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Salvatore "Torrie" Zito (October 12, 1933 – December 3, 2009) was an American pianist, music arranger, composer and conductor . Life and career. He is widely known for his popular work with John Lennon on the classic album Imagine, as string arranger. [1]
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8 dic 2009 · Torrie Zito, a versatile arranger who worked with swingers like Bobby Darin, Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra as well as younger performers like John Lennon, Sinead O’Connor and Clay Aiken, died...
3 gen 2010 · Torrie Zito (October 12th 1933-December 3rd 2009) by Frank GriffithThe death of composer/arranger Torrie Zito (photo credit: New York Times) last month went virtually unremarked in the UK. Zito wrote the string arrangements for John Lennon's Imagine , collaborated on at least a dozen albums with Tony Bennett, and worked with a host ...
Torrie Zito (1933–2009) Salvatore ‘Torrie’ Zito was a pianist, arranger, composer and conductor who worked with swing singers such as Bobby Darin, Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra. Zito initially performed as a bebop jazz pianist in the style of Bud Powell, but was known more for his success as a versatile arranger who was proficient in a ...
3 dic 2009 · Torrie Zito. Born Oct. 12, 1933, in Utica, N.Y., USA. Died Dec. 03, 2009, in Manhattan, N.Y., USA. Zito was married to jazz singer Helen Merrill. During his career he worked with such artists like Perry Como, Herbie Mann, John Lennon, Morgana King, Liza Minnelli, Carly Simon and Samuel Ramey .
9 dic 2009 · At least that’s how Utica native Torrie Zito did it, making him one of the leading pianists, composers and arrangers of the past half century. Zito’s death Thursday of emphysema in New York...
Torrie Zito. Biography. Salvatore "Torrie" Zito (12 October 1933, Utica, N.Y. – 3 December 2009, New York, N.Y.) was an American composer. Zito studied at the Manhattan School of Music. As a free-lance composer and arranger, he joined Tony Bennett as his music director in 1972.
