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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Ted Heath and His Music: Palladium Revisited
Jazz - Released by Jazz One Records on 8 Feb 2014
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Best of the Essential Years: Ted Heath
Jazz - Released by Xelon Entertainment on 22 Jun 2012
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Big Band Percussion
Jazz - Released by West Oak Records on 18 Apr 2012
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Kenny Graham's Australian Suite
Jazz - Released by Mach60 Music on 18 Mar 2012
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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 - Released by Intersound on 30 Sep 2002
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Vintage Dance Orchestras Nº18 - EPs Collectors. "Ted Heath And His Music"
Jazz - Released by Vintage Music on 2 Nov 1957
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Don't Forget Your Mother
Ted Heath, Ted Heath & His Music
Jazz - Released by Your Mother on 20 Apr 2023
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Believe in Me: Rare Transcription Recordings of the 1950s, Vol. 3
Jazz - Released by Vocalion on 21 Nov 2011
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Remastered Hits, Vol. 2 (All Tracks Remastered)
Traditional Jazz & New Orleans - Released by jjjedizionimusicali on 1 Jul 2021
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Vintage Music No. 121 - LP: Ted Heath And The Swing
Jazz - Released by Vintage Music on 20 Aug 2010
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Turn on the Heath
Jazz - Released by Music Masters NF on 24 Jul 2008
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The Song is You: Rare Transcription Recordings of the 1950s, Vol. 5
Jazz - Released by Vocalion on 26 Dec 2012
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Gershwin's Musicbook
Jazz - Released by Music Today Records on 2 Aug 2016
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