January 23 - Marty Paich (The Musical Birthday Series, 5th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for January 23rd are here: Muzio Clementi (2020), John Luther Adams (2021), Django Reinhardt; Gary Burton (2022), and Anita Pointer; Chita Rivera (2023)

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Marty Paich (23 January 1925 – 12 August 1995) was an American pianist, composer, arranger, record producer, music director, and conductor. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have You Met Marty?

 

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, Mel Tormé, Andy Williams, Jack Jones, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, Barbra Steirsand, and Andy Williams.  -- compiled and adapted from Wikipedia

I saw the date, and what the aitch!

I’ll guess I’ll write on Marty Paich,

Although, of course, there is no danger

Of Time forgetting this arranger, —

To list his clientele amounted

To naming everyone who counted.

 

 

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