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Salvatore "Torrie" Zito (October 12, 1933 – December 3, 2009) was an Americanpianist,music arranger,composer andconductor.
He is widely known for his work withJohn Lennon on Lennon's second solo albumImagine, as string arranger.[1]
He wrote advertisingjingles, including a famous one forMaxwell House, and background music for many television programs.
In 1964, he conducted and did the arrangements for singerMorgana King's classic album,Miss Morgana King. Those with a good ear might like to compare the voicing of the first few bars of Torrie's arrangement of the track "All Blues" with that of the first few bars of Symphony No. 11 by Dmitri Shostakovich. They are remarkably similar; a hint by Torrie that long sections of the symphony are inspiration for variations on All Blues. Helen Merrill confirms that Torrie was interested in the music of Shostakovich.
A New York City resident, Zito was married to singerHelen Merrill, with whom he recorded several albums. He had one daughter, Lisa Zito, from his first marriage, and a stepson, a singer-songwriterAlan Merrill (most known for his 1975 hit "I Love Rock'n'Roll"), by his second marriage (to Merrill). His brother is the drummerRonnie Zito.[2]
Zito died fromemphysema on December 3, 2009 at hisManhattan home.[3]
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