Jack Schroer

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Name = Jack Schroer


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Birth_name = John Henry Schroer
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Born = birth date |1944|1|12
Died = 1995|6|23
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Instrument = saxophone, piano
Genre = Rock, R&B, folk, blues, jazz
Occupation = Musician
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Label = Warner Bros.
Associated_acts = Van Morrison

Jack Schroer (born John Henry Schroer) (b. Jan 12, 1944 d. June 23 1995) was a saxophonist, pianist and arranger best known for his work with Van Morrison in the 1970s as a member of his band The Caledonia Soul Orchestra.

Jack knew bassist and trumpeter John Klingberg before they both joined Van Morrison's Moondance band together in 1969.

elective discography

With Van Morrison

*"Moondance" (1970) #29 US
*"His Band and the Street Choir" (1970) #32 US
*"Tupelo Honey" (1971) #27 US
*"Saint Dominic's Preview" (1972) #15 US
*"Hard Nose the Highway" (1973) #27 US
*"It's Too Late to Stop Now" (1974) #53 US
*"Veedon Fleece" (1974) #53 US
*"The Philosopher's Stone (album)" (compilation issued 1998)

Others

*Paul Simon - "Paul Simon" (1972) #4 US, #1 UK
*New Riders of the Purple Sage - "Gypsy Cowboy" (1972)