Neal Hefti Quintet • Light And Right!

 

Biography:
Neal Hefti was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, tune writer, and arranger. He was perhaps best known for composing the theme music for the Batman television series of the 1960s, and for scoring the 1968 film The Odd Couple and the subsequent TV series of the same name.

He began arranging professionally in his teens, when he wrote charts for Nat Towles. He became a prominent composer and arranger while playing trumpet for Woody Herman; while working for Herman he provided new arrangements for “Woodchopper's Ball” and “Blowin' Up a Storm,” and composed “The Good Earth” and “Wild Root.” After leaving Herman's band in 1946, Hefti concentrated on arranging and composing, although he occasionally led his own bands. He is especially known for his charts for Count Basie such as “Li'l Darlin'” and “Cute”.


Obituary
As the actors Adam West and Burt Ward slid down to the Batcave during the title sequence of the twice-weekly 1960s series Batman, they emerged as Batman and Robin to the accompaniment of one of the best-known television themes of all. Built around a simple 12-bar blues, Neal Hefti’s “Na-na-na-na Na-na-na-na Batman!” theme was sung in school playgrounds across the world, and became the most-recorded song of 1966.

Hefti was a brilliant composer and arranger who created the scores for many other television shows and films, notably the two Neil Simon movies The Odd Couple and Barefoot in the Park. His score for Harlow included the song Girl Talk which has become a jazz standard.
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/neal-hefti

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Biografía:
Neal Hefti fue un trompetista de jazz, compositor, autor de melodías y arreglista estadounidense. Quizá sea más conocido por componer el tema musical de la serie de televisión de Batman de la década de 1960, y por poner música a la película de 1968 The Odd Couple y a la posterior serie de televisión del mismo nombre.

Comenzó a hacer arreglos profesionales en su adolescencia, cuando escribía las partituras para Nat Towles. Se convirtió en un destacado compositor y arreglista mientras tocaba la trompeta para Woody Herman; mientras trabajaba para Herman proporcionó nuevos arreglos para "Woodchopper's Ball" y "Blowin' Up a Storm", y compuso "The Good Earth" y "Wild Root". Tras dejar la banda de Herman en 1946, Hefti se concentró en los arreglos y la composición, aunque ocasionalmente dirigió sus propias bandas. Es especialmente conocido por sus charts para Count Basie como "Li'l Darlin'" y "Cute".


Obituario
Cuando los actores Adam West y Burt Ward se deslizaban hacia la Batcueva durante la secuencia de títulos de la serie quincenal Batman, salían como Batman y Robin con el acompañamiento de uno de los temas televisivos más conocidos de todos. Construido en torno a un sencillo blues de 12 compases, el tema "Na-na-na Na-na-na Batman!" de Neal Hefti se cantó en los patios de los colegios de todo el mundo y se convirtió en la canción más grabada de 1966.

Hefti fue un brillante compositor y arreglista que creó las partituras de muchos otros programas de televisión y películas, especialmente las dos películas de Neil Simon La extraña pareja y Descalzos por el parque. Su partitura para Harlow incluía la canción Girl Talk, que se ha convertido en un estándar del jazz.
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/neal-hefti

Tracklist:
1. You're Just In Love
2. That Old Black Magic
3. They Can't Take That Away From Me
4. It Had To Be You
5. You Do Something To Me
6. Mack The Knife
7. The Poor People Of Paris
8. I Won't Dance
9. September Song
10. Alexander's Ragtime Band


Label: Columbia – CS 8316
Released: 1960
Genre: Jazz
Style: Bop
https://www.discogs.com/release/1477923-Neal-Hefti-Quintet-Light-And-Right-The-Modern-Touch-Of-The-Neal-Hefti-Quintet

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