Teddy Foster And His Orchestra

British 17-piece band formed in 1945 by Teddy Foster (1908-1984) — a much loved British trumpeter and band leader. His band was probably the first British band to have an eight piece brass section with five sax, and Foster always sought out the best musicians and arrangements: some were by Roland Shaw who also did some arranging for Ken Mackintosh. The band enjoyed much success at the Opera House, Covent Garden before moving down the road to the Strand Lyceum. In 1945 Foster he was resident at the Casino in Birmingham and was broadcasting weekly in "Saturday Night at The Palais". He became one of the most popular touring Palais bands of the 1940s and 1950s. During the early 1950s Foster doubled as manager and resident bandleader at the Brighton Aquarium.