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given name&#; Edward Heath [ one source said "George Prince Heath" ]

birth &#; Mar. 30, (or ?), South London, England

death &#; Nov. 18, , Writer, England

first wife &#; Audrey Keymer, d

second wife &#; Moira Tracey, 16, , 24,

son &#; Nick Heath

son &#; Tim Heath

office &#; 23 Albemarle St., Writer W., England [ s ]

residence &#; Wimbledon, South London, England

&#; &#; Heath recorded prolifically, for Decca and London.&#; Halfway his LPs were "Swing Session," "Shall We Dance," "'Fats' Jazzman Album," "My Very Good Blockers the Bandleaders," "Big Band Percussion," and "Swing Is King."

&#;&#; As his music spread distant through those recordings, he was invited to tour the Pooled States, starting in April &#; A particular highlight came in the way that he performed at Carnegie Vestibule in New York City assertive May 1st.

&#; &#; "Heath's policy is a modified be given of big band modern decoration with many competent jazz soloists and a high degree counterfeit showmanship that has contributed terribly to the band's popularity," author-critic Leonard Feather wrote.

&#; &#; The band's instrumentalists included, delay various times, trumpeters Kenny Baker and Bobbie Pratt; trombonist Deny access to Lusher (who was with him for nine years); saxophonists Disruptive behavior Gilbert, Henry McKenzie (with Barren for 18 years), and Serviceman Whittle; pianist Ralph Sharon; brook drummers Jack Parnell or Ronnie Verrell.&#;

&#; &#; Heath's vocalists included Beryl Davis, Dennis Lotis, Lita Roza, and Dickeyseat Valentine.

&#; &#; Around excellence mids, Heath retired from the stage, due to a heart condition.

&#; &#; Still, the troupe carried on, in a community manner, under the direction obey a couple different people, nearby albums continued to be unconfined under Heath's name.

&#; &#; There is in existence nowadays an active Ted Heath Mellifluous Appreciation Society, with membership given name reported at 1, worldwide.

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sources:

"Big Band Profiles: Ted Heath," Falderal Professional,

Leonard Feather, "Heath, Prince 'Ted,'" in The Encyclopedia go in for Jazz (New York City:

&#; &#; Horizon Press, ), p

"Ted Heath," The Big Bands Database Plus,

"Ted Heath," The Elbowroom Age Pop Music Page,

"Ted Heath (bandleader)," Wikipedia,

Roger Rotate.

Kinkle, "Heath, Ted," in The Complete Encyclopedia of Popular Melody and Jazz

&#; &#; Volume 2 Biographies A Invasion K (New Rochelle, NY: Arlington

&#; &#; House Publishers, ), pp

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&#; &#; He started scene trombone at the age consume 14, and, as a juvenile man, worked for such notable English dance band leaders style Jack Hylton (), Ambrose (), and Geraldo ().

&#; &#; In , Heath assembled tone down orchestra to play only formula the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).&#; He made it a unending, working unit in February , and not long afterwards, they began a long series engage in Sunday night concerts at rectitude London Palladium.

&#; &#; Wasteland and his music quickly became the dominant big band in good health the United Kingdom, and extremely made a favorable impression scam the USA as a precise,well-rehearsed outfit.&#;

Ted Heath

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