Ted Heath - And His Music 1944-1954

2 CD Set featuring 50 tracks! 23 tracks taken from the 89th and 100th London Palladium Sunday Concerts. Always considered to be the very best of the British Big Band leaders Ted Heath was able to survive the constant changing of tastes throughout his career, and his enduring appeal has won him a place at the forefront of 20th century British Music history. He formed his band at a time when Big band music's popularity was waning, but was able to buck this trend thanks to his ability to pick the best musicians in England, many of whom went on to lead their own bands, and popular vocalists like Denis Lotis and Lita Roza. As a result of this he managed to remain popular alongside the developing Rock and Roll and later the Beat groups. This collection contains his biggest hit and represents a fantastic overview of one Britain's finest band leaders. Acrobat. 2001.

1) Opus One
2) The Very Thought of You
3) My Guy's Come Back
4) Twilight Time
5) First Jump
6) East of the Sun
7) Not So Quiet Please
8) Wotcher! (Knocked 'Em in the Old Kent Road)
9) Bakerloo Non-Stop
10) Any Old Iron
11) Donegal Credle Song
12) Experiment
13) Ad Lib Frolic
14) Open the Door Richard
15) Route 66
16) People Will Say We're in Love
17) Taboo
18) Bahia
19) A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
20) London Suite (Limehouse)
21) London Suite (Piccadilly)
22) Dark Eyes
23) You Go to My Head
24) Harlem Nocturne
25) The Touch of Your Lips
26) Two Guitars
27) Narcissus
28) Ladybyrd
29) Sophisticated Lady
30) Lyonia
31) Euphoria
32) Move
33) With a Song in My Heart
34) Birmingham Bounce
35) Button Up Your Overcoat
36) My Very Good Friend the Milkman
37) Poor Little Rich Girl
38) Gone Gone Gone
39) The King's Horses
40) Obsession
41) Blacksmith Blues
42) Vanessa
43) You Belong to Me
44) That's A-Why
45) La Rosita
46) Hot Toddy
47) Dragnet
48) The Creep
49) Skin Deep
50) Bell Bottom Blues