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Oct 16, 2008 · Neal Hefti, whose renown as a forward-looking composer and arranger for Woody Herman and Count Basie was probably overwhelmed forever after he went to Hollywood and wrote the theme for the 1960 ...
Oct 15, 2008 · Courtesy of Paul Hefti. Neal Hefti reached a wide audience through the theme songs he composed for TV's Batman and The Odd Couple. But he was also a talented jazz arranger who got his start with ...
Oct 15, 2008 · Repetition (Neal Hefti's Orchestra and Charlie Parker, 1947) Or Words to That Effect (Harry James,1949) Neal's Deal (Count Basie Octet, 1950) Coral Reef (Neal Hefti and His Orchestra, 1951) Skylark (Jackie Paris vocal, 1953) Plymouth Rock (Count Basie and his Orchestra, 1953) Portrait of Jenny (Clifford Brown with Strings, 1955)
Jan 8, 2024 · Neil Hefti: The Early Years Born in Hastings, Nebraska on October 29, 1922, Hefti grew up in a poor family where, at the age of eleven, he started learning the trumpet at school. Citing early influences like Buck Clayton and Harry Edison (from the Count Basie Orchestra), and bebop pioneer Dizzy Gillespie (touring with Cab Calloway’s band) he ...
Oct 11, 2008 · Neal Paul Hefti (October 29, 1922 – October 11, 2008) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and arranger. He wrote music for The Odd Couple movie and TV series and for the Batman TV series. Quick Facts Background information, Birth name ...
Neal Hefti. Neal Paul Hefti (October 29, 1922 – October 11, 2008) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and arranger. He wrote music for The Odd Couple movie and TV series and for the Batman TV series. He began arranging professionally in his teens, when he wrote charts for Nat Towles. Read more on Wikipedia
Biography. Neal Paul Hefti (29 October 1922, Hastings, Neb. – 11 October 2008, Toluca Lake, Calif.) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and arranger. Neal Hefti started playing the trumpet in school at the age of eleven, and by high school was spending his summer vacations playing in local territory bands to help his family make ends ...
