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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 ]
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.
Ronald Thomas Verrell (21 February 1926 – 22 February 2002) was an English jazz drummer. He played in two of the United Kingdom's "most famous" [1] big bands, the Ted Heath Orchestra and the Syd Lawrence Orchestra.
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 ...
British cover versions were also available by Larry Cross, Alma Cogan with Jimmy Watson (trumpet), Monty Norman, Dickie Valentine with Ted Heath and his Music, Victor Silvester and his Ballroom Orchestra, Jimmy Young, and Wally Fryer and his Perfect Tempo Dance Orchestra.
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.
Duncan Campbell (31 May 1926 – 12 December 2013) was a British trumpet player who played with Ted Heath and his Orchestra, Ronnie Scott, Syd Lawrence and the BBC Big Band. He was married to June Pressley, Elvis Presley 's cousin and regular of the Ivy Benson Band.