William S. Fischer
William Samuel "Bill" Fischer, born March 5, 1935, was an American composer,
keyboardist, synthesizer player, and saxophonist whose career spanned fusion,
soul, jazz, and film music. He began playing piano at seven and saxophone at age
13, later studying at Xavier University, the Vienna Academy of Music, and
Colorado College, where he earned a master's degree in 1962. Fischer entered the
music industry in the late 1950s as a jazz musician before serving as a
composer, arranger, and producer for Atlantic Records, arranging for artists
including Wilson Pickett, Les McCann, Eugene M...
