3,651 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Ambrose and his orchestra on His Master's Voice B6153, one of the most celebrated British bandleaders of the 1920s–30s. Ambrose's Mayfair Hotel broadcasts and recordings are highly sought by dance-band collectors.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6153 Dance
Ambrose and his orchestra on 'Kiss by kiss' and 'Minnie the Moocher' (a famous jazz standard), from HMV B6159. Ambrose was a major British dance-band leader of the 1930s; this is a typical mid-1930s release from his prolific recording career for HMV.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6159 Dance
Ambrose, the celebrated British dance-band leader, on HMV B6165, performing novelty instrumental material from his West End orchestra.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6165 Dance
Ambrose, the celebrated British bandleader, performing 'Is I in Love I is' and 'Too many tears' on His Master's Voice B6181, likely from the early 1930s. Ambrose led one of the most popular orchestras of the 1920s-1930s dance era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6181 Dance
Ambrose and his orchestra, one of Britain's leading dance bands of the 1930s, performing 'Stop the Sun, Stop the Moon' and 'When Yuba Plays the Rumba on the Tuba' on His Master's Voice B6190.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6190 Dance
Ambrose, one of Britain's leading bandleaders and recording artists of the 1930s, recorded 'Humming to Myself' and 'Soft Lights and Sweet Music' for His Master's Voice. This is a dance-band side from his vast catalogue.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6205 Dance
Ambrose and his orchestra were one of Britain's most celebrated dance bands of the 1930s, based at the Mayfair Hotel; this HMV pressing features 'Sun has got his hat on' and 'Clouds will soon roll by', both standard light-music fare.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6210 Dance
His Master's Voice B6231 Dance
Ambrose and his orchestra recorded dance music for His Master's Voice in the late 1920s and 1930s; 'Singapore Sorrows' and 'Without you Sweetheart' are typical of the ballroom-dance repertoire that made Ambrose one of the most recorded British bandleaders of the era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5464 Dance
Ambrose and his orchestra performing 'Try to learn to love' and 'Dance little Lady' on His Master's Voice. Ambrose was one of the most important and prolific British bandleaders of the 1920s-40s, recording extensively for HMV.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5487 Dance
Ambrose, the British dance-band leader and accordionist, recorded 'If I had you' and 'Me and the Man in the Moon' for His Master's Voice. Ambrose was one of the most celebrated British bandleaders of the late 1920s and 1930s, leading the Mayfair Hotel orchestra.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5605 Dance
Ambrose and his orchestra recorded 'Cryin' for the Carolines' and 'Have a Little Faith in Me' for His Master's Voice in the late 1920s; these are typical of Ambrose's prolific dance-orchestra output for HMV.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5814 Dance
Ambrose, the renowned British dance-band leader, recorded for His Master's Voice with two popular songs from the swing era, circa early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5824 Dance
Ambrose and his orchestra were one of Britain's finest dance bands of the 1920s–30s, recorded extensively for HMV. 'Leven Thirty Saturday Night' is a novelty or comic dance side from his prolific catalogue.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5847 Dance
Ambrose and his orchestra recorded 'My Bluebird Was Caught in the Rain' and 'I Don't Mind Walking in the Rain' for His Master's Voice B5920 in the early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5920 Dance
Ambrose and his orchestra performing 'Go Home and Tell Your Mother' and 'What Good Am I Without You' on His Master's Voice B5942, from the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5942 Dance
Ambrose, a prominent British dance-band leader and violinist of the 1930s, performing two popular songs on His Master's Voice B5947. Ambrose was one of the most recorded British musicians of the era, leading orchestras at major venues and recording prolifically for HMV.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5947 Dance
Ambrose, a major British dance-band leader of the 1930s, recorded 'Would you like to take a Walk' and 'The Waltz you saved for me' for His Master's Voice, catalogue B6000. Ambrose's orchestra records are well-represented in collections.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6000 Dance
Ambrose and his orchestra were one of the most celebrated British dance bands of the 1920s and 1930s. 'I surrender dear' and 'Laughing at the Rain' are typical of the sophisticated jazz-inflected dance music they recorded for HMV.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6009 Dance
Ambrose, a leading British dance-band leader, performing 'Moonlight Saving Time' and 'Poor Kid' on His Master's Voice B6030.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6030 Dance
Ambrose and his orchestra, one of the most celebrated British dance orchestras of the 1930s, performing two popular ballads on His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6038 Dance
Ambrose, the celebrated British dance band leader, on His Master's Voice: 'Leave the Rest to Nature' and 'I found you', two smooth orchestral numbers typical of Ambrose's sophisticated dance style from the late 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6039 Dance
Ambrose and his orchestra recorded 'Dancing in the Dark' and 'One more Kiss and then Goodnight' for His Master's Voice, capturing the sophisticated hot dance and ballroom style of the 1930s from Britain's finest bandleader of the era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6132 Dance
Ambrose, the renowned British dance-band leader, recorded 'Just Friends' and 'All of Me' for His Master's Voice, likely in the early 1930s, exemplifying the sophisticated hot-dance style of his Savoy Hotel orchestra.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6138 Dance
Ambrose on HMV B6140, performing 'Now's the Time to Fall in Love' and 'In the Jailhouse Now No 2'. Ambrose (1896–1971) was Britain's foremost dance bandleader; this is one of many sides he recorded for HMV.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6140 Dance
Ambrose and his orchestra, one of the most celebrated British dance bands of the 1930s, performing 'Let's put out the Lights' and 'I guess I'll have to change my Plans' on His Master's Voice, catalogue B6261.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6261 Dance
Ambrose and his orchestra, one of Britain's leading dance bands of the interwar years, perform 'Lazy Louisiana Moon' and 'A Bench in the Park' on His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5842 Dance
Ambrose and his orchestra, one of Britain's leading dance bands of the 1930s-40s, recorded 'Lady Play Your Mandoline' and 'Fiesta' (composed by Billy Busse) on His Master's Voice EG2434. Ambrose was a major British bandleader and his recordings are widely collected.AI summary
His Master's Voice EG2434 Dance
Ambrose and his orchestra recorded 'Dearest' and 'When Will I Know' for Columbia (3286). Ambrose was a prominent British dance-band bandleader and composer of the 1920s–30s, and his sides are collected by swing and dance-music enthusiasts.AI summary
Columbia 3286 Dance
Ambrose, a leading British dance-band conductor and His Master's Voice artist, performing 'Pale Venetian Moon' and 'Have You Forgotten Me?' on Columbia 3291.AI summary
Columbia 3291 Dance
Ambrose, one of Britain's finest dance-band leaders, performing 'This'll Make You Whistle' and 'There Isn't Any Limit to My Love' on Decca. Ambrose's Savoy Hotel orchestra was a prestige ensemble and his recordings remain sought by dance-music enthusiasts.AI summary
Decca F5922 Dance
Ambrose and his orchestra, one of Britain's leading dance bands, performing 'Organ Grinder's Swing' and 'Wood & Ivory' on Decca F6141, a late 1930s-1940s swing-era recording.AI summary
Decca F6141 Dance
Ambrose and his orchestra performing 'Swing Patrol' and 'Twilight in Turkey' on Decca F6446. Ambrose led one of the most celebrated British dance orchestras of the 1930s-40s, and his Decca sides are regularly collected.AI summary
Decca F6446 Dance
Ambrose and his orchestra performing two well-known songs from the 1937 musical *Me and My Girl*, the comic Cockney number 'Lambeth Walk' and 'Chestnut Tree', on Decca. Ambrose was the leader of one of Britain's most popular dance orchestras, and this is a major recording.AI summary
Decca F6882 Dance
Ambrose and his orchestra perform two dance standards, 'Home James & don't spare the Horses' and 'No a thousand times no', on Decca F6926, from the mid-1930s. Ambrose was a leading British dance bandleader of the swing era.AI summary
Decca F6926 Dance
Ambrose led one of Britain's finest dance orchestras of the 1930s–40s; this Decca side pairs two instrumental novelties and is a typical example of his sophisticated hot-dance repertoire.AI summary
Decca F7089 Dance
Ambrose and his orchestra recorded topical comedy numbers 'Nasty Uncle Adolf' and 'Rhymes of the Times' for Decca. The 'Uncle Adolf' title dates this as a wartime recording, likely 1940–1941.AI summary
Decca F7267 Dance
Ambrose on Decca F8307, performing 'As Time Goes By' and 'Three Dreams'. Ambrose (1896–1971) was the foremost British dance bandleader of the swing era, leading the Ambrose Orchestra at the Mayfair Hotel from the late 1920s; 'As Time Goes By' became famous from *Casablanca* (1942).AI summary
Decca F8307 Dance
Ambrose and his orchestra were one of the most sophisticated British dance bands of the 1930s, resident at the Mayfair Hotel and stars of wireless. 'All or Nothing at All' is a standard ballad; this Decca F-series pressing represents the swing-era sophistication for which Ambrose was celebrated.AI summary
Decca F8344 Dance
Ambrose on Decca F2367, 'Moonlight Saving Time' / 'Pardon me pretty Baby'. Ambrose was a prominent British bandleader and composer of the 1920s–1930s, recorded extensively for Decca and other labels.AI summary
Decca F2367 Dance
Ambrose recorded 'Whistling in the Dark' and 'When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain' for Decca F2440. Ambrose was a major British bandleader; 'When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain' is a classic standard.AI summary
Decca F2440 Dance
Ambrose, the celebrated British dance band leader, on Decca performing two light dance numbers from the early 1930s: 'Just a blue eyed Blonde' and 'Many happy Returns of the Day'.AI summary
Decca F2607 Dance
Ambrose, the British dance-band leader, recorded 'Swing Patrol' and 'Twilight in Turkey' for Decca, catalogue F6446, a 1930s–40s side from one of British jazz's most important bandleaders.AI summary
Decca F6446 Dance
MGM 874 Dance
Ambrose, a British bandleader, recorded 'Get Happy' and 'Slide Rule' for MGM, catalogue 930, in the early 1950s.AI summary
MGM 930 Dance
Ambrose was a prominent British dance orchestra leader of the late 1920s-30s, known for sophisticated dance and swing music. This Decca 1233 pressing, from an early Decca catalogue, documents his orchestra at its peak.AI summary
Decca 1233 Dance
Ambrose, the British dance-band leader, recorded two romantic standards—'My Old Flame' and 'Smoke Gets in Your Eyes'—for Decca, catalogue F5293, from the mid-to-late 1930s.AI summary
Decca F5293 Dance
A hot-dance recording by the prolific British bandleader Ambrose for Decca (catalogue F5375), recorded in the mid-1930s when he was at his peak.AI summary
Decca F5375 Dance