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The Neal Hefti Collection 1944-62
Neil Hefti
Styles: Easy Listening, Jazz, Pop
Catalogue Number: ACQCD7077
This release continues Acrobat’s series of in-depth compilations focusing on the work of some of the great arranger/conductor/musician/composers of the post-war era, which has already featured Billy May, Nelson Riddle, Percy Faith and Hugo Winterhalter. Neal Hefti could have made a successful career in any one of the four disciplines, beginning as a trumpeter with Charlie Spivak, Charlie Barnet and Woody Herman, before becoming an arranger for Herman and many other artists and orchestras, perhaps most famously as arranger and composer on Count Basie’s landmark “Atomic Mr. Basie” album. Other major artists who benefited from his distinctively stylish and innovative arrangements ranged from jazz heavyweights Charlie Parker, Buddy Rich, Coleman Hawkins and Harry James to pop stars like Mel Torme, Gisele Mackenzie, Dean Martin, Doris Day, Della Reese and Frank Sinatra. He also recorded many fine orchestral concept albums in his own right. This great value 105-track 4-CD set brings together recordings from all these strands of his work in chronological order, covering the initial quarter of a century or more of what provide to be a lengthy and illustrious career. The set includes comprehensive booklet notes by compiler and journalist Geoff Wilding, the originator of our other sets in this series. |
Disk 1: |
Track |
Title |
Artist |
1 |
Cherry |
Woody Herman and His Orchestra |
2 |
Milkman Keep Those Bottles Quiet |
Woody Herman and His Orchestra |
3 |
It Must Be Jelly, Jam Don't Shake Like That |
Woody Herman and His Orchestra |
4 |
I Gotcha Covered |
The Chubby Jackson Sextet |
5 |
Don't Get Too Wild Child |
The Chubby Jackson Sextet |
6 |
Melody From The Sky |
Flip Phillips Fliptet |
7 |
As Long As I Live |
Woody Herman and His Orchestra, |
8 |
I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues |
Woody Herman and His Orchestra, |
9 |
Caldonia |
Woody Herman and His Orchestra, |
10 |
The Good Earth |
Woody Herman and His Orchestra, |
11 |
Wild Root |
Woody Herman and His Orchestra, |
12 |
Blowin' Up A Storm |
Woody Herman and His Orchestra, |
13 |
Chitlin' Switch |
Lem Davis Sextet |
14 |
Daily Double |
Lem Davis Sextet |
15 |
Handicap |
Georgie Auld and His Orchestra |
16 |
Mo Mo |
Georgie Auld and His Orchestra |
17 |
Daily Double |
Buddy Rich |
18 |
Gussie 'G' |
Dave Lambert and Buddy Stewart with Red Rodney's Be Boppers. |
19 |
Sloppy Joe |
The Neal Hefti Septet |
20 |
I Woke Up Dizzy |
The Neal Hefti Septet |
21 |
Repetition |
Charlie Parker with Neal Hefti and His Orchestra. |
22 |
Rhumbacito |
Neal Hefti and his Orchestra. |
23 |
Kissin' Bug Boogie |
Frances Wayne with Neal Hefti and His Orchestra. |
Disk 2: |
Track |
Title |
Artist |
1 |
Coral Reef |
Neal Hefti & His Orchestra |
2 |
Waltzing On A Cloud |
Neal Hefti & His Orchestra |
3 |
It's A Happy Holiday |
Neal Hefti & His Orchestra |
4 |
Charmaine |
Neal Hefti & His Orchestra |
5 |
Uncle Jim |
Neal Hefti & His Orchestra |
6 |
Sahara's Aide |
Neal Hefti & His Orchestra |
7 |
Sure Thing |
Neal Hefti & His Orchestra |
8 |
Why Not |
Neal Hefti & His Orchestra |
9 |
In Veradero |
Neal Hefti & His Orchestra |
10 |
Lake Placid |
Neal Hefti & His Orchestra |
11 |
Falling In Love All Over Again |
Neal Hefti & His Orchestra |
12 |
Two For A Nickel, Three For A Dime |
Neal Hefti & His Orchestra |
13 |
Ruby |
Coleman Hawkins with Neal Hefti and His Orchestra. |
14 |
Theme from Moulin Rouge |
Coleman Hawkins with Neal Hefti and His Orchestra. |
15 |
Lucky Duck |
Coleman Hawkins with Neal Hefti and His Orchestra. |
16 |
Jambalaya |
Frances Wayne with Neal Hefti And His Orchestra |
17 |
The Anything Can Happen Mambo |
Mel Torme with Neal Hefti And His Orchestra and Chorus |
18 |
Blue Skies |
Mel Torme with Neal Hefti And His Orchestra and Chorus |
19 |
Lonesome Polecat |
The McGuire Sisters with Orchestra Conducted by Neal Hefti. |
20 |
Dreamboat |
The Five De Marco Sisters. with Neal Hefti And His Orchestra. |
21 |
Two Hearts,Two Kisses |
The Five De Marco Sisters. with Neal Hefti And His Orchestra. |
22 |
Yesterdays |
Clifford Brown with Neal Hefti Orchestra and Strings |
23 |
Where Or When |
Clifford Brown with Neal Hefti Orchestra and Strings |
24 |
You're My Everything |
Gisele MacKenzie with Orchestra and Chorus Directed By Neal Hefti |
25 |
Don't Worry 'Bout Me |
Gisele MacKenzie with Orchestra and Chorus Directed By Neal Hefti |
26 |
Do You Ever Think Of Me |
Gisele MacKenzie with Orchestra and Chorus Directed By Neal Hefti |
27 |
You Are My Lucky Star |
Gisele MacKenzie with Orchestra and Chorus Directed By Neal Hefti |
28 |
Swing Low Sweet Chariot |
Peggy Lee with Sy Oliver And His Orchestra. |
Disk 3: |
Track |
Title |
Artist |
1 |
On The Trail |
Neal Hefti & His Orchestra |
2 |
The Bells Of St.Mary's |
Neal Hefti & His Orchestra |
3 |
Waltz Of The Flowers |
Neal Hefti & His Orchestra |
4 |
Bach Goes To Town |
Neal Hefti & His Orchestra |
5 |
Dagger Dance |
Neal Hefti & His Orchestra |
6 |
Song Of India |
Neal Hefti & His Orchestra |
7 |
Rhapsody In Blue |
Neal Hefti & His Orchestra |
8 |
Merry Go Round |
Neal Hefti & His Orchestra |
9 |
Andante Cantabile |
Neal Hefti & His Orchestra |
10 |
Ol' Man River |
Neal Hefti & His Orchestra |
11 |
Love Theme (Our Love) |
Neal Hefti & His Orchestra |
12 |
The Girl With The Flaxen Hair |
Neal Hefti & His Orchestra |
13 |
Ca C'est L'amour |
Tony Bennett with Neal Hefti and His Orchestra |
14 |
Sugartime |
The McGuire Sisters |
15 |
The Kid From Red Bank |
Count Basie & His Orchestra |
16 |
Duet |
Count Basie & His Orchestra |
17 |
WhirlyBird |
Count Basie & His Orchestra |
18 |
Li'l Darlin' |
Count Basie & His Orchestra |
19 |
Rock-A My Soul |
Martha Carson with Neal Hefti and His Orchestra |
20 |
Shadrack |
Martha Carson with Neal Hefti and His Orchestra |
21 |
Two For The Blues |
Neal Hefti and His Orchestra featuring the Neal Hefti Singers. |
22 |
Buttercup |
Neal Hefti and His Orchestra featuring the Neal Hefti Singers. |
23 |
Ding Dong |
The McGuire Sisters with Neal Hefti and His Orchestra |
24 |
Doncha Go Way Mad |
Sallie Blair with Neal Hefti and His Orchestra |
25 |
When The Sun Comes Out |
Sallie Blair with Neal Hefti and His Orchestra |
26 |
Volare |
The McGuire Sisters with Neal Hefti and His Orchestra |
Disk 4: |
Track |
Title |
Artist |
1 |
Ready Rudy |
Neal Hefti & His Orchestra |
2 |
Little Pony |
Neal Hefti & His Orchestra |
3 |
Cute |
Count Basie and His Orchestra. |
4 |
Bright And Shiny |
Doris Day with Neal Hefti and His Orchestra. |
5 |
Singin' In The Rain |
Doris Day with Neal Hefti and His Orchestra. |
6 |
Make Someone Happy |
Doris Day with Neal Hefti and His Orchestra. |
7 |
Ridin' High |
Doris Day with Neal Hefti and His Orchestra. |
8 |
Blue Skies |
Della Reese with Neal Hefti and His Orchestra |
9 |
The Lady Is A Tramp |
Della Reese with Neal Hefti and His Orchestra |
10 |
Let's Get Away From It All |
Della Reese with Neal Hefti and His Orchestra |
11 |
Sunday Morning |
Harry James and His Orchestra. |
12 |
Sans Souci (a.k.a. Fountainbleu) |
Harry James and His Orchestra. |
13 |
The Band Played On |
Alice Faye with Neal Hefti and His Orchestra |
14 |
Medley: This Year's Kisses / You Turned the Tables On Me |
Alice Faye with Neal Hefti and His Orchestra |
15 |
You Can't Have Everything |
Alice Faye with Neal Hefti and His Orchestra |
16 |
Medley: You'll Never Know / No Love No Nothin' |
Alice Faye with Neal Hefti and His Orchestra |
17 |
Do It Now |
Mavis Rivers with the Neal Hefti Orchestra. |
18 |
Cheatin' Billy |
Mavis Rivers with the Neal Hefti Orchestra. |
19 |
I'm Not Lonely |
Mavis Rivers with the Neal Hefti Orchestra. |
20 |
Inside The Outside Inn |
Mavis Rivers with the Neal Hefti Orchestra. |
21 |
Tik A Tee,Tik A Tay |
Dean Martin with Neal Hefti and His Orchestra. |
22 |
C'est Si Bon |
Dean Martin with Neal Hefti and His Orchestra. |
23 |
The Poor People Of Paris |
Dean Martin with Neal Hefti and His Orchestra. |
24 |
I'm Beginning To See The Light |
Frank Sinatra with Neal Hefti and His Orchestra. |
25 |
I Get A Kick Out Of You |
Frank Sinatra with Neal Hefti and His Orchestra. |
26 |
Serenade In Blue |
Frank Sinatra with Neal Hefti and His Orchestra. |
27 |
Petite Fleur |
Neal Hefti & His Orchestra |
28 |
Take Five |
Neal Hefti & His Orchestra |