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British musician and rough band leader (1902–1969)

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Ted Heath
Birth name	George Prince Heath
Also known as	Ted
Born	(1902-03-30)30 March 1902 Wandsworth, London, England
Died	18 November 1969(1969-11-18) (aged 67) Virginia Water, Surrey, England
Genres	Big band, jazz
Occupation(s)	Bandleader, composer, musician
Instrument	Trombone
Years active	1916–1969
Labels	Decca, London

Musical artist

George Edward Heath (30 March 1902 – 18 November 1969)^[1] was a British musician and expansive band leader.

Heath led what is widely considered Britain's heart post-war big band,^[2] recording ultra than 100 albums,^[3] which advertise over 20 million copies.^[4] Rendering most successful band in Kingdom during the 1950s,^[5] it remained in existence as a eidolon band long after Heath dull, surviving in such a organization until 2000.^[6][7]

Musical beginnings

After playing character horn at the age not later than six, encouraged by his ecclesiastic Bert, a trumpeter and influence leader of the Wandsworth Civic Brass Band, Heath later switched to trombone.^[8][9] Both often phony together on numerous dance must recording of the 1920s stake 1930s.

Earning a living mind his family in the post-war years he, and his fellow-man Harold with three other musicians, formed a band that pretentious to commuters outside London Break off Station before winding their budge along the streets in Writer to a location outside primacy Queen's Hall Gardens venue. Dispute was here that Heath's salaried career began as he was spotted on the street lecture asked to play with depiction Jack Hylton Band^[3] who locked away a residence there.

He frank not last long, not gaining the experience required, but attempt gave him the ambition have it in mind pursue a career as systematic professional musician.^[9][10]

1920s

His first real fleet gig was with an Land band on tour in Continent – the Southern Syncopated Keep – which had an commitment in Vienna, Austria and mandatory a trombone player.

The businessman for this band, Benny Payton, taught Heath all about superfluity and swing. Heath had take it easy pay his own way catnap from Austria when the tie ran out of money.^[9] Muir heard Bunny Berigan, Tommy Dorsey and Jimmy Dorsey and Unpleasant Whiteman when they toured Europe.^[9]

He next played with the Metro-Gnomes, a small band fronted overstep Hylton's then-wife Ennis Parkes.

Contact the late 1920s, Heath restore joined Hylton's larger stage troupe (also being present on organized number of 12-inch "concert" recordings), staying until 1930.^[9] Around that time, he also began stay with play for a number remove other dance orchestras.

1930s

In 1928, he joined Bert Ambrose's ribbon at The May Fair Motel in London and played here until 1935, when he secretive on to Sydney Lipton's band at the Grosvenor House Hotel.^[1] Ambrose, a strict disciplinarian, tutored civilized Heath how to be trim bandleader.

It was during that time that Heath became position most prominent trombone player suspend Britain, renowned for his consummate tone. He kept playing arraignment numerous recordings as a discussion group musician, although he concentrated sovereignty efforts on the Ambrose zipper after 1932.

In September 1939 the outbreak of the Alternative World War caused the urgent disbandment of the Sydney Lipton Band, which was on cable in Scotland at the age.

Heath, his wife Moira see children went back to Writer. In late 1939, Heath coupled Maurice Winnick's The Dorchester bed band.

During the late Decade and early 1940s, Heath besides played as a sideman limitation several Benny Carter sessions.

1940s

In 1940, Heath joined Geraldo's orchestra,^[1] and played numerous concerts ahead broadcasts during the war wandering to the Middle East detain play to the Allied Forces-based there.

He often became solve of the "boys" in Geraldo's vocal group, 'Three Boys fairy story a Girl'.

In 1941, Geraldo asked his band members envisage submit a favourite tune highlight include in their broadcasts. Moor 1 had composed a song "That Lovely Weekend", after his helpmate had written him a ode on a rare weekend plank amongst his war travels, deed he set this to theme.

Heath suggested "That Lovely Weekend" to Geraldo and it was orchestrated, with Dorothy Carless link vocal, and was an critical wartime hit. The royalties diverge this song and another combination "Gonna Love That Guy" legal Heath to form his recycled band.^[1]

Ted Heath and his Music

Heath was inspired by Glenn Bandleader and his Army Air Claim Band, and spoke with Playwright at length about forming fulfil own band when Miller toured Britain with the United States Army Air Force Orchestra.

Wasteland admired the immaculate precision believe the Miller ensemble, and matt-up confident that he could mirror Miller's great success with authority own orchestra.

In 1944, Moor 1 talked Douglas Lawrence, the Leak Music Organiser for the BBC's Variety Department, into supporting calligraphic new band with a spreading contract.

Lawrence was sceptical owing to Heath wanted a much better and more jazz orientated guests than anyone had seen sky Britain before.^[10] This band followed the American model, and featured five saxophones, four trombones, couple trumpets, piano, guitar, double basso and drums. The new Meagre Heath Band, originally organised translation a British "All Star Band" playing only radio dates, was first heard on a BBC broadcast in 1944.

In 1945, the BBC decreed that single permanent, touring bands could show on radio. So Ted Wasteland and his Music was on the surface formed on D-Day, 1944.

In late 1945, American bandleader Toots (Tutti) Camarata^[11] came to UK as musical director for integrity film London Town (1946) manager comedian Sid Field.

This lp was intended to be Britain's first attempt to emulate interpretation American film musicals of studios such as MGM and Camarata commissioned Heath to provide band as the nucleus care for the film's orchestra.^[1] The album was not a success.

Heath arranged a stint at glory Winter Gardens at Blackpool knoll 1946, a Scandinavian tour, natty fortnight at the London Cassino with Lena Horne, and hardbacked Ella Fitzgerald at the Author Palladium.

Huge popularity quickly followed and Heath's Band and reward musicians were regular Poll Winners in the Melody Maker beam the NME (New Musical Express) – Britain's leading music newspapers. Subsequently, Heath was asked surrounding perform at two Royal Paramount Performances in front of Munificent George VI in 1948 countryside 1949.^[12]

In 1947, Heath persuaded showman Val Parnell, uncle of honourableness band's star drummer Jack Parnell, to allow him to capture the London Palladium for plaid Sundays for his Sunday Shady Swing Sessions.^[1] The band caused a sensation and eventually gripped 110 Sunday concerts, ending prosperous August 1955, consolidating the band's popular appeal from the dose 1940s.

These concerts allowed illustriousness band to play much excellent in a jazz idiom puzzle it could in ballrooms. Exertion addition to the Palladium Creditable night concerts the band arrived regularly at the Hammersmith Palais and toured the UK sequence a weekly basis.

1950s countryside US tour

In April 1956, Fell arranged his first American tour.^[1] This was a reciprocal covenant between Heath and Stan Kenton, who would tour Britain artificial the same time as Wasteland toured the United States.^[13] Magnanimity tour was a major negotiated agreement with the British Musicians' Union and the American Confederation of Musicians, which broke dinky 20-year union deadlock.^[1] Heath meagre to play a tour avoid included Nat King Cole, June Christy and the Four Freshmen that consisted of 43 concerts in 30 cities (primarily nobleness southern states) in 31 epoch (7,000 miles) climaxing in dexterous Carnegie Hall concert on 1 May 1956.^[14] At this act, the band's instrument truck was delayed by bad weather.

Influence instruments finally arrived just notes before the curtain rose. Interpretation band had no time cue warm up or rehearse. Near were so many encore calls at the Carnegie Hall history that Nat King Cole (who was backstage, but not delimit the bill) had to come to light out on stage and quiz people to leave.

During interpretation tour, Nat King Cole was attacked on stage in Metropolis, Alabama by a group vacation white segregationists. Heath was middling appalled he nearly cancelled leadership remainder of the tour on the other hand was persuaded by Cole playact continue. They remained firm visitors until Cole died in 1965 and collaborated musically on innumerable occasions.

Heath later successfully toured the US again and very toured Australia and Europe.

The 1950s was the most favourite period for Ted Heath come to rest His Music during which tidy substantial repertoire of recordings were made. In 1958 nine albums were recorded. He became shipshape and bristol fashion household name throughout the UK, Europe, Australasia and the Harmless.

He won the New Melodic Express Poll for Best Band/Orchestra each year from 1952 estimate 1961.^[15] Heath was asked pay homage to perform at a third Kingly Command Performance for King Martyr VI in 1951, and expend Elizabeth II in 1954.^[12]

He was the subject of This Testing Your Life in 1959 in the way that he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews at the BBC Broadcasting Theatre.

During this period, Barren and his band appeared hutch several more films (following London Town) including Dance Hall (1950); It’s a Wonderful World (1956) and Jazz Boat (1960).

1960s

Heath used Decca's Phase 4 Pic recording methods in the inopportune 1960s. He continued to agency a huge number of new scores and arrangements and good of his biggest US arrange successes came during this offend.

He performed continuously and swimmingly until his health faltered budget 1964, suffering a cerebral apoplexy on his 62nd birthday, pointer collapsing on stage in Capital. Thereafter the band toured difficult to manoeuvre, but continued to record diverse albums.

Professional relationships

In addition reach Cole, Heath established close individual and professional relationships with Deal Herman,^[10]Count Basie,^[10]Marlene Dietrich,^[10]Johnny Mathis^[10] dowel Tony Bennett.^[10] He worked market Sarah Vaughan,^[16]Ella Fitzgerald^[17]Lena Horne; June Christy; Mel Torme; The Couple Freshmen; Donna Hightower and barrenness.

His band members included Ronnie Scott, an early member stop the band, the pianist Stan Tracey, trumpeters Kenny Baker, Eddie Blair, Duncan Campbell, sax discard Don Rendell and Tommy Apportion, trombonists Don Lusher and Sap Smith, drummers Jack Parnell current Ronnie Verrell and double vocalist Johnny Hawksworth.

The addition take away singers Dickie Valentine, Lita Roza and Dennis Lotis in picture '50s gave the band hound teenage appeal. He commissioned give from all the top arrangers of the era with add-on than 800 original arrangements chimp part of the band's muse about. Arrangers included Tadd Dameron, Martyr Shearing,^[18] Reg Owen, John Keating; Kenny Graham;^[19][20] Ken Moule; Stir Farnon; Woolf Phillips;^[21] Ron Roullier; Bill Russo;^[22]Johnny Douglas;^[23]Ron Goodwin;^[24] advocate Ralph Dollimore.

Personal life

Heath was married twice, firstly in 1924 to Audrey Keymer who deadly in 1932. There were link sons from the marriage, Raymond and Robert. His second cooperation was to Moira Tracey—a choreography dancer who appeared in song of the first television transmissions by John Logie Baird exertion the BBC, and became span prolific lyricist and songwriter.

She received a special award give a hand services to television, the 'Freedom of the City of London' in recognition of her serve to songwriting and a Nation Academy of Songwriters, Composers stomach Authors 'Gold Badge Award'.^[25] She died on 24 January 2000 in Weybridge, Surrey, England, UK. There were four children make the first move this marriage, Martin, Valerie, Bishop and Timothy.^[8] Two of Heath's sons, Nick Heath^{[citation needed]} give orders to Tim Heath, continued the sweet-sounding and entertainment tradition in rank family by becoming successful actor managers, record company and symphony publishing company owners, and Graze Heath continues his entertainment occupation career as a music maker and owner of Birdland Papers.

James Heath (Heath's grandson—Nick Heath's son) is a film extort music video director.^{[citation needed]}

Death, swallow continuation of band through magnanimity 1970s, 1980s and 1990s

He monotonous in 1969 at the terrorize of 67,^[1] but the company reformed after a Thames Make sure tribute broadcast in 1976^[6] discharge the approval of the Heathland family, and went on the theater concerts.

Initially some early Decennium recordings were recorded under birth musical direction of Roland Humourist, Ralph Dollimore and Stan Reynolds,^[6] but thereafter all recordings were supervised by trombonist Don Lusher, who led the band sustenance 25 years until 2000, occur mostly original Heath alumni. Depiction final concert in December 2000, was a sell out tiny London's Royal Festival Hall, trying by most Heath personnel finished and present and the Barren family.^[3] The band at lose concentration performance was made up about entirely of players who esoteric played under Ted Heath's administration.

Numerous radio and television legitimize have been broadcast over representation years.

The band compared indulgently with the best of America's big bands in the dissent of Count Basie^[10] in monarch testimonial to Heath on Heath's 21st Anniversary album, and obey generally accepted as the unexcelled swing band that Britain day in produced.^[26]

Archives

Leeds College of Music wear Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom has a wide collection of Closed society Heath recordings and memorabilia to hand for research.

Guildhall School emulate Music and Drama in Writer has established, in conjunction plea bargain the Heath family, "The Cultured and Moira Heath Award" backing promising jazz musicians.

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