My Very Good Friends The Band Leaders...Ted Heath & His Music.

The Ted Heath Big Band paying tribute to the American big bands of the 50's & 60's !! pre "Phase 4 Stereo"....and its great to hear them in Concert Mode !!

1. Sing Sing Sing

2. When Its Sleepy Time Down South

3. Sorta Crazy

4. One O'clock Jump

5. Iv'e Got My Love To Keep Me Warm

6. Cherokee

1. Intermission Riff

2. Tuxedo Junction

3. Apple Honey

4. Take The A Train

5. Dragnet

6. Night Train

     9. Apple Honey.

The Music Of Fats...Ted Heath and His Music.

The original Ted Heath Band of the 50's & 60's..six tracks of his popular songs AND ..

The London Suite was written by Thomas "Fats" Waller during his 1939 European tour. It is his musical interpretation of six London districts and the suite was arranged for and recorded by the Ted Heath band in 1947, then re-recorded in 1953/4. Piccadilly is scored as an up-tempo yet light and bouncy swing chart that reflects the urban sophistication and wealth of the area. There are solos for Alto 1, Tenor and Guitar (or Piano), some lovely sectional interplays, powerful ensemble passages and a couple of sweet sax solo passages too. 

Some Great Big Band sounds....concert style !!!

1. Honeysuckle Rose

2. Ain't Misbehavin'

3. Blue Turning Grey Over You

4. Jitterbug Waltz

5. I've Got A Feeling I'm Falling

6. Alligator Crawl

1. London Suite..Soho

2. Limehouse

3. Piccadilly

4. Chelsea

5. Bond Street

6. Whitechapel

      2. Ain't Misbehavin'

Ted Heath & His Music

 Big band sounds now but this time with a Latin Beat !

           1. Tico Tico

Ted Heath & His Music.

We have to thank "Peter" for this one !! what a great "Cover"....and it takes me back to my teenage years going to see "The Ted Heath band and Singers..."Lita Roza" who is now no longer with us !...."Dickie Valentine" who tragically died in a car crash  & "Dennis Lotis" who I believe is still going strong at 91 !!......Ah! Ah!...sweet memories !!!

          9. Honky Tonk Woman

Ted Heath

Some smooth Big Band sounds now from the great Ted Heath Band !

             

 Ted Heath With His Band Singers...Dickie Valentine...Dennis Lotis...Lita Roza

          4. Dats Love

Ted Heath And His Music

 Before we all go 20's Jazz Hands Below !!...we have some serious Big Band sounds and some great tracks all the way from The London Palladium on 14th February 1954 !!...Cor Blimey I was 17 then.... time does fly !!..those were the days of not many cars on the road so you could ride a bike without any trouble....Banners Coffee Bars and you could go into a pub without the need to have doormen ah well !!...

        2. Birth Of The Blues

Ted Heath & His Music

 Great arrangements..  Great Idea that swings merrily along London Bridge !

1. Lincolnshire Poacher

2. Greensleeves

3. D'ya Ken John Peel

4. Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes

5. There's A Tavern In the Town

6. Barbara Allen

1. Cherry Ripe

2. Sweet Polly Oliver

3. London Bridge Is Falling Down

4. Early One Morning

5. The Lasse Of Richmond Hill

6. The Foggy Foggy Dew

          3. London Bridge Is Falling Down

          4. Early One Morning