Marty Paich

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Marty Paich (* as Martin Louis Paich on 23. January 1925 in Oakland , California ; † 12. August 1995 in Santa Ynez , California) was an American jazz - pianist , composer , arranger and producer of modern jazz and West Coast Jazz .

In his fifty-year career, Marty Paich has worked with artists such as Frank Sinatra , Barbra Streisand , Sarah Vaughan , Stan Kenton , Ella Fitzgerald , Mel Tormé , Ray Charles , Aretha Franklin , Linda Ronstadt , Stan Getz , Sammy Davis Jr , Michael Jackson , Art Pepper and many others.

biography

Paich first learned to play the accordion and later the piano. When he was twelve he played at weddings. He received his musical training at Chapman College, San Francisco State University , the University of Southern California and the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music , where he graduated in 1951. He also took private lessons from Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco and Arnold Schönberg . The Gary Nottingham Orchestra played its first arrangements . He then served in the US Air Force during World War II; there he led various bands for troop entertainment.

After completing his studies, Paich worked in the music industry in Los Angeles , as an arranger and pianist for the Walt Disney studios, where he was involved in the soundtrack for the cartoon Lady and the Tramp , he was also the companion of Peggy Lee , played with the Shorty Rogers ' Giants and made the arrangements for numerous local bands in Los Angeles.

During the 1950s, Paich was active in the West Coast jazz scene and worked in Hollywood studios , particularly for the Verve Records label . He arranged and produced numerous albums by Ray Brown , Ella Fitzgerald, Terry Gibbs , Stan Kenton, Shelly Manne , Anita O'Day , Dave Pell , Art Pepper , Buddy Rich , Jeri Southern , Shorty Rogers and Mel Tormé. His professional relationship with Tormé lasted several decades. Renowned musicians such as Conte Candoli , Herb Geller , Richie Kamuca , Jimmy Giuffre , Joe Mondragon and Art Mardigan played in his Marty Paich Octet .

In the 1960s, his activities moved away from jazz to light music; during this time he worked with Andy Williams , Al Hirt , Dinah Shore , Ray Charles , Sammy Davis Jr. and other artists in the same direction. From the late 1960s to the 1970s, Paich directed a studio orchestra with which he appeared on television shows such as The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour , The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, and the Sonny and Cher Show . He also worked as a teacher and mentor to his son David Paich , who played in the pop band Toto .

Paich was a busy arranger from the 1980s to the 1990s and had assignments from Barbra Streisand and Michael Jackson . During this time he was also active in the film industry, where he was involved as an orchestral conductor and arranger in film projects such as Grand Canyon , The Killer Brigade , Pretty Woman and Prince of Tides .

In 1991 he conducted the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra in Sarah Vaughan's last public appearance at the Hollywood Bowl . He then retired to his ranch in Santa Ynez and only occasionally worked on music projects, such as with Aretha Franklin .

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SURNAME Paich, Marty
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Paich, Martin Louis (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz pianist and band leader
DATE OF BIRTH January 23, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Oakland , California
DATE OF DEATH August 12, 1995
Place of death Santa Ynez , California