- Born
- Died
- Marty Paich was born on January 23, 1925 in Oakland, California, USA. He was a composer, known for First Blood (1982), The Fugitive (1993) and Dune (1984). He died on August 12, 1995 in Santa Ynez, California, USA.
- Children
- Father of L.A. band, TOTO, singer-songwriter David Paich.
- Started with Pete Rugolo as arranger for the Gary Nottingham Orchestra. After the war, was pianist/arranger for Peggy Lee. Joined ASCAP in 1953. Arranger for Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Shore, Dean Martin, Astrud Gilberto and others. Arranged and produced West Coast jazz recordings by such artists as Stan Kenton, Shelly Manne, Art Pepper, Shorty Rogers and Anita O'Day. Lengthy and fruitful collaboration with Mel Torme, also as leader of his backing group, the Dek-tette. Later active arranging for pop musicians (eg. Andy Williams), as leader of studio orchestras for TV variety shows and composer/conductor for TV series, such as "Hong Kong" and "Ironside" (Emmy Award, 1974).
- His instrumental works include "Gray Flannel", "Color it Brass" and "Suze Bluze".
- Pianist, arranger and band leader. Studied at San Francisco State University, the Conservatory of Music and Art in LA (M.A. in composition, 1951) and at UCLA under Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco.
- Served in the U.S. Air Corps during World War II, leading a USAAF band.
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