Change Filenames

I would like to change my iTunes filenames en masse. Right now they seem to follow the pattern:
Track number - Song Title - File Format (in other words: 01 Freddie Freeloader.mp3)
I would like files names to be:
Song Title - Artist - File Format (or: Freddie Freeloader Miles Davis.mp3
Is there a way to do this within iTunes itself or is there a separate app that will do this?

iTunes USED to have a preference where you could toggle the track number before the track name on/off in the file name. The latest versions of iTunes have removed that preference. However you can still change this preference from the Terminal application if you do NOT want track numbers in the file name.
To change it so iTunes does NOT add track number or disk number to the file names, first close iTunes then open the Terminal application (Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal). At the command line type in each of these two lines (you can cut and paste them from here to the terminal command line, just do it one at a time hitting return after each)...
defaults write com.apple.iTunes create-filenames-with-disknumber -bool FALSE
defaults write com.apple.iTunes create-filenames-with-tracknumber -bool FALSE
Ok that just changes the preference so future imports get named the way you like.
To change the files names already in your library and remove those track numbers, open iTunes, go to preferences, and in the advanced tab and UNcheck the box for Keep iTunes Music Folder Organized. OK out of preferences.
Now go back into preferences again. This time CHECK that box so you are turning back on Keep iTunes Music Folder Organized. OK out of preferences and iTunes will then reorganize all your tracks. Since they are all already where they should be that won't change. But since your preference is set to NOT use track numbers in file names, iTunes will rename all the tracks to match the names in your library, which don't have the track numbers. After several minutes you should find all your files have had the file numbers stripped ouf of the file names.
NOTE this only changes the file name to remove the track numbers. It will NOT make the files names like you want them with both title and artist in the file name itself. Instead your library will still be organized by Artist folder -> Album folder -> track names.mp3
Not exactly what you wanted, but maybe a step closer?
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