Ted Heath
Ted Heath was one of the most famous big-band leaders in Great Britain of the 1950s. His bands played modernized swing music that was always danceable but occasionally had worthwhile solos played in the tradition. Heath started out playing tenor horn before he switched to trombone when he was 14. He spent a period playing as a street musician and then was discovered by Jack Hylton, who hired him for his band. Heath had long stints as a sideman with a variety of top dance bands, including ensembles led by Bert Firman (1924-1925), Hylton again (1925-1927), Ambrose (1928-1936), Sydney Lipton (1936-1939), and Geraldo (1939-1944). Heath began leading his own big band in 1944 and, through regular appearances on the radio, tours, and concerts, he soon became a household name in England. The innovations of bebop were largely ignored in favor of playing swing-oriented charts, although some of Heath's soloists (particularly Ronnie Scott, Danny Moss, Don Rendell, and Kenny Baker) became notable as jazz players. Heath, whose band was always of high musicianship and used "Listen to the Music" as its theme song, also became well known in the United States, visiting the U.S. several times starting in 1956. His orchestra recorded quite frequently starting in 1944 (mostly for Decca and London), including ten albums in 1959 alone. Even after Ted Heath's death in 1969, the big band continued performing and recording with a live concert cut as late as 1977.
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Big Band Classics, Vol. 2: The Big Band Sound of Ted Heath
Ted Heath, Don Lusher, The Ted Heath Orchestra
Dance - Editado por Intersound el 30-09-2002
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Believe in Me: Rare Transcription Recordings of the 1950s, Vol. 3
Jazz - Editado por Vocalion el 21-11-2011
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Remastered Hits, Vol. 2 (All Tracks Remastered)
Jazz tradicional & Nueva Orleans - Editado por jjjedizionimusicali el 01-07-2021
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Vintage Music No. 121 - LP: Ted Heath And The Swing
Jazz - Editado por Vintage Music el 20-08-2010
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Turn on the Heath
Jazz - Editado por Music Masters NF el 24-07-2008
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The Song is You: Rare Transcription Recordings of the 1950s, Vol. 5
Jazz - Editado por Vocalion el 26-12-2012
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Gershwin's Musicbook
Jazz - Editado por Music Today Records el 02-08-2016
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Woodchoppers Ball
Jazz - Editado por Red Cab Records el 11-10-2010
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Tops From British Musicals
Bandas sonoras de cine - Editado por Foyer el 01-01-2000
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The Best of
Jazz - Editado por Rolled Gold Classics el 10-04-2012
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That Old Black Magic
Jazz - Editado por Reminisce Music el 02-09-2021
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Folks Who Live On The Hill
Jazz - Editado por CoolNote el 01-01-2000
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Big Band Percussion with Ted Heath
Jazz - Editado por Sharp Edge Records el 05-06-2015
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Gershwin Played by Ted Heath
Jazz - Editado por Sharp Edge Records el 02-10-2014
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The Very Thought Of You
Jazz - Editado por Classic Records el 29-12-2010
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Masterjazz: Ted Heath
Jazz - Editado por A Fork In The Road el 07-07-2014
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