0589 Ted Heath [In Concert Beaulieu Jazz Festival] FLAC 12(42.44)

Contributed by delmonico, who writes:-
In spite of the misleading title, this is not a live recording and the connection is that  part of side 2 of the original lp consisted of a suite of music, Beaulieu Festival Suite, which was written specially by Kenny Graham for Heath to play at that Jazz Festival in 1959.
These are later studio recordings of the Suite and the other titles here were said to be the most requested when the band played live dates but it is a well chosen and well played programme of good swinging songs
The Band personnel shown is not definitive but 'probable' based on the musicians usually in that Band in that period.
Stan Tracey was still the pianist in the band and can be heard soloing both on piano and vibes (an instrument he hated playing).
FLAC from re-ssue cd with the lp cover picture and track/personnel details.

Ted Heath - director
Bobby Pratt - trumpet
Bert Ezzard - trumpet
Duncan Campbell - trumpet
Eddie Blair - trumpet
Don Lusher - trombone
Wally Smith - trombone
Jimmy Coombes - trombone
Keith Christie - trombone
Ronnie Chamberlain - soprano, alto, clarinet
Les Gilbert - alto
Henry Mackenzie - tenor, clarinet
Red Price - tenor
Ken Kiddier - baritone
Stan Tracey - vibes, piano
Ike Isaacs - guitar
Johnny Hawksworth - bass
Ronnie Verrell - drums

01 The Wailing Boat
02 Bags' Groove
03 Doodlin'
04 Exactly Like You
05 Baby Blue
06 Perdido
07 Woody 'n' You
08 'round Midnight
Beaulieu Festival Suite
09 Hunting Scene
10 Vintage Veterans
11 Beaulieiu Abbey
12 Montagu Manor

Label: Decca SKL 4079
Recorded: 1959 London
Lineage: CD>FLAC
Scans: Front inside and details

0588 Ted Heath [Fats Waller Album] FLAC48 13(29.44)

Contributed by Dave_Bruce, who writes:-
Another charity-shop find which, despite the disc being thicker than a dinner plate and the sleeve thinner than a baker's bun bag, offers very fair sound and excellent playing of that like-it-or-loathe-it 1950s Ted Heath Sound. (I like it.) There are certainly some distinguished names in the band.

01 - Honeysuckle Rose (2:14)
02 - Ain't Misbehavin' (2:33)
03 - Blue turning grey over you (2:07)
04 - Jitterbug Waltz (2:30)
05 - I've got a feeling I'm falling (2:15)
06 - Alligator Crawl (2:20)
07 - The London Suite - Soho (2:41)
08 - The London Suite - Limehouse (2:36)
09 - The London Suite - Piccadilly (2:01)
10 - The London Suite - Chelsea (2:46)
11 - The London Suite - Bond Street (3:01)
13 - The London Suite - Whitechapel (2:35)

Leslie Gilbert, Roy Willox, Henry Mackenzie, Danny Moss, George Hunter, saxes; Bobby Pratt, Duncan Campbell, Stan Reynolds, Ronnie Hughes, trumpets; Wally Smith, Don Lusher, Jimmy Coombes, Ric Kennedy, trombones; Frank Horrox, piano; Johnny Hawksworth, bass; Ronnie Verrell, drums. (Maurice Pratt replaces Wally Smith on tracks 3 & 5.) November 1953 - February 1954

0547 Various Artists [[The BBC Presents British Jazz Vol 2 (1945-1971)] FLAC 14(44.31)

Contributed by Dave_Bruce

(01)
Buddy Featherstonhaugh's Radio Rhythm Club Sextet:
Buddy Featherstonhaugh - leader, tenor
Don McCaffer - trombone
Malcolm Lockyer - piano
Alan Metcalf - guitar
R Beard - bass
S Marshall - drums
(02)
Stephane Grappelly with the Hatchett's Swingtet:
Personnel for this group is very obscure
Stephane Grappelly - leader, violin
possibly with
Don McCaffer - trombone
Aubrey Franks - tenor, clarinet
Billy Anstell - clarinet
Arthur Young - piano, Novachord or
George Shearing - piano and
Charlie Pude - Novachord 
Chappie D'Aamato - guitar
Alan Hodgkiss - guitar 
Joe Nussbaum - bass
Dave Fullerton - drums
(03)
Mark White Presents Jazz Club:
Jack Jackson - trumpet
Nobby Clark - trombone
Harry Gold - tenor
Sid Phillips - clarinet
Billy Munn - piano
Jack Llewellyn - guitar
Will Hemmings - bass
Max Abrams - drums
(04)
Mark White Presents Jazz Club:
Freddy Randall - trumpet
Geoff Love - trombone
Laurie Gold - tenor
Cliff Townshend - clarinet
Dill Jones - piano
Vic Lewis - guitar
Hank Hobson - bass
Max Abrams - drums
(05)
Humphrey Lyttelton & His Band:
Humphrey Lyttelton - leader, cornet
Keith Christie - trombone
Wally Fawkes - clarinet
Ian Christie - clarinet
George Webb - piano
Buddy Vallis - banjo
J Wright - bass
George Hopkinson - drums
(06)
Chris Barber's Jazz Band:
Chris Barber - - leader, trombone
Pat Halcox - cornet
Monty Sunshine - clarinet
Lonnie Donegan - banjo
Jim Bray - bass
Ron Bowden - drums
(07)
Vic Lewis and Jack Parnell's Jazzmen:
Vic Lewis - leader, guitar
Jack Parnell - leader, drums
Billy Riddick - trumpet
Laddie Busby - trombone
Ronnie Chamberlain - soprano, alto
D Hawkins - clarinet
Dick Katz - piano
B. Howard - bass
(08) 
Ted Heath and his Music:
Kenny Baker - trumpet
Harry Leatham - trumpet
Stan Roderick - trumpet
Alan Franks - trumpet
Harry Roche - trombone
Laddie Busby - trombone
Jimmy Coombes - trombone
Jack Bentley - trombone
Les Gilbert - alto
Reg Owen - alto
Frank Reidy - tenor
Johnny Gray - tenor
Charles Granville - baritone
Ralph Sharon - piano
Charlie Short - bass
Jack Parnell - drums
(09)
Johnny Dankworth Orchestra:
Johnny Dankworth - leader, alto
Douggie Roberts - trumpet
Derrick Abbott - trumpet
Bill Metcalf - trumpet
Colin Wright - trumpet
Stan Palmer  - trumpet
Lawrie Monk - trombone
Bill Geldard - trombone
Danny Elwood - trombone
Tony Russell - trombone
Garry Brown - trombone
Bill Harrington - tenor
Alex Leslie - baritone
Dave Lee - piano
Eric Dawson - bass
Kenny Clare - drums
(10)
Kenny Baker's Dozen:
Kenny Baker - trumpet, flugelhorn
Freddy Clayton - trumpet
George Chisholm - trombone
Harry Hayes - alto, clarinet
Harry Klein - alto, baritone, clarinet
E O Pogson - various wind instruments
Freddie Ballerini - tenor, clarinet
Keith Bird - tenor, baritone, clarinet 
Martin Slavin - vibes, bells
Bill McGuffie - piano
Joe Muddel - bass
Eric Delaney - drums 
(11)
The Jazz Couriers:
Tubby Hayes - tenor, flute, vibes
Ronnie Scott - tenor
Terry Shannon - piano
Kenny Napper - bass
Phil Seamen - drums
(12)
Avon Cities Jazz Band:
Geoff Nichols - trumpet 
Mike Hitchings - trombone, soprano
Ray Bush - clarinet 
Jan Ridd - piano
John Phipps - bass
Basil Wright - drums
(13) 
The Jazz Club All Stars:
Tommy McQuater - trumpet 
George Chisholm - trombone
Jimmy Skidmore - tenor
Cliff Townshend - clarinet
Billy Munn - piano
Joe Muddel - bass
Eddie Taylor - drums 
(14)
Alex Welsh & His Band:
Alex Welsh - leader, trumpet
Roy Williams - trombone
John Barnes - alto 
Fred Hunt - piano
Jim Douglas - guitar
Harvey Weston - bass
Lenny Hastings - drums 

01 Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
02 Limehouse Blues
03 Jazz Club Stomp
04 Black And Blue
05 Come On And Stomp, Stomp, Stomp
06 The Martinique
07 Prince Of Wails
08 Bakerloo Non-Stop
09 Coquette
10 Ev'ntide
11 Whisper Not
12 Study In Sepia
13 Blue Lou
14 Love Is Just Around The Corner

Label: BBC Records
Recorded: 1943 (02) February 14 (01) May 19 (07) 1945 January 24 1946 (08) February 23 (03) 24 (04) 1949 February 15 1950 (05) July 13 (06) (09) 1954 May 06 1955 (10) September 1958 (12) June 1959 (11) May 28 1963 (13) September 20 1971 (14)
Lineage: LP>FLAC (24/48)
Scans: Front rear cover

0315 Ted Heath [Spotlight On Side Men] FLAC 12(37.24)

Contributed by azule serape, who writes:-
Just what it says on the sleeve. All nicely played with some good arrangements and solos but it stills smacks of Saturday Night at the Palais. Foxtrot anyone?
FLAC from OOP Jasmine re-issue lp with cover scans.

Ted Heath - conductor
Bobby Pratt - trumpet
Bert Ezzard - trumpet
Duncan Campbell - trumpet
Eddie Blair - trumpet
Wally Smith - trombone
Don Lusher - trombone
Jimmy Coombes - trombone
Keith Christie - trombone
Ronnie Chamberlain - soprano, alto
Les Gilbert - alto
Henry Mackenzie - tenor, clarinet
Red Price - tenor
Ken Kiddier - baritone
Frank Horrox - piano
Johnny Hawksworth - bass
Ronnie Verrell - drums

01 Ill Wind (Koehler, Arlen) (2:31)
02 Swinging The Blues (Basie, Durham) (2:46)
03 Hey! Baby (Ellington) (3:33)
04 Idaho (Stone) (2:08)
05 I Can't Get Started With You (Duke) (3:49)
06 Love For Sale (Porter) (4:27)
07 Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be) (Davis, Sherman) (3:14)
08 Sidewalks Of Cuba (Oakland, Parish, Mills) (2:55)
09 I'll Never Be The Same (Malneck, Signorelli) (2:43)
10 Cottontail (Ellington) (2:45)
11 Lullaby Of The Leaves (Young) (2:56)
12 Witch Doctor (Keating) (3:36)

Label: Decca LK 4204
Recorded: April 18 25 26 1957
Lineage: LP>FLAC

0293 Ted Heath [At The BBC] FLAC 13(39.02)

Contributed by jazzandylan

(02 06 09 10 12)
Ted Heath - leader
Bobby Pratt - trumpet
Bert Ezard - trumpet
Duncan Campbell - trumpet
Eddie Blair - trumpet
Don Lusher - trombone
Wally Smith - trombone
Keith Christie - trombone
Jimmy Coombes - trombone
Les Gilbert - alto
Ronnie Chamberlain - alto
Red Price - tenor
Henry Mackenzie - tenor
Ken Kiddier - baritone
Stan Tracey - piano
Ike Isaacs - guitar
Johnny Hawksworth - bass
Ronnie Verrell - drums

(03 04) Same as (02 06 09 10 12) except
Bob Efford - tenor replaces Red Price

(07 11) Same as (03 04 ) except
Ken Goldie - trombone replaces Jimmy Coombes
Derek Warne - piano replaces Stan Tracey

(01 08) Same as (07 11) except
Johnny Edwards - trombone replaces Keith Christie

(13)
Ted Heath - leader
Bobby Pratt - trumpet
Kenny Baker - trumpet
Bert Ezard - trumpet
Duncan Campbell - trumpet
Eddie Blair - trumpet
Johnny Edwards - trombone
Ted Barker - trombone
Keith Christie - trombone
Alfie Reece - tuba
Ronnie Chamberlain - alto
Dennis Walton - alto
Bob Efford - tenor
Henry Mackenzie - tenor
Ken Kiddier - baritone
Derek Warne - piano
Ike Isaacs - guitar
Johnny Hawksworth - bass
Ronnie Verrell - drums

01 From This Moment On (Porter) (2:24)
02 Buttercup (Powell) (3:14)
03 A Sunday Kind Of Love (Belle, Leonard, Prima, Rhodes) (4:06)
04 Gone With The Wind (Magidson, Wrubel) (2:08)
05 Morning Glory (Ellington) (3:57)
06 Squatty Roo (Ellington) (2:33)
07 Viva Verrell (2:47)
08 Experiment (3:29)
09 A Smooth Ride (2:35)
10 I'm Beginning To See The Light (Ellington, George, Hodges, James) (3:42)
11 Seven-Eleven (Carpenter, Williams) (3:46)
12 Cuban Fantasy (Graham) (3:35)
13 Listen To My Music (0:37)

Label: BBC REH483
Recorded: January 03 (09) 07 (12) 15 (10) 26 (06) April 23 (02) November 13 (08) 18 (03 04) 1958 October 20 (07)  21 (11) December 01 1959 (01) May 13 1964 (05)

0260 Ted Heath [My Fair Lady] FLAC 5(12.39)

Contributed by bellawoods, who writes:_
Another 'Lady' from Ted Heath. Everybody wanted to make a jazz version of these songs. Decca even used a very similar cover picture to the one they used for Tony Kinsey's version. Same model, different pose.

Ted Heath - leader
Bobby Pratt - trumpet
Bert Ezzard - trumpet
Duncan Campbell - trumpet
Eddie Blair - trumpet
Don Lusher - trombone
WallSimth - trombone
Jimmy Coombes - trombone
Keith Christie - trombone
Ronnie Chamberlain - soprano, alto, clarinet
Les Gilbert - alto
Red Price - tenor
Henry Mackenzie - tenor, clarinet
Ken Kiddier - baritone
Stan Tracey - vibes, piano
Ike Isaacs - guitar
Johnny Hawksworth - bass
Ronnie Verrell - drums

01 I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face (Lerner, Loewe) (3:09)
02 The Rain In Spain (Lerner, Loewe) (3:08)
03 On The Street Where You Live (Lerner, Loewe) (2:08)
04 I Could Have Danced All Night (Lerner, Loewe) (1:57)
05 With A Little Bit Of Luck (Lerner, Loewe) (2:16)

Label: Decca ep DFE 6484
Recorded: June 26 July 03 17 1958
Lineage: EP>FLAC

0230 Ted Heath [At Carnegie Hall] FLAC 13(37.00)

Contributed by bluebird, who comments:-
This was recorded at the end of Ted Heath's first tour of the USA in 1956. The tour was a huge success for Heath and the band who remained popular in the USA for many years thereafter.
Some tracks are obviously crowd pleasers. The 'humerous' interplay between bassist Johnny Hawksworth and drummer Ronnie Verrell featured at all Heath's concerts in one version or another and it does not bear repeated playing. It hardly bears playing at all.
But there is some fine swinging music here and Kenny Graham's opener 'Kings Cross Climax' is heard in yet another version.
What is particularly interesting to hear is part of a 4 piece suite written for Heath by Bill Russo in 1955 and called 'The English Suite'. Two titles are heard here, 'Stonehenge' and 'Procession' but the other two titles are not known.  'Stonehenge' was recorded only once more by Heath (an airshot) and Russo himself recorded 'Procession' with the London Jazz Orchestra in January 1963 (a BBC broadcast) but there were no other recordings of the Suite as far as is known.
Russo did record a suite called 'Stonehenge' written by Richard Peaslee and played by The London Jazz Orchestra in 1964 but there is no similarity.
Russo's music makes Heath sound like the Kenton Orchestra which is not really surprising.
FLAC from OOP re-issue cd with booklet notes.

Ted Heath - leader
Bobby Pratt - trumpet
Bert Ezzard - trumpet
Duncan Campbell - trumpet
Eddie Blair - trumpet
Wally Smith - trombone
Don Lusher - trombone
Jimmy Coombes - trombone
Ric Kennedy - trombone
Ronnie Chamberlain - soprano, alto
Les Gilbert - alto
Red Price - tenor
Henry Mackenzie - tenor, clarinet
Ken Kiddier - baritone
Frank Horrox - piano
Johnny Hawksworth - bass
Ronnie Verrell - drums

01 Listen To My Music (Heath) (0:33)
02 Kings Cross Climax (Graham) (2:16)
03 Memories Of You (Razaf, Blake) (2:42)
04 R. J. Boogie (Hawksworth) (3:57)
05 Perdido (Drake, Lengsfelder, Tizol) (2:44)
06 Autumn In New York (Duke) (4:39)
07 Carioca (Eliscu, Kahn, Youmans) (3:01)
08 Just One Of Those Things (Porter) (2:22)
09 Lullaby In Rhythm (Goodman, Profit, Sampson, Hirsch) (2:39)
10 Stonehenge (Russo) (3:11)
11 Procession (Russo) (3:05)
12 I Remember You (Mercer, Schertzinger) (2:59)
13 Hawaiian War Chant (Freed) (2:53)

Label: Decca LK 4165
Recorded: May p1 1956
Lineage: CD>FLAC

0178 Ted Heath [Ted Heath's 100th London Palladium Sunday Concert] FLAC 11(32.34)

Contributed by Brufan

Ted Heath - leader
Bobby Pratt - trumpet
Duncan Campbell - trumpet
Stan Reynolds - trumpet
Ronnie Hughes - trumpet
Don Lusher - trombone
Jimmy Coombes - trombone
Ric Kennedy - trombone
Roy Willox - alto
Les Gilbert - alto
Danny Moss - tenor
Henry MacKenzie - tenor, clarinet
George Hunter - baritone
Frank Horrox - piano
Johnny Hawksworth - bass
Ronnie Verrell - drums

01 Lush Slide (2:15)
02 Birth Of The Blues (2:27)
03 Fascinating Rhythm (2:20)
04 Our Waltz (2:53)
05 Theme From Moulin Rouge (1:25)
06 Viva Verrell ((3:32)
07 Henry Ix (2:07)
08 Mood Indigo (2:53)
09 Sheik Of Araby (2:09)
10 Holiday For Strings (1:42)
11 How High The Moon (8:22)

Label: London LL1000
Recorded: February 14 1954
Lineage: LP>FLAC

0150 Ted Heath [Ted Heath's 89th London Palladium Concert] FLAC 12(37.34)

Contributed by Brufan, who writes:-
It was around the time of this recording that, as schoolboys, my best friend & I attended several of the Sunday night sessions. We cycled the 13 miles or so from our homes, parking our bikes in a nearby underground car park. Those were the days! Brufan.

Ted Heath - leader
Bobby Pratt - trumpet
Duncan Campbell - trumpet
Stan Reynolds - trumpet
Ronnie Hughes - trumpet
Don Lusher - trombone
Jack Bentley - trombone
Wally Smith - trombone
Jackie Armstrong - trombone
Roy Willox - alto
Les Gilbert - alto
Danny Moss - tenor
Tommy Whittle - tenor
George Hunter - baritone
Frank Horrox - piano
Johnny Hawksworth - bass
Ronnie Verrell - drums

01 The Champ
02 Eloquence
03 Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me
04 Pick Yourself Up
05 Blues for Moderns
06 Fourth Dimension
07 Etrospect
08 Dark Eyes
09 Solitude
10 The Hawk Talks
11 I Got It Bad
12 Rhapsody for Drums

Label: Decca LK 4062 Vocalion CDLK 4153
Recorded: April 12 1953
Lineage: LP>FLAC

0120 Ted Heath [Our Kind Of Jazz] FLAC 9(32.55)

Contributed by bluebird, who writers:-
Ted Heath ran a fine big band for many years and had enormous success both in the UK,  the USA and Europe - but he never claimed to have a jazz band or that he played jazz.
He played to suit the public taste of the day and if they wanted novelty numbers, attractive singers and danceable music with the odd jazz solo thrown in , then Heath played it. It was purely a commercial outfit.
He did employ many of the up and coming jazzmen in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. It was a good training ground, paid well and they travelled in style. There was plenty of regular work but they didn't stay too long.
This is one of the very few albums he made which could be classed as jazz and it was recognized as such amongst the jazz fraternity. Ronnie Scott, Don Rendell and Tommy Whittle, who had all played with the band at some time, rejoined the regular Heath band here as guests on one track together with Ronnie Ross who appears on another track. Other former players appear as guests throughout the lp and on one track there are as many as 8 in the trumpet section.
A fine swinging album from 1957/1958.

Ted Heath - leader
Bobby Pratt - trumpet
Bert Ezzard - trumpet
Duncan Campbell - trumpet
Eddie Blair - trumpet
Don Lusher - trombone
Wally Smith - trombone
Jimmy Coombes - trombone
Keith Christie - trombone  
Ronnie Chamberlain - soprano, alto
Les Gilbert - alto 
Henry MacKenzie - tenor, clarinet
Red Price - tenor
Ken Kiddier - baritone, bass clarinet
Stan Tracey - vibes, piano
Johnny Hawksworth - bass
Ronnie Verrell - drums

01 Four Fours
02 I'll Remember April
03 Sometimes I'm Happy
04 Ringside Suite
    Weighing In
    Seconds Out
    Lady Admirer
    Below The Belt
    Fighting Finish
05 Stompin' At The Savoy
06 Waterloo Bridge
07 Just You Just Me
08 Out Of Nowhere
09 Taboo

Label: Decca LK 4262
Recorded: November 1957-February 1958
Lineage: LP>FLAC

0034 Ted Heath [Plays Tadd Dameron] FLAC 7(15.03)

Contributed by delmonico, who writes:-
Early in 1949 Tadd Dameron and Miles Davis were invited to form a group to play at the Paris Jazz Festival. Several concerts were played during May and recordings exist.
During his stay in France, Tadd visited Lyons with his wife and wrote a new piece called 'Lyonia'. Tadd left France for London on 23 May 1949 and had planned a short stopover to meet the English band leader Ted Heath. Tadd had also met guitarist Ivor Mairants, a member of the Geraldo Orchestra, in Paris who had been asked by Geraldo to commission  some arrangements from Dameron. During his stay in London Tadd also visited the London Jazz Club and Club 11 meeting Ronnie Scott, Ivor Mairants and others. He flew back to Paris on 20 June.
As a result of Tadd's stay in London, Ted Heath received the new piece 'Lyonia' as a gift  which had been specially arranged for his band (it has only been recorded on one other occasion) and  Tadd also gave Heath new arrangements of  'So Easy', 'The Nearness of You' and the Charlie Ventura tune 'Euphoria'. Earlier in 1949 Heath had recorded Tadd's  'Ladybyrd' (spelled as issued) which had been arranged for the band by George Shearing. This was his first venture into big band bop.
These 5 tunes were all recorded at various times in 1949 and are brought together here from Decca singles which were later re-issued on cd.
Ripped in FLAC from re-issue cds with a cover scan and track details.

(02)
Maurice Miller - trumpet  
Stan Reynolds - trumpet
Stan Roderick - trumpet 
Dave Wilkins - trumpet
Jackie Armstrong - trombone 
Maurice Pratt - trombone
Jack Bentley - trombone
Jimmy Coombes - trombone
Les Gilbert - alto
Reg Owen - alto
Johnny Gray - tenor
Tommy Whittle - tenor
Dave Shand  - baritone
Norman Stenfalt - piano
Dave Goldberg  - guitar
Charlie Short - bass 
Jack Parnell - drums 
(03 04)
Bobby Pratt - trumpet 
Stan Roderick - trumpet 
Stan Reynolds - trumpet 
Ronnie Hughes - trumpet(?)
Leo Wright - trumpet(?)
Jackie Armstrong - trombone
Maurice Pratt - trombone
Jack Bentley - trombone
Jimmy Coombes - trombone
Les Gilbert - alto
Reg Owen - alto
Tommy Whittle - tenor
Henry Mackenzie - tenor
Dave Shand - tenor(?), baritone
Dave Simpson - piano
Jack Seymour - bass
Jack Parnell - drums
(05 06)
Bobby Pratt - trumpet 
Stan Roderick - trumpet 
Stan Reynolds - trumpet 
Ronnie Hughes - trumpet
Jackie Armstrong - trombone
Maurice Pratt - trombone
Jack Bentley - trombone
Jimmy Coombes - trombone
Les Gilbert - alto
Reg Owen - alto
Tommy Whittle - tenor
Henry Mackenzie - tenor
Dave Shand - baritone
Frank Horrox - piano
Sammy Stokes - bass
Jack Parnell - drums

01 Theme Into
02 Ladybyrd
03 Lyonia
04 The Nearness of You
05 Euphoria
06 So Easy
07 Theme Out

Label: Decca Singles Compilation
Recorded: 1949
Lineage: CDs>FLAC