Jack Schaeffer
Jack Schaeffer (born March 19, 1946 in Los Angeles, California) American musician, recording artist, producer and arranger.
The saxophone player and vocalist was signed by producer Gary Usher to a recording contract at MCA/Universal Studios, Decca Records. As a member of the early California surf band Royale Monarchs, he was under contract by Bob Eubanks as house band at his Cinnamon Cinder night clubs as well as performing regularly on his television shows, The Cinnamon Cinder and Hollywood Dance Time. He partnered with guitarist Dan Anthony, founder of the Royale Monarchs and with Gary Usher, studio musician Glen Campbell and drummer Ernie Earnshaw recorded under the name The Forte' Four.
He was one of the founders of the first Christian rock groups, Love Song with Chuck Girard. After relocating to the Bay area, he help organize the Chicago style sound with the big band Marin. Then moving into softer folk-rock, again with Dan Anthony he formed a group around lead singer Patty Parsons. AnExchange became popular in the late 70's in and around San Francisco, Sausalito and Rocky Mountain ski resorts.
Schaeffer was the musical director with the Las Vegas Sands Hotel house band Enterprise on Frederick Apcar's production, "The Sands Playmate Review". Toured with Roadhouse, Bob Simmons Band, Marin, AnExchange and Album producer and arranger on Ron Butler and The Saxist and Why Can't I, Patty Parsons solo album. Jack is the long time clarinetist in Hot House Swing Band. Known affectionately as Saxist Jack.
John Case Schaeffer II, is the inventor of an original musical instrument, the Strumbola. A multiple string lute style instrument, with a Jazz-Harp sound creating music of tight close-chord harmony. He is a published writer, aka Nonist John Schaeffer, whose papers and articles have been published in VIDYA Journals, and E.T.C., Journal of General Semantics. Member in the Triple Nine Society, his writings run along the lines of astronomy and physics, with his specialty in semantics.
Discography
Royale Monarchs
- Whole Lot Of Shakin Going On (1962) (Dell)
- Sombrero Stomp (1962) (Dell)
- The Cinnamon Cinder Show (1963) (TV)
- My Babe (1964) (Dell)
- (Hey) Surfs Up (1964) (Dell)
- Great Balls Of Fire (1964) (Dell)
- Teen Scene (1964) (Dell)
- Cinnamon Cinder Show Christmas Special (1965) (TV)
Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks
- At The Rockhouse, vol 11 (Eagle)
- Red Hot Rock 'N' Roll (Red Hot)
- High School Favorites (Teen)
- I Want Rock (White Lable)
Forte' Four
- Can't You See I'm Trying (1966) (Decca)
- Don't Let The Sun Shine On Me (1966) (Decca)
- I Don't Wanna Say Goodnight (1966) (Decca)
- The Climb (1966) (Decca)
- Viva Las Vegas, Original Soundtrack / "The Climb" (1964) (MGM)
- The Cool Ones, Original Soundtrack (1967) (Warner Bros)
AnExchange
- Evening of AnExchange (1972)
Hot House Swing Band
- L.A. Confidential, Original Soundtrack / Hot House (1997) (Warner Bros)
- Hot House; Got Rhythm ? (2000) (CD)
Producer
- Marin / Producer & Arranger (1972)
- Patty Parsons' Why Can't I ? / Producer & Arranger (1979)
- Ron Butler and the Saxist; Go Figure ! / Producer & Arranger (1982)
Various
- Faith of Our Children / Eleanor Powell (1953-55) (TV) (NBC)
- Spartan Choir (1963) (Radio) (KFI)
- Spartan Choir (1963) (LP)
- The People's Lawyer (1975) (TV)
- My Father's Hands / Dan Anthony (1998)
- Dan Anthony (2007) (CD)