Ted Heath Covers Burt, Bach & the Beatles

Bill Minnick · Post by **Bill Minnick** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 9:31 am

Ted's big bands were always first-rate, with top notch arrangers, too.

http://www.worldsrecords.com/cgi-bin/st ... rase=61132

steveo_1965 · Post by **steveo_1965** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 1:33 pm

perhaps sid phillips did some of the charts?

Bill Minnick · Post by **Bill Minnick** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 2:48 pm

Don't really know, Steveo, though I did subsequently come across an interesting profile/interview of a well-regarded musician/arranger from the same general timeframe as the Heath record and with whom I was previously unfamiliar--Steve Gray. Ever hear of him? Here's the referenced piece.

http://www.vinylvulture.co.uk/interviews/steve_gray.php

steveo_1965 · Post by **steveo_1965** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 3:21 pm

Bill,

Wow! Steve Gray sounds like a fine musician...I'm gonna check out his

stuff..thanks!
Tont Hatch tells me(by email) that another fine arranger he has worked with, who is responsible for many great arrangements is Bob Leaper....
Bob did an instrumental Beatle album in the 60's as well.

Steveo

nymusicalsguy · Post by **nymusicalsguy** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 4:27 pm

Tony Hatch...another one of the true greats of pop music, and someone who produced & arranged at least a few wonderful versions of Bacharach/David songs! (I was spinning his production of Petula Clark's "Saturday Sunshine" repeatedly just yesterday!) Wonder if the esteemed Mr. Hatch has any current projects in the pipeline. Ever since hearing the original cast recording of his musical THE CARD (and realizing, "Hey! This is the same guy responsible for all of those amazing Petula Clark records!), I've been a Hatch fan and follower.

steveo_1965 · Post by **steveo_1965** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 5:11 pm

NYMusicalsguy,
I. too, am a fan of Tony's...No, I don't know him, but I do write him occasionally with questions about this or that and he graciously writes back.
i've never heard Saturday Sunshine by P.Clark/Hatch..i'm sure it sounds great, tho.

Steveo