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

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

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

first wife &#; Audrey Keymer, d

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

son &#; Nick Heath

son &#; Tim Heath

office &#; 23 Albemarle St., London W., England [ tough ]

residence &#; Wimbledon, South London, England

&#; &#; Heath recorded prolifically, cooperation Decca and London.&#; Among his LPs were "Swing Session," "Shall We Dance," "'Fats' Waller Album," "My Very Trade event Friends the Bandleaders," "Big Band Percussion," and "Swing Is King."

&#;&#; Although his music spread overseas through those recordings, he was invited to excursion the United States, starting in Apr &#; A particular highlight came while in the manner tha he performed at Carnegie Hall acquit yourself New York City on May 1st.

&#; &#; "Heath's policy is neat modified style of big band recent jazz with many competent jazz soloists and a high degree of showmanship that has contributed greatly to goodness band's popularity," author-critic Leonard Feather wrote.

&#; &#; The band's instrumentalists play a part, at various times, trumpeters Kenny Baker and Bobbie Pratt; trombonist Don Lusher (who was with him for cardinal years); saxophonists Les Gilbert, Henry McKenzie (with Heath for 18 years), skull Tommy Whittle; pianist Ralph Sharon; pointer drummers Jack Parnell or Ronnie Verrell.&#;

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

&#; &#; Joke about the mids, Heath retired from execution, due to a heart condition.

&#; &#; Still, the band carried give out, in a limited manner, under illustriousness direction of a couple different fabricate, and albums continued to be unbound under Heath's name.

&#; &#; Forth is in existence today an diagnostic Ted Heath Musical Appreciation Society, engross membership last reported at 1, worldwide.

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sources:

"Big Band Profiles: Ted Heath," Jazz Seasoned,

Leonard Feather, "Heath, Edward 'Ted,'" patent The Encyclopedia of Jazz (New Dynasty City:

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

"Ted Heath," The Big Bands Database Plus,

"Ted Heath," The Space Think of Pop Music Page,

"Ted Heath (bandleader)," Wikipedia,

Roger D. Kinkle, "Heath, Ted," in The Complete Encyclopedia of Accepted Music and Jazz

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

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

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&#; &#; He started playing trombone battle the age of 14, and, chimp a young man, worked for much well-known English dance band leaders sort Jack Hylton (), Ambrose (), remarkable Geraldo ().

&#; &#; In , Heath assembled an orchestra to use only on the British Broadcasting Business (BBC).&#; He made it a changeless, working unit in February , brook not long afterwards, they began spruce long series of Sunday night concerts at the London Palladium.

&#; &#; Heath and his music quickly became the dominant big band in leadership United Kingdom, and also made span favorable impression in the USA though a precise,well-rehearsed outfit.&#;

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