Ted heath bandleader biography of albert king

Albert "Tootie" Heath (May 31, – April 3, ) was an American jazz hard bop drummer, the brother of tenor saxophonist Jimmy Heath and the double-bassist.

Register Login. Follow us: twitter facebook rss. Sites in the MAC network: Progarchives. Please consider supporting us by giving monthly PayPal donations and help keep JMA fast-loading and ad-free forever. Ted Heath was the top UK bandleader of the 40s, 50s and early 60s. Born in Wandsworth, S. He brought his own orchestra together in for the BBC and his career took off, including many hit records, the biggest success being "Swinging Shepherd Blues".

During the s his orchestra frequently performed at the Hammersmith Palais de Dance and from Heath and his orchestra were regular visitors to the United States. He employed many of the big-name British jazz musicians and his vocalists included Denis Lotus, Lita Rosa and the top British vocalists of the early to mids, Dickie Valentine who went on to have a very successful solo career.

The orchestra was disbanded in when Heath's health started faltering. User-contributed text is available read more Thanks to silent way for the updates. Please login to post a shout. Stay signed in. TOP 25 and more filters. Social Media.