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Martin Louis "Marty" Paich (January 23, 1925, Oakland, California – August 12, 1995, Santa Ynez, California) was an American pianist, composer, arranger, producer, music director and conductor.
On January 23rd in in 1925, musician/arranger Marty Paich was born in Oakland. He worked as pianist, composer, & arranger with & for the likes of Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Barbra Streisand, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Mel Tormé, & Ray Charles, and a hundred others. His name was not widely known, he avoided self-promotion. He died of colon cancer Aug 12, 1995 at age 70.