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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 ]
[citation needed] During the 1950s and 1960s the Ros orchestra appeared frequently on BBC Radio, continuing into the early 1970s on Radio Two Ballroom. [6] In the early 1960s, he collaborated with the Ted Heath Orchestra on the album Heath versus Ros (Decca Phase 4 1964) that exploited the relatively new stereo recording process. [3]
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;
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]
He also toured the US with the Ted Heath Orchestra. [1] He recorded in the late 1950s and early 1960s for the Pye Nixa and Columbia labels. [4] In 1956, Lotis toured with a production of the musical Harmony Close, and first worked as an actor in 1959 in John Osborne's The World of Paul Slickey. [1]
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.
Baker was first heard on record in a British public jam session in 1941 and quickly established a strong reputation in London clubs. He was brass band trained and had faultless technical command. The young Baker was lead trumpeter with Ted Heath's post war orchestra, [4] with "Bakerloo Non-Stop" recorded for the Decca record label
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.