October 22nd: Today In Music History

Today’s Music Birthday Quiz: Name a jazz keyboardist, composer, arranger, bandleader who also created orchestral arrangements for artists ranging from Dizzy Gillespie to Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson and Prince. Clare Fischer, born in Durand, Michigan, on this day in 1928, is also known for inspiring such jazz greats as Herbie Hancock, who reportedly once said, “I wouldn’t be me without Clare Fischer.” Here he is playing “Morning” from his 1981 Grammy-winning album “2 + 2.”