Neal Hefti (born October 29, 1922 in Hastings, Nebraska) is an American jazz trumpeter, composer, tune writer, and arranger. He's considered one of the greatest in the field. He began arranging professionally in his teens, when he wrote charts for Nat Towles. Wikipedia
Composer ("'Batman' Theme), conductor, arrager and trumpeter, educated in high school and through private music study. He was a trumpeter and arranger with dance orchestras including those of Harry James, Woody Herman, and Charlie Spivak between 1941 and www.imdb.com/name/nm0006126/
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