Paul Moerschbacher (July 22, 1916 – June 9, 2010), better known as Paul Moer, was an American jazz pianist.
Moer attended the University of Miami, graduating in 1951, and following this played frequently on the West Coast jazz scene with Benny Carter, Vido Musso, Zoot Sims, Stan Getz, Bill Holman, and Shorty Rogers. Moer did extensive work in Los Angeles studios as a pianist and an arranger. He led his own trio in the late 1950s with Jimmy Bond and Frank Butler. In 1960 he toured Australia with Benny Carter. He also recorded with Charles Mingus, Jack Montrose, John Graas, Paul Horn (1960–63), Ruth Price, and Buddy DeFranco.
Moer played little after the 1960s, though he made a comeback with a release in 1991 of Elmo Hope tunes.
Discography
As leader
1959 The Contemporary Jazz Classics of the Paul Moer Trio
1961 Live at the Pour House
1991 Plays the Music of Elmo Hope
2005 Get Swinging
As sideman
With Jack Montrose
1954 Arranged by Montrose (Pacific Jazz) 1955 Jack Montrose Sextet (Pacific Jazz) 1956 Arranged/Played/Composed by Jack Montrose (Atlantic)
With John Graas
1958 International Premiere in Jazz
1958 Jazzmantics
2004 Westlake Bounce
2005 Jazz-Lab 1&2
With Paul Horn
1960 Something Blue
1961 The Sound of Paul Horn (Columbia) 1962 Profile of a Jazz Musician (Columbia)