Matthew Fisher

Guest organist for David Lanz

Matthew Fisher has contributed Hammond organ to three of the numerous recordings made by the pianist, David Lanz, whose website you can visit by clicking his signature.

Matthew received a gold disc for playing A Whiter Shade of Pale on the Lanz album, Cristofori's Dream 1988 (Another link here)

Joan May writes: 'This is an instrumental AWSoP with guest Matthew Fisher playing his famous solo on his ethereal Hammond, and Lanz adding some nice piano counter-melodies. Fisher doesn't play throughout the entire piece, but where he does play is especially enjoyable. The album was a Huge Hit, débuting at Number One on the Billboard New Age Chart, and remaining at Number 1 for six months. In fact it's been described as one of the most successful New Age CDs of All Time! I'm sure AWSoP and the guest organist contributed to its success. Lanz accurately acknowledged Fisher in his Liner Notes: 'Special thanks to Matthew Fisher, Procol Harum's original organist, for his magic touch on A Whiter Shade of Pale.'