Summertime - Music

Martin Louis Paich Born January 23 1925 In Oakland California Died August 12 1995 In Santa Ynez California Was A Pianist Composer Arranger Producer Music Director And Conductor. In A Career Which Spanned Half A Century He Worked In These Capacities For Such Artists As Frank Sinatra Barbra Streisand Sarah Vaughan Stan Kenton Ella Fitzgerald Mel Tormé Ray Charles Aretha Franklin Linda Ronstadt Stan Getz Sammy Davis Jr Michael Jackson Art Pepper And A Hundred Others. However His Name Is Essentially Unknown Outside Professional Circles. He Took Little Interest In Self-Promotion Never Acquired A Personal Agent Happily Saw His Business Affairs Managed By His Capable First Wife Huddy And As Soon As Finances Permitted Decamped Los Angeles For A Ranch In The Santa Ynez Valley North Of Santa Barbara. There He Engaged His Twin Fantasies Of Riding Horses And Operating A Private Museum Devoted To The Saddles Books Rifles And Guns Of The American West. For A Boy Raised In Urban Oakland California This Was A Charmed Leap. Wikipedia read less