Neal Hefti

Neal Hefti is dead. I've always been a fan, and have written about how much I love his theme to Lord Love A Duck.

He's another one of those unknown composers who wrote melodies that everybody knows.

For instance, there's this (with some rarely heard vocals):



And this :



(If you want to hear Sammy Cahn's intriguing words, check this out.)

And above all, this bagatelle: