Jack Coles (1914-1991) Holiday Mood

Jack Coles was born in London on 28th April 1914. After studying the trumpet at the Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall, from 1933—34 and winning the Gold Cup for the best all-round pupil, he played with leading dance bands until the outbreak of war in 1939. After serving with the King's Royal Rifle Corps, he joined the British Band of the AEF as trumpeter and arranger for its conductor, George Melachrino. Holiday Mood is performed by the Lansdowne Orchestra.