Fred Hersch
Year Title Label Line-up and notes
1984 Horizons Concord Jazz Trio with Marc Johnson and Joey Baron
1984 As One JMT Duo with Jane Ira Bloom ( soprano sax )
1986 Sarabande Sunnyside Trio with Charlie Haden and Joey Baron
1988 E.T.C Red Trio E.T.C . with Steve LaSpina and Jeff Hirshfield
1989 Heartsongs Sunnyside Trio with Michael Formanek and Jeff Hirshfield
1989 The French Collection ( Jazz Impressions of French Classics ) EMI Angel Trio with Steve LaSpina , Joey Baron and guests : James Newton , Kevin Eubanks , Toots Thielemans , Eddie Daniels
1989 Short Stories Atlantic Quartet co-led by Janis Siegel plus Harvie Swartz ( bass ) and Kris Yenny ( cello ) ; Siegel was a Grammy nominee for Best Jazz Vocal Performance
1990 Evanessence : A Tribute to Bill Evans Evidence Trio with Michael Formanek or Marc Johnson , Jeff Hirshfield and guests : Gary Burton , Toots Thielemans
1991 E.T.C . Plus One Red Quartet , trio E.T.C . with Steve LaSpina and Jeff Hirshfield plus Jerry Bergonzi ( tenor saxophone )
1991 Forward Motion Chesky Quintet with Rich Perry ( tenor sax ) , Erik Friedlander ( cello ) , Scott Colley ( bass ) and Tom Rainey ( drums )
1992 Dancing in the Dark Chesky Trio with Drew Gress and Tom Rainey ; Grammy nominee for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance , Individual or Group
1993 Red Square Blue : Jazz Impressions of Russian Composers EMI Angel Trio with Steve LaSpina , Jeff Hirshfield and guests : James Newton , Toots Thielemans , Phil Woods , Erik Friedlander
1993 Fred Hersch at Maybeck Concord Jazz Solo piano , in concert
1994 Plays Chesky Trio with Drew Gress and Tom Rainey
1995 Point in Time Enja Trio with Drew Gress and Tom Rainey , and quintet adding Dave Douglas ( trumpet ) , Rich Perry ( tenor saxophone ) on half of the tracks
1995 Beautiful Love Sunnyside Duo with Jay Clayton ( vocals )
1995 Slow Hot Wind Varèse Sarabande Duo with Janis Siegel , and quartet with Tony Dumas and Ralph Penland added
1995 I Never Told You : Fred Hersch Plays Johnny Mandel Varèse Sarabande Solo piano ; Grammy nominee for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance , Individual or Group
1996 Passion Flower - The Music of Billy Strayhorn Nonesuch Trio with Drew Gress and Tom Rainey plus string orchestra conducted by Eric Stern ; one track is a duo with Nurit Tilles ( piano ) ; Andy Bey ( vocals ) added for one track
1996 Plays Rodgers & Hammerstein Nonesuch Solo piano
Discography -- As leader/co-leader
Fred Hersch (born October 21, 1955) is an American jazz pianist and educator. He has performed solo and led his own groups, including the Pocket Orchestra consisting of piano, trumpet, voice, and percussion. He was the first person to play weeklong engagements as a solo pianist at the Village Vanguard in New York City. He has recorded more than 70 of his jazz compositions. Hersch has been nominated for several Grammy Awards, and, as of December 2014, had been on the Jazz Studies faculty of the New England Conservatory since 1980 (with breaks).