Lazy Afternoon • Marty Paich Big Band

...and there are moments when...I don't know....planets align and time stands still and you find yourself - for once - accepting that, with all your imperfections and shortcomings and dark places and all, you have somehow managed to rise above the endless noise of long discarded expectations and reach a level of simplicity and clarity your mind was hoping for and maybe training for(?) throughout your life.
and in those (oh so rare!) moments sounds and forms and senses and thoughts become your mentors and stand firmly by your side to help you achieve the greatest and most challenging accomplishment of all. being yourself...
The New York Scene - Marty Paich Big Band (Warner/Discovery 1959)*
Marty Paich - piano
Art Pepper - alto sax
Bill Perkins - tenor sax
Jimmy Giuffre - baritone sax
Frank Beach, Stu Williamson - trumpet
Bob Envoldsen, George Roberts - trombone
Vince DeRosa -french horn
Scott LaFaro - bass
Mel Lewis - drums
Victor Feldman - vibes, percussion
*If you can, buy this album in vinyl. Because no digital remastering can capture the beauty of an imperfectly perfect sound...
Frenesi's 'petite' disclaimer:
The tunes posted here are a very small sample of great minds at work. Besides providing you with some highly nutritious food for thought they also provide food for the artists' families. If you truly appreciate the music and talent of these great minds, make sure you buy their albums.

[@linmcphillips6207]

This beautiful, haunting melody from the Broadway musical, "The Golden Apple," was written by Jerome Moross and lyric by John Treville Latouche. Paich was without a doubt one of the top notch arrangers of our time. This is beautiful ensemble work and the tune is a joy to listen to once more.

[@FrenesiH]

Interesting fact. Thank you for sharing Lin.

[@Senatorjld]

Marty was - without question - one of the best composers, musicians, and arrangers ever. I'm amazed by his incredible body of work!

[@trent12801]

Wonderful!

[@FrenesiH]

yes, I did. thank you :)

[@FrenesiH]

thank you for your comment!

[@trent12801]

I hope you've been able to visit Thanks!

[@trent12801]

the website we created for marty. It seems I can't run the url here, so you'll have to look up marty paich dot com

[@SXWIL]

Can’t find this on CD anywhere. Any ideas ?

[@jokacz123]

Nice, but not quite as good as Bill Mathieu's arrangement for Stan Kenton on Standards in Silhouette.

[@dougpredmore3780]

Tough call for me. This is one of my most favorite songs of all time. I find both Mathieus' and Paich's arrangements to be outstanding and really can't pick one over the other. My most favorite version is June Christy singing the Pete Rugolo arrangement