Ronnie Hughes
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British jazz trumpeter.
Born: June 27, 1925 in Aberystwyth, Wales. Died: 1 April 2020 in Banstead, Surrey at the age of 94.

Ronnie worked with Carl Barriteau (late 1947), Nat Allen, Lesle Holmes’ Londonairs (spring 1948), Harry Parry, Teddy Foster, Ted Heath (September 1949-May 1954), Jack Parnell (August 1954-February 1955), Geraldo (1955-1957), Cyril Stapleton (1957), led own quintet (1958), Johnny Evans (1959) BBC Radio Orchestra and many others.
Was for a time married with British vocalist Lita Roza.

ALBUMS


Ted Heath And His Music
At The London Palladium / 100th London Palladium Sunday Concert
2002, ,
Big Band
Ted Heath And His Music
Listen To My Music Vol. 4 '48 ~ '50
2000, CD, Comp, Mono, RE, RM, Hep Records (3), ,
Big Band/Swing
The Ray Davies Orchestra
Hits Of Sinatra
1975,
The Mike Westbrook Concert Band
Marching Song (An Anti-War Jazz Symphony)
1970, ,
Avant-garde Jazz/Big Band/Free Jazz
The Mike Westbrook Concert Band
Marching Song Vol. 1
1969, ,
Free Jazz/Big Band/Contemporary Jazz
The Mike Westbrook Concert Band
Marching Song Vol. 2
1969, ,
Free Jazz/Big Band/Contemporary Jazz
Ted Heath And His Music
Our Kind Of Jazz
1959, ,
Big Band/Swing
Ted Heath And His Music
Ted Heath's 100th London Palladium Sunday Concert Volume 3
1955, 7", EP, Decca, ,
Musical/Music Hall/Big Band
Ted Heath And His Music
Selection From Ted Heath's 100th London Palladium Sunday Concert
1955, ,
Big Band/Swing
Ted Heath And His Music
Ted Heath's 100th London Palladium Sunday Concert
1954, ,
Big Band
Ted Heath And His Music
Strike Up The Band
1953, ,
Big Band/Swing
Ted Heath And His Music
Ted Heath At The London Palladium
1953
Ted Heath And His Music
The Music Of Fats Waller
1952
Ted Heath And His Music
The Blacksmith Blues / Grand Central Station
1952, ,
Vocal
The Pride Of London Big Band
Gee Whiz!
LP, Intersound (2), ,
Big Band/Swing/Easy Listening/Jazz-Funk
Ted Heath And His Music
The Beginning
2xLP, Album, Comp, Decca, ,
Big Band
Ted Heath And His Music
Ted Heath At The London Palladium Vol. 2
,
Big Band/Swing
Ted Heath And His Music
Ted Heath At The London Palladium Vol. 1
The Mike Westbrook Concert Band
Marching Song Vol. 1
2020, ,
Free Jazz/Big Band/Contemporary Jazz
The Mike Westbrook Concert Band
Marching Song Vol. 2
2020, ,
Free Jazz/Big Band/Contemporary Jazz

APPEARANCES +


Various
Journeys In Modern Jazz: Britain
2021, ,
Big Band/Jazz-Rock/Modal/Fusion
Dario Marianelli
Quartet (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2012, ,
Soundtrack/Score/Opera/Baroque
The Steve Gray Orchestra / Syd Dale Orchestra*
Shades Of Gray / It's A Colourful World
2011, CD, Comp, RM, Vocalion, ,
Easy Listening
Cliff Hardie
Cliff Hardie And The UK All Stars Orchestra
2004,
Johnny Keating*, The Keating Sound, Johnny Keating And 27 Men
The Keating Sound / Straight Ahead
2002, CD, Comp, RM, Vocalion, ,
Easy Listening
Don Lusher, The Ted Heath Band
The Big Band Sound Of Ted Heath Under The Direction Of Don Lusher
1996, CD, Album, Intersound (2), Intersound (2), ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
Funny Bones - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
1995, ,
Soundtrack
J.J. Johnson, The Robert Farnon Orchestra*
Tangence
1995
The Hi-Lo's
Two Originals: Back Again. The Hi-Lo's Now
1994, CD, Comp, RM, MPS Records, ,
Big Band/Vocal
Kenny Baker & His Orchestra
Tribute To The Great Trumpeters
1993, ,
Big Band/Swing
Buddy Rich
Illusion
1991, 3xCD, Comp, Sequel Jazz,
Bing Crosby
The Collection
1990, CD, Comp, Castle Communications, ,
Vocal/Swing/Easy Listening/Ballad
Various
The Louis Armstrong Connection Vol.13
1990, CD, Pastels, ,
Swing
Bing Crosby
True Love
1988, ,
Schlager/Vocal
Various
Instrumental Gold
1986, ,
Easy Listening/Soundtrack/Theme
John Gregory & His Concert Orchestra*
Wings Of Sound
1985, LP, Dakota,
Milo Pavlović* & Berlin Big Band
With A Song In My Heart
1984, LP, Album, Not On Label, ,
Big Band
Geraldo And His Orchestra
Geraldo The Man And His Music
1984, LP, Comp, President Records, ,
Big Band
Opposition
Promises
1984, ,
New Wave
Opposition
Innocent
1984
Paul McCartney
Give My Regards To Broad Street
1984
Various
Misty Water - Colour Memories
1983
David Bexon
Love Is All
1982, LP, Album, Not On Label,
Various
Pure Gold - 50 Instrumentals
1981, 2xLP, Comp, Merco,
The London Brass Conference
Wotta Lotta Brass
1980, LP, Amphonic Music Ltd.,
Tony Evans & His Orchestra*
Artistry In Swing
1980
The Manhattan Transfer
Live
1978, ,
Swing/Vocal
Various
22 Golden Trumpet Greats
1977, LP, Warwick Records, ,
Military/Theme/Mambo/Smooth Jazz/Easy Listening/Instrumental
Nelson's Column
Real Live Ale Meets - The Big Band - Live! From...........Only A Pub In Sutton
1977, LP, Album, Ltd, Firebrand Records
The New Big Band
Today - In The Old Fashioned Way
1977, ,
Big Band/Swing
Pete Atkin
The Road Of Silk
1974, LP, Album, RCA
David Bailey
As Other People See Me
1974, LP, Album, Gold Star
Paddy Kingsland
Supercharged!
1974, ,
Instrumental
Bill McGuffie
The Bill McGuffie Big Band
1972
Eric Winston & His Orchestra*
Supersonic Sounds
1972, ,
Easy Listening
Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger, Charles Parker
On The Edge (A Radio Ballad)
1970, ,
Folk
Ewan MacColl, Charles Parker (2), Peggy Seeger
The Fight Game
1967
Johnny Keating And His Orchestra*
The Keating Sound
1964, ,
Big Band
Richard Rodgers - Art Lund, Beverly Todd, Hy Hazell
No Strings (London Cast Recording)
1964
Lita Roza With Billy Munn's All-Stars
Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea No. 1
1957, 7", EP, Decca, ,
Vocal
Lita Roza
Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
1957
The Big Band Sound Of Ted Heath* Under The Direction Of Don Lusher
The Big Band Sound Of Ted Heath Under The Direction Of Don Lusher
LP, Intersound (2), ,
Big Band/Swing
Charly's Hammond
Time 1 (Live) (Instrumental Melodies)
LP, GL Time Sound Records, GL Time Sound Records,
Stuart Gasston
Stuart Gasston
LP, Tex, Chantelle
Milo Pavlovic & Berlin Big Band
Tributes
CD, Album, RE, TMK (4), ,
Big Band/Swing
Tony Evans And His Orchestra
Artistry In Swing
LP, Album, Tema Records (3), ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
The Fight Game / Marching to Glory
3xLP, Album, Mono, Transcription, BBC Transcription Service, ,
Radioplay/Field Recording
Various
Reflections (Great Instrumentals For Today)
1983
Various
Instrumental Magic (Volume Two)
1983, ,
Easy Listening/Instrumental
Various
Instrumental Gold
1978, ,
Easy Listening
Various
Instruments In Gold
Various
Instrumental Gold
,
Easy Listening/Soundtrack/Theme