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    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...
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  • "Girl Talk" is a popular song composed by Neal Hefti, with lyrics written by Bobby Troup. It was written for the 1965 film Harlow, a biographical film...
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  • Basie) is a 1958 album by Count Basie, featuring the song arrangements of Neal Hefti and the Count Basie Orchestra. Allmusic gave it 5 stars, reviewer Bruce...
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  • Batman Theme (category Songs with music by Neal Hefti)
    Theme", the title song of the 1966 Batman TV series, was composed by Neal Hefti. This song is built around a guitar hook reminiscent of spy film scores...
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  • Sinatra–Basie: An Historic Musical First (category Albums arranged by Neal Hefti)
    Sinatra-Basie) is a 1962 studio album by Frank Sinatra, arranged by Neal Hefti. This was the first recording that Sinatra made with the Count Basie Orchestra...
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  • Sinatra and Swingin' Brass (category Albums arranged by Neal Hefti)
    Records. This is the first time Sinatra worked with arranger/composer Neal Hefti on an album project, following a single-only session that took place in...
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  • compact disc. Neal Hefti, who wrote the iconic theme song for the series, also released a soundtrack album in 1966, Batman Theme and 11 Hefti Bat Songs....
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  • Marianne Hefti (born 1953), Swiss alpine skier Neal Hefti (1922–2008), American jazz trumpeter, composer, tune writer, and arranger Silvan Hefti (born 1997)...
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  • "Duet" is a 1957 (©1958) big band swing composition and arrangement by Neal Hefti that was part of his larger body of work for the Count Basie Orchestra...
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  • Theme", by Neal Hefti for the 1960s television show, and recorded by many artists since Batman! (Jan and Dean song), based on the theme by Neal Hefti "Batman"...
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    while not as numerous, include a variety of modern arrangements from Neal Hefti, Frank Devenport, Johnny Richards and Jimmy Mundy that often inspired...
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    to bebop. During his swing period, his band included Buddy DeFranco, Neal Hefti, Lena Horne, Barney Kessel, Dodo Marmorosa, Oscar Pettiford, Wes Dean...
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    the band in the 1950s and 1960s made use of the work of the arrangers Neal Hefti and Sammy Nestico with featured musicians such as Thad Jones and Eddie...
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  • Li'l Darlin' (category Songs with music by Neal Hefti)
    "Lil' Darlin'") is a jazz standard, composed and arranged in 1957 by Neal Hefti for the Count Basie Orchestra and first recorded on the 1958 album, The...
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  • The Odd Couple (film) (category Films scored by Neal Hefti)
    closed in 1977. The award-winning jazz instrumental theme was composed by Neal Hefti. It is used throughout the movie's sequel starring Lemmon and Matthau...
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  • How to Murder Your Wife (category Films scored by Neal Hefti)
    for BAFTA Film Award for Best Foreign Actor. The music was composed by Neal Hefti. The film holds a 64% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 14 reviews, with...
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  • Shelly Manne - drums; Diego Iborra - percussion; Neal Hefti - arranger and conductor "Repetition" (Hefti)- 2:57 The history of the vinyl releases is a complex...
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  • Jerry Lordan and The Shadows, Neil Diamond, Joe Meek and The Tornados, Neal Hefti, Serge Gainsbourg, Robert Maxwell, Piero Umiliani, Jean-Joseph Mouret...
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  • Ultra Big Band) Erskine Hawkins (1914–1993) Horace Heidt (1901-1986) Neal Hefti (1922-2008) Fletcher Henderson (1897–1952) Woody Herman (1913–1987) Teddy...
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    Steve Allen Plays Benny Goodman (Coral, 1956) Romantic Rendezvous with Neal Hefti (Coral, 1957) Venetian Serenade (Coral, 1957) Terry Gibbs, Captain with...
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  • Bright and Shiny (category Albums arranged by Neal Hefti)
    an album released by Columbia Records, featuring Doris Day backed by Neal Hefti's orchestra, on March 20, 1961. It was released in two forms; a monaural...
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    careers or sitting out the years of racial divide in the United States. Neal Hefti began to provide arrangements, including "Li'l Darlin'". By the mid-1950s...
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  • The theme music was still the same as the original series (composed by Neal Hefti), but it was played with a more updated urban arrangement. This marked...
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  • (slang), light construction equipment "Whirlybird", a jazz tune written by Neal Hefti featured on the Count Basie album The Atomic Mr. Basie "Whirlybird", a...
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  • Duel at Diablo (category Films scored by Neal Hefti)
    striking scenery in southern Utah; the musical score was composed by Neal Hefti. A frontier scout, Jess Remsberg, is searching for the murderer of his...
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  • Barefoot in the Park (film) (category Films scored by Neal Hefti)
    Natwick Cinematography Joseph LaShelle Edited by William A. Lyon Music by Neal Hefti Production companies Hal Wallis Productions Nancy Enterprises Inc. Distributed...
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  • Sex and the Single Girl (film) (category Films scored by Neal Hefti)
    Mel Ferrer Cinematography Charles Lang Edited by David Wages Music by Neal Hefti Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures Release date December 25, 1964 (1964-12-25)...
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  • where noted. Notes "Shortly Before the End" interpolates "Jervis" by Neal Hefti. "Get Over It" was featured on the soundtrack of the video games Triple...
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  • Harry James and His Orchestra 1948–49 (category Albums arranged by Neal Hefti)
    section and vocalists and employed a variety of modern arrangements by Neal Hefti, Frank Devenport, Johnny Richards and Jimmy Mundy, which often inspired...
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    from her Grammy-nominated album Della – a big band outing arranged by Neal Hefti who incorporated some arrangement ideas conceived by Reese, who was not...
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