Martin Louis Paich (January 23, 1925 – August 12, 1995)[1] 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, 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.
Marty Paich
Background information
Birth name
Martin Louis Paich
Born
(1925-01-23)23 January 1925 Oakland, California, U.S.
Died
12 August 1995(1995-08-12) (aged 70) Santa Ynez, California, U.S.
Musician, arranger, composer, conductor, record producer
Instrument(s)
Piano
Years active
1950s–1990s
Website
martypaich.com
Careeredit
A native of Oakland, California, Paich learned accordion and piano at an early age.[2] In the 1930s, when he was ten years old, he was leading bands and performing at weddings.[2] At sixteen, he wrote arrangements with Pete Rugolo.[3] He served with the U.S. Air Corps in World War II.[2][4] He attended the University of Southern California and received a master's degree in composition from the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music.[2][3] Among his teachers were Julia Bal de Zuniga,[5]Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco,[3][6] and Arnold Schoenberg.[2]
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^Nelson, Nels (August 18, 1995). "Known better for his work". Philadelphia Daily News. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. p. 53. Retrieved March 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Paich, Weston Team for 'Bells' Show". Santa Ynez Valley News. 1989-09-07. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-06-29 – via Newspapers.com.
^Zachels, Les (January 16, 1983). "Paich exhibits extraordinary talent". The Gazette. Iowa, Cedar Rapids. p. 59. Retrieved March 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^"The Complete Vita Recordings of Dan Terry". June 11, 1952 – via Internet Archive.
^ abChilla, Mark (1 May 2015). "The Modern Touch of Marty Paich". News - Indiana Public Media. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
^Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 397. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
^Oliver, Myrna (August 17, 1995). "Marty Paich; Arranger, Composer, Producer". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. p. 22. Retrieved March 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Martin L. Paich, 70, Conductor-Arranger". The New York Times. 18 August 1995.
^"("Paich" search results)". Emmy Awards. Television Academy. Archived from the original on March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
External linksedit
Official website
Thomas Cunniffe, "Mel Tormé and the Marty Paich Dek-tette", Jazz.com