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The new Ted Heath Band, originally organised as a British "All Star Band" playing only radio dates, was first heard on a BBC broadcast in 1944. In 1945, the BBC decreed that only permanent, touring bands could appear on radio. So Ted Heath and his Music was officially formed on D-Day, 1944.
Geraldo and his Tango Orchestra: 1933, 1955 (Blackpool) Ernie Gerrard: 1935; ... Ted Heath and his Band: 1948, 1954; The Heavy Cavalry and Cambrai Band: 2007, 2009;
Don Lusher OBE (6 November 1923 [1] – 5 July 2006) was an English jazz and big band trombonist best known for his association with the Ted Heath Big Band. In a career spanning more than 60 years, he played trombone with a number of jazz orchestras and bands and was twice President of the British Trombone Society.
Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra recorded the song in 1938; Ted Heath in 1957; The Ramsey Lewis Trio in 1959; 1964 version by The New Tommy Dorsey Orchestra directed by Sam Donahue with Larry O'Brien; The Glenn Miller Orchestra under the direction of Buddy DeFranco in 1967; Joe Loss and His Orchestra in 1970; Enoch Light and the Light ...
In September 1951 Verrell joined the Ted Heath Orchestra and remained with the band until Heath's retirement in 1964. At the time Heath's band was the leading British big band, [ 1 ] and they performed at many concerts, including Sunday-night swing sessions at the London Palladium . [ 5 ]
Born in London in 1924, Hawksworth initially trained as a pianist, but also played double bass for Britain's leading big band the Ted Heath Orchestra during the early 1950s and through the 1960s. During this time he became one of the most popular jazz bassists in the UK, winning many polls and was often featured as a soloist on Heath concerts ...
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Jazz Boat is a 1960 British black-and-white musical comedy film directed by Ken Hughes and starring Anthony Newley, Anne Aubrey, Lionel Jeffries and big band leader Ted Heath and his orchestra. [1] It was written by John Antrobus and Hughes based on the 1960 novel Jazz Boat by Rex Rienits. The cinematographer was Nicolas Roeg.