Marty Paich

Marty Paich
Background information
Born
Martin Louis Paich

(1925-01-23)23 January 1925
Oakland, California, U.S.
Died12 August 1995(1995-08-12) (aged 70)
Santa Ynez, California, U.S.
GenresJazz, pop, rock
OccupationsMusician, arranger, composer, conductor, record producer
InstrumentPiano
Years active1950s–1990s
Websitemartypaich.com (inactive)
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Martin Louis Paich (January 23, 1925 – August 12, 1995) was an American pianist, composer, arranger, record producer, music director, and conductor. As a musician and arranger he worked with jazz musicians Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, Stan Kenton, Al Hirt, Art Pepper, Buddy Rich, Ray Brown, Shorty Rogers, Pete Rugolo, Ray Charles and Mel Tormé. His long association with Tormé included one of the singer's earliest albums, Mel Tormé with the Marty Paich Dek-Tette. Over the next three decades he worked with pop singers such as Andy Williams and Jack Jones and for film and television. He is the father of David Paich, a founding member of the rock band Toto.