John Hubbard Beecher - Original Compositions

Original Compositions

• Mischa Fischa, by Dirk Fischer, nonet, cool jazz, up-tempo (1958) (originally composed by Fischer for the Little John Beecher Orchestra)
• Cinoton, by Dirk Fischer nonet (1959) (originally composed by Fischer for the Little John Beecher Orchestra)

Mischa Fischa and Cinoton are recorded on the album, Coming Of Age, by the Dirk Fischer and George Stone Orchestra on Seabreeze Records (2011)

• Coffee-Flavored Kisses, by Dirk Fischer; The 1966 hit song by The Monkees, Last Train to Clarksville, contained the phrase, "Coffee-flavored kisses." The line "Coffee-Flavored Kisses" was the title and first line of a song earlier written (in the 1950s) by Dirk Fischer, brother of Clare Fischer. Fischer wrote it for Little John Beecher's Orchestra while he was a member. "Coffee-Flavored Kisses" is constructed over the chord changes of "Take the A Train." The band played it almost every night. In the mid to late 1950s, the orchestra played it at nearly every appearance. It was sung by a Kansas City jazz singer named Betty Jordan (aka Betty Hansen).