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George Edward Heath (30 March 1902 – 18 November 1969) [1] was a British musician and big band leader.. Heath led what is widely considered Britain's greatest post-war big band, [2] recording more than 100 albums, [3] which sold over 20 million copies. [4]
Sir Edward Richard George Heath (9 July 1916 – 17 July 2005), commonly known as Ted Heath, was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1965 to 1975. Heath also served for 51 years as a Member of Parliament from 1950 to 2001.
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]
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.
Keating was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. [1] After studying piano and trombone, he taught himself how to arrange and compose in his teens.From 1952, he worked with British big band leader Ted Heath as a trombonist, but within two years Heath asked him to become his primary arranger.
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.
Campbell later rejoined Ted Heath's Orchestra under Don Lusher. He was also a staff player in the BBC Radio Orchestra and BBC Big Band, until he retired from the BBC aged 60. In the 1990s, he had made three trips to Japan with the Ray McVay Band, performing 'The Glenn Miller Show' with singers and dancers.
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 ...