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. He composed and arranged while working as a trumpeter for Woody Herman providing the bandleader with versions of "Woodchopper's Ball" and "Blowin' Up a Storm" and composing "The Good Earth" and "Wild Root". He left Herman's band in 1946. Now concentrating on writing music only, he began an association with Count Basie in 1950. Hefti occasionally led his own bands.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 29, 1922 (Hastings), Died October 11, 2008 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1942 - 1959

Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, arranger, trumpet

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 245 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-071651	10-in.	1/20/1942	Ya lu-blu (I love you)	Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Al Lane	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-071652	10-in.	1/20/1942	Night of nights (Tura lura li)	Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Al Lane	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-071653	10-in.	1/20/1942	Do you know? (Well, I do)	Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Al Lane	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-071654	10-in.	1/20/1942	I can't get started	Charlie Barnet Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	D7VB-0513	10-in.	4/22/1947	Boppin' the blues	Lucky Seven (Lucky Thompson) ; Lucky Thompson	Jazz/dance octet	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	71901	10-in.	3/23/1944	Cherry-2	Woody Herman Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	71902	10-in.	3/23/1944	Milkman, keep those bottles quiet	Woody Herman Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	71903	10-in.	3/23/1944	Irresistible you	Woody Herman Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	71904	10-in.	3/23/1944	It must be jelly	Woody Herman Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	71906	10-in.	3/24/1944	Don't change horses	Woody Herman Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	71909		3/29/1944	Say so	Woody Herman Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	71910		3/29/1944	Goin' home	Woody Herman Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	71911		3/29/1944	Refuse it	Woody Herman Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	71912		3/29/1944	Ingie speaks-1	Woody Herman Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	71939		4/5/1944	As long as I live	Woody Herman Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	71940	10-in.	4/5/1944	Perdido (Lost)-1	Woody Herman Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	71941[a]		4/5/1944	Blue lullaby	Woody Herman Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	71941	10-in.	4/5/1944	I didn't know about you	Woody Herman Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	81328		8/1/1951	The kissing bug boogie	Neal Hefti Orchestra		leader, arranger, instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	81329		8/1/1951	(I wouldn't be where I am) If you hadn't gone away	Neal Hefti Orchestra		leader, arranger, instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	81330		8/1/1951	Coral reef	Neal Hefti Orchestra		leader, arranger, instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	81397		8/14/1951	A cabin in the cotton	Neal Hefti Orchestra		leader, arranger
Decca	81398		8/14/1951	Bing bong bing	Neal Hefti Orchestra		leader, arranger
Decca	81399		8/14/1951	Uncle Jim	Neal Hefti Orchestra		leader, arranger
Decca	81505		9/5/1951	Love me or please let me be	Rita Moss		leader

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hefti, Neal," accessed September 28, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103459.

Hefti, Neal. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 28, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103459.

"Hefti, Neal." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 28 September 2023.