Record

Performance TitleSecond Annual Poll Winners' Concert - New Musical Express (NME)
Performance Date25 April 1954
Performance DaySunday
Performance Time14:30
Main PerformersBobbie Britton,
Lita Roza,
Dennis Lotis,
Dickie Valentine,
Art Baxter,
Annie Ross,
Dennis Hale - vocals,
Tubby Hayes - tenor,
Jack Parnell - drums,
Phil Seamen - drums
Orchestra or BandNorman Burns Quintet,
Johnny Dankworth and His Orchestra,
Ronnie Scott and His Orchestra
Jack Parnell and His Orchestra
Ted Heath and His Music

All-Star Band of Poll Winners:
Johnny Dankworth - alto sax,
Ronnie Scott - tenor sax,
Carl Barriteau - clarinet,
Bill McGuffie - piano,
Jack Parnell - drums,
Ivor Mairants - guitar,
Johnny Hawksworth - bass,
Don Lusher - trombone,
Jimmy Deuchar - trumpet
Set List'Pick Yourself Up' (Norman Burns Quintet),
'When Lights Are Low' (Norman Burns Quintet),
'Hallelujah' (Norman Burns Quintet),
'Lullaby of Birdland' (Norman Burns Quintet),
'S'Wonderful' (Johnny Dankworth and His Orchestra),
'Younger Every Day' (Johnny Dankworth and His Orchestra),
'Bugle Call Rag' (Johnny Dankworth and His Orchestra),
'Running Wild' (Johnny Dankworth and His Orchestra),
'Holiday for Strings' (Ted Heath and His Music),
'Wanted' (Britton, Ted Heath and His Music),
'One Moment More' (Britton, Ted Heath and His Music),
'Fascinating Rhythm' (Ted Heath and His Music),
'Secret Love' (Roza, Ted Heath and His Music),
'Make Love To Me' (Roza, Ted Heath and His Music),
'Bewitched' (Roza, Ted Heath and His Music),
'Henry IX' (Ted Heath and His Music),
'Walking Shoes' (Ted Heath and His Music),
'Such A Night' (Lotis, Ted Heath and His Music),
'Cuddle Me' (Lotis, Ted Heath and His Music),
'I'm in The Mood for Love' (Lotis, Ted Heath and His Music),
'Crazy Rhythm' (Ted Heath and His Music),
'Perdido' (Ronnie Scott and His Orchestra),
'Birth of The Blues' (Baxter, Ronnie Scott and His Orchestra),
'Fast and Loose' (Ronnie Scott and His Orchestra),
'I Surrender, Dear' (Ronnie Scott and His Orchestra),
'Laura' (Ronnie Scott and His Orchestra),
'Lester Leaps In' (Ronnie Scott and His Orchestra),
'Kick off'' (Jack Parnell and His Orchestra),
'Annie's Rocking Blues' (Ross, Jack Parnell and His Orchestra),
'Black Coffee' (Ross, Jack Parnell and His Orchestra),
'Tubby' (Hayes, Jack Parnell and His Orchestra),
'Sure Thing' (Jack Parnell and His Orchestra),
'Old Man River' (Hale, Jack Parnell and His Orchestra),
'Tenderly' (Hale, Jack Parnell and His Orchestra),
'Skin Deep' (Parnell, Seaman, Jack Parnell and His Orchestra)
Performance NotesResults:-
Band You Would Most Like To See At The NME Pollwinners' Concert : Johnny Dankworth's Orchestra
Outstanding Drummer: Jack Parnell
Outstanding Clarinet Player: Carl Barriteau
Outstanding Tenor Sax Player: Ronnie Scott
Outstanding Trombone Player: Don Lusher
Outstanding Alto Sax Player: Johnny Dankworth
Outstanding Guitar Player: Ivor Mairants
Outstanding Piano Player: Bill McGuffie
Outstanding Trumpet Player: Kenny Baker
Outstanding Bass Player: Johnny Hawksworth
Outstanding Arranger: Reg Owen
Outstanding Large Band: Ted Heath And His Music
Musician Of The Year: Ronnie Scott
Male Vocalist: Dickie Valentine
Female Vocalist: Lita Roza
Small Band: Ronnie Scott's Band
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1954/45)
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1954/45New Musical Express Second Annual Poll Winners' Concert25 April 1954
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Iosatoiliel_BaitSecond Annual Poll Winners' Concert - New Musical Express (NME)1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/8572Roza; Lilian Patricia Lita (1926-2008); British singer
DS/UK/8573Lotis; Dennis (1925-2023); South African-born British singer, actor, entertainer
DS/UK/8570Valentine; Dickie (1929-1971); English singer
DS/UK/9061Baxter; Art (8 May 1926-31 March 1997); British rock singer
DS/UK/9282Ross; Annie (1930-2020); Scottish jazz singer, chanteuse, actress
DS/UK/7591Hale; Dennis (1922-1960); English vocalist
DS/UK/7313Parnell; Jack (1923-2010); English bandleader, musician
DS/UK/8859Sonin; Ray (1907-1991); English-born radio broadcaster
DS/UK/8593Burns; Norman (1920-1994); British jazz drummer, bandleader
DS/UK/7311Dankworth; Sir; John (20 September 1927-6 February 2010); CBE; English jazz composer, saxophonist, clarinetist and writer of film scores
DS/UK/8585Scott; Ronnie (28 January 1927-23 December 1996); OBE; English jazz tenor saxophonist, jazz club owner
DS/UK/8227Heath; Ted (1902-1969); British musician, big band leader
DS/UK/8889Barriteau; Carl (7 February 1914-24 August 1998); Trinidadian jazz clarinetist
DS/UK/8546Mairants; Ivor (1908-1998); Polish-British jazz and classical guitarist, teacher, composer
DS/UK/8571Hawksworth; Johnny (1924-); British musician, composer
DS/UK/8579Deuchar; James "Jimmy" (1930-1993); Scottish jazz trumpeter, big band arranger
DS/UK/9409Britton; Bobbie (fl 1950s); British singer
DS/UK/9408Hayes; Edward Brian "Tubby" (1935-1973); English jazz multi-instrumentalist
DS/UK/9412Seamen; Phillip William "Phil" (1926-1972); English jazz drummer
DS/UK/9415Lusher; Don (1923-2006); British jazz and big band trombonist
DS/UK/9414McGuffie; Bill (1927-1987); Scottish pianist, film composer, conductor
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