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Neal Hefti vinyl records

6 albums with 92 vinyl pressings between them. Open an album to see all its pressings and how to spot the first one.

Neal Paul Hefti. American jazz trumpeter. Born October 29, 1922, Hastings, Nebraska. Died October 11, 2008, Los Angeles, California. He married Woody Herman's vocalist Frances Wayne in 1945. Most famous for his work as composer and arranger especially for Woody Herman and Count Basie. He began arranging professionally in his teens for Nat Towles. Played trumpet in the early '40s with Bob Astor, Les Lieber, Charlie Barnet, Bobby Byrne, Charlie Spivak, and Horace Heidt. He joined up with Woody Herman in 1944 and gained a strong reputation for composing (e.g. "The Good Earth" and "Wild Root") and arranging (e.g. "Woodchopper's Ball" and "Blowin' Up a Storm") while still playing trumpet.