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Pianists · 1925–1995

Marty Paich

American pianist, composer, arranger, record producer, music director and bandleader (1925-1995)

Born
23 January 1925
Oakland
Died
12 August 1995
Santa Ynez
Country
United States
Active
1950–
Record labels
Candid Records
Discography
14 albums

Biography

Marty Paich was a jazz musician who played piano. Marty Paich was born on 23 January 1925 in Oakland and died on 12 August 1995 in Santa Ynez. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Candid Records. The discography here lists 14 albums, from “Jazz for Relaxation” (1956) to “Falling Down” (2014).

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, Barbra Streisand, 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.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Jazz for Relaxation 1956 · Tampa Records A Jazz Band Ball: First Set 1957 · Mode Records A Jazz Band Ball: Second Set 1957 · Mode Records Trio 1957 · Mode Records
Jazz Music for the Birds and the Hep Cats 1958
Marty Paich 1958 · Cadence Records The Picasso Of Big Band Jazz 1958 · Cadence Records
The Broadway Bit 1959
I Get a Boot Out of You 1960 · Warner Bros. Records Like Wow! Jazz 1960 1960 · Interlude The Rock-Jazz Incident 1966 · Reprise Records
The Broadway Bit / I Get a Boot Out of You 2006
Hot Piano 2008
Falling Down 2014

Also plays on

Albums where Marty Paich is credited as a sideman

1954 Courts the Count — Shorty Rogers piano
1954 Jazz Studio Two — Herb Geller, Milt Bernhart, John Graas, Don Fagerquist, Howard Roberts, Marty Paich, Curtis Counce, Larry Bunker piano
1955 Sings and Plays With Bud Shank, Russ Freeman and Strings — Chet Baker arranger
1955 Blow Hot - Blow Cool — Herbie Fields, The Melrose Avenue Conservatory Chamber Music Society piano
1956 This One's for Basie — Buddy Rich arranger
1956 Sings Fred Astaire — Mel Tormé arranger, conductor
1956 Mel Tormé with The Marty Paich Dek-Tette — Mel Tormé with The Marty Paich Dek‐Tette piano
1956 Four Horns and a Lush Life — Frank Rosolino piano
1957 Bass Hit! — Ray Brown arranger, conductor
1957 Gene Norman Presents Mel Torme at the Crescendo — Mel Tormé piano
1957 Mel Tormé's California Suite — Mel Tormé conductor
1957 Sextet — Mel Lewis piano
1958 Anita O'Day Sings the Winners — Anita O’Day arranger
1958 Tormé — Mel Tormé conductor, arranger, piano
1959 Ella Swings Lightly — Ella Fitzgerald arranger, conductor
1959 Songs for Any Taste — Mel Tormé piano
1959 Art Pepper + Eleven — Art Pepper arranger, conductor
1960 Mel Tormé Swings Shubert Alley — Mel Tormé with the Marty Paich Orchestra piano, arranger
1961 Dedicated to You — Ray Charles arranger
1961 Ray Charles and Betty Carter — Ray Charles & Betty Carter arranger, conductor
1962 Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music — Ray Charles arranger, producer
1962 Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Volume 2 — Ray Charles arranger, conductor
1962 Lovely & Alive — Lena Horne orchestrator
1962 What Kind of Fool Am I: And Other Show‐Stoppers — Sammy Davis Jr. arranger, conductor
1963 Ingredients in a Recipe for Soul — Ray Charles arranger
1963 Ella Sings Broadway — Ella Fitzgerald arranger, conductor
1963 Our Man in New Orleans — Al Hirt arranger, conductor
1963 Soul of the Ballad — Hank Crawford & Marty Paich Orchestra arranger, conductor
1964 Sings Mel Torme’s California Suite — Sammy Davis Jr. arranger, conductor
1964 Beauty and the Beard — Al Hirt ⦁ Ann-Margret arranger, conductor, orchestrator

Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Marty Paich play?

Marty Paich is known for playing piano.

When and where was Marty Paich born?

Marty Paich was born 23 January 1925 in Oakland.

What are Marty Paich's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Jazz for Relaxation (1956), A Jazz Band Ball: First Set (1957), A Jazz Band Ball: Second Set (1957), Trio (1957) and Marty Paich (1958).

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