Music To Fill A Void - Eight By Eight by the Don Fagerquist Octet, released on Mode Records in 1957.

Donald Alton Fagerquist (February 6, 1927 – January 23, 1974) was a small group, big band, and studio jazz trumpet player from the West Coast of the United States.

Despite high demand for his services as a lyrical soloist, he recorded only twice as a leader: a half-date for Capitol in 1955 (reissued as part of the Dave Pell Octet CD I Had the Craziest Dream) and a complete project for Mode in 1957 (Music to Fill a Void) - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht4SkWtN4h4&list=RDht4SkWtN4h4&start_radio=1

#BobEnevoldsen #BuddyClark #DonFagerquist #EdLeddy #HerbGeller #MartyPaich #MelLewis #RonnyLang #VincentDeRosa #jazz

The Rock-Jazz Incident Review by Mark Deming

...Paich takes a handful of well-known pop tunes of the day (which in this case was 1966) along with a few originals and dresses them up with contemporary big-band arrangements, dominated by horns, keyboards, and a tight, well-mannered rhythm section..The real oddity is a honking sax workout on "Yesterday" that makes Paul McCartney's tale of lost love sound like something Ace Cannon cut on his lunch hour, but most of the pop numbers survive the transition quite well, and originals like "The Proud Camel" and "Gotta Go" reveal just a bit more swing, and on these selections Paich gives his musicians a little more room to color the surroundings..Paich does turn in 29 minutes of intelligent, well-crafted pop music that nods to both genres without ever taking sides, and it's an amusing curiosity in his catalog.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUQsNahoiqA

#martypaich #jazz #covers #bigband

Sammy Davis Jr. Belts the Best of Broadway is a 1962 studio album by Sammy Davis Jr., arranged by Marty Paich

Sam does show tunes, of which the best by far for me is Lost in the Stars

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06hruqTiuyU&list=OLAK5uy_lumkGDeFrt5wPBxte_2sY5yklPqv-Rz6U

#sammydavisjr #showtunes #lostinthestars #kurtweill #martypaich

Something Else By Johnny Richards released on Bethelem Records in 1956.

Marc Myers wrote for Jazz Wax:

"...the album features Richards compositions and arrangements and a band that will make West Coast jazz fans gasp.

Waltz Anyone featured Pete Candoli, Buddy Childers and Maynard Ferguson (tp); Stu Williamson (tp,v-tb); Tommy Pederson, Frank Rosolino and Milt Bernhart (tb); John Cave (fhr); Albert Pollan (tu); Charlie Mariano (as); Richie Kamuca (ts); Ronnie Lang (bar,pic); Bill Holman (bassax); Marty Paich (p); Buddy Clark (b); Stan Levey (d); Lou Singer (perc) and Johnny Richards (arr,cond)...

..The arrangements are fresh and spectacular, and the solos are sterling."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6Lg3jRaOzo&list=PLEbR7gIJfzeNamIFDyYhYYv95I5d7YBif&index=1

#johnnyrichards #bigbandjazz #swing #westcoastjazz #charliemariano #martypaich #frankrosolino #maynardferguson #1956 #50smusic

The Wham of Sam is a 1961 studio album by Sammy Davis Jr., arranged by Marty Paich and Morty Stevens.

The Allmusic review by Lindsay Planer awarded the album four stars and said that Davis' "untouchable sense of rhythmic flair unleashes some lighthearted interaction between the vocalist and hard-driving instrumentalists." Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBq_AdLSBB0&list=OLAK5uy_lyl9Myh8VqhkcfXoLQdOGxJAqG3UIBvaA

#sammydavis #martypaich #bratpack #vocaljazz #budshank #buddycollette

Big Bands only: Mel Tormé and the Marty Paich Dektette (Tokyo - 1988) [2/2]

https://bigbandsonly.blogspot.com/2024/02/mel-torme-and-marty-paich-dektette_0504467128.html

#jazz #MelTormé #bigband #MartyPaich

Big Bands only: Mel Tormé and the Marty Paich Dektette (Tokyo - 1988) [1/2]

https://bigbandsonly.blogspot.com/2024/02/mel-torme-and-marty-paich-dektette.html

#jazz #MelTormé #MartyPaich