Neal Hefti

American jazz trumpeter. 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.