The Sound Of Marty Paich celebrates the musical wizardry of iconic West Coast jazz arranger, Marty Paich, along with the incredible singers who helped make his distinct sound so famous.

From the now-legendary albums he arranged for singers Mel Tormé and Ella Fitzgerald, to those he recorded with Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughan, Ray Charles, Anita O’Day, Sammy Davis Jr. and Aretha Franklin, to his piano playing with Stan Getz, Art Pepper, Stan Kenton, Shorty Rogers and countless others, Marty Paich proved, time after time, that he could access staggering levels of creativity. His uniquely tasteful arranging style and sophisticated, natural sense of musical restraint not only helped earn him the nickname ‘The Picasso Of Jazz’, but also cemented his place as ‘the cream of the crop’ in the pantheon of West Coast jazz artists.

A unique moment in history…

Between 1955-65 the jazz world was fighting for its life, in the face of a severe Rock ’n Roll tidal wave. Along with a few of his pacific coast jazz contemporaries Marty Paich wanted to give both jazz singers and instrumentalists something truly potent with which to fight back. The result was some of the coolest, most unforgettable jazz arranging ever to grace the music scene. It quite simply has to be heard to be believed.

Can be performed with jazz ’Dek-tette’ (an 8-horn little big band), or smaller formats, including jazz quintet, quartet and trio.

SOME TITLES FROM ‘THE SOUND OF MARTY PAICH’:

RAY CHARLES

“Drown in my Own Tears” (Hallelujah, I Love Her So!, 1957)

“Margie” (Dedicated To You, 1961)

MEL TORMÉ

“On the Street where You Live” (Tormé Swings Shubert Alley, 1960)

“It’s a Blue World” (It’s A Blue World LP, 1955)

“Fascinatin’ Rhythm” (Mel Tormé And The Marty Paich Dek-Tette, 1956)

“Lulu’s Back in Town” (Mel Tormé And The Marty Paich Dek-Tette, 1956)

“Lullaby of Birdland” (Mel Tormé And The Marty Paich Dek-Tette, 1956

“Whatever Lola Wants” (Tormé Swings Shubert Alley, 1960)

“Sing for your Supper” (Mel Tormé And The Marty Paich Dek-Tette, 1956)

“The Carioca” (Mel Tormé And The Marty Paich Dek-Tette, 1956)

“The Lady is a Tramp” (Mel Tormé And The Marty Paich Dek-Tette, 1956)

“The Way You Look Tonight” (Mel Tormé Sings Fred Astaire, 1956)

“Cheek to Cheek” (Mel Tormé Sings Fred Astaire, 1956)

“Too Close for Comfort” (Tormé Swings Shubert Alley, 1960)

“Too Darn Hot” (Tormé Swings Shubert Alley, 1960)

“Once in Love with Amy” (Tormé Swings Shubert Alley, 1960)

“Walk Between the Raindrops” (Reunion, 1988)

ELLA FITZGERALD

“Black Magic” (Dean Martin Show, 1967)

“Whisper Not” (Ella Swings Lightly, 1958)

Gotta Be This Or That” (Ella Swings Lightly, 1958)

ANITA O’DAY

“Four Brothers” (Anita Sings The Winners, 1958)

“Four” (Anita Sings The Winners, 1958)

MARTY PAICH INSTRUMENTALS

“Lazy Afternoon” (The Broadway Bit, 1959)

“Moanin’” (Marty Paich Big Band, 1959)

“Move” (Art Pepper + Eleven, 1960)

“Bernie’s Tune” (Art Pepper + Eleven, 1960)