Marty Paich | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Martin Louis Paich |
| Born | 23 January 1925 Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Died | 12 August 1995 (aged 70) Santa Ynez, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, pop, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, arranger, composer, conductor, record producer |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Years active | 1950s–1990s |
| Website | martypaich |
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, 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.
- ^ Steven Strunk, revised by Barry Kernfeld (20 January 2002). "Paich, Marty [Martin Louis ]". Grove Music Online (8th ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J343200. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0.