Neil got game

The first music I remember liking was the theme from the Batman TV show.  Terrorized the household running around making that cool noise.

Ever go for a walk and get the theme from The Odd Couple (movie, tv show) stuck in your head?  Used to happen to me a lot.  Billy May covered it nicely, the cast of Friends...less well.

I spent a good part of 2002 listening to George Gee's version of Splanky, until I heard the original and switched to that.  The swing, the tension, the latent power, and then the drum roll into the greatest trumpet shout EVER...

Actually, he arranged that whole Basie album, the one that brought Basie all the way back and showed the world what the New Testament band could do.

His name was Neil Hefti.