • "Head, Heart and Hands (Musical LP, 1982)". WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
   • "Just Me: Solo Piano Excursions". WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
   • "Introspectivo". WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
10. "Clare Fischer: 'The State of the Art' (Musical LP, 1976)". WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-02-28.