21,650 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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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, the British bandleader, on His Master's Voice B6229, performing light romantic instrumental numbers.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6229 Orchestra
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 the Duke Ellington composition 'Caravan' and 'Cotton Pickers Congregation' on Decca F6458, from the late 1930s.AI summary
Decca F6458 Jazz
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, one of the finest British dance-band leaders of the 1930s, recording the novelty instrumental duo 'Jazz Pizzicato' and 'Jazz Legato' on Decca F8912 in the swing era.AI summary
Decca F8912 Jazz
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
Ambrose recorded 'Wagon Wheels' and 'Boulevard of Broken Dreams' for Brunswick 01721. Ambrose was a celebrated British bandleader and composer of the dance-band era; his recordings are well-distributed but remain collected.AI summary
Brunswick 01721 Dance
Ambrose and his orchestra on 'Lazy Bones' and 'There's a Cabin in the Pines', from Brunswick's 01000 series. Ambrose was a prominent British dance-band leader of the 1930s; these are typical popular dance sides of his recorded output.AI summary
Brunswick 01581 Dance
Ambrose, one of Britain's premier bandleaders of the swing era, recorded "Body and Soul" and "The Punch and Judy Show" for Decca M402. This pressing captures Ambrose's sophisticated approach to both a jazz standard and a novelty number.AI summary
Decca M402 Dance
Decca F6143 Dance
Ambrose was the leader of one of Britain's most celebrated dance orchestras of the 1930s-40s, resident at the Mayfair Hotel in London; his HMV recordings remain popular with collectors of British swing and ballroom music.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5942 Orchestra
Ambrose, the acclaimed British dance band leader, performing two songs for Decca in the 1940s. Ambrose led the house orchestra of the Mayfair Hotel and was one of the most respected British bandleaders.AI summary
Decca F8047 Dance
Decca F8102
Decca F8246
Ambrose was the most commercially successful British dance-band leader of the 1930s–40s, leading the orchestra at the Mayfair Hotel; this Decca recording from the late 1930s couples 'Congratulate Me' with an early instrumental 'Rock and Roll'.AI summary
Decca F5398 Dance
Ambrose and his orchestra performing two dance numbers on Decca F5644. Ambrose (1896–1971) was a British bandleader of considerable renown, leading one of the finest dance bands of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Decca F5644 Dance
Ambrose and his orchestra, one of the finest British dance bands of the 1930s, recorded these two fox-trots for Decca, with the comical naval song 'King's Navee' on the B-side.AI summary
Decca F5794 Dance
Ambrose's orchestra was one of Britain's most successful dance bands from the late 1920s through the 1950s. This later Decca F-series side couples 'Life begins when you're in love' and 'Woe is me', representing late-1930s ballad material.AI summary
Decca F5933 Dance
Ambrose and his orchestra, a leading British dance band of the 1930s–40s, on Decca with 'Nocturne of the Oasis' and 'Life Is Nothing Without Music'.AI summary
Decca F8592 Dance
The Ambrose Orchestra performs two Rodgers and Hammerstein songs from 'Oklahoma!'—'Oh What a Beautiful Mornin' and 'People Will Say We're in Love'—on Decca, one of the most successful British dance bands of the 1940s.AI summary
Decca F8766 Orchestra
Ambrose and his band with Pony Express and Stage Coach on London 174.AI summary
London 174 Dance
Ambrose was a celebrated British dance-band leader of the 1920s–1930s; this Decca side pairs two jazz standards in his sophisticated style.AI summary
Decca F5696 Dance
Ambrose Band, the celebrated British dance orchestra, performing 'To whisper Dear I love you' and 'When you were my Sweetheart' on Decca F2276 in the early 1930s.AI summary
Decca F2276 Dance
Ambrose was one of Britain's most successful dance bandleaders from the late 1920s through the 1950s, leading the Mayfair Hotel orchestra. This Decca F-series side pairs 'Object of my affection' and 'How can you face me', standard light-ballad fare from his peak commercial period.AI summary
Decca F5389 Dance
Ambrose and his orchestra, a leading British dance band of the 1930s–40s, performing two popular songs on Decca. Ambrose's Mayfair Hotel residency and records made him one of the most commercially successful bandleaders in the UK.AI summary
Decca F6053 Dance
Ambrose and his orchestra, the prestigious British dance band of the Mayfair Hotel, recorded two songs from the Rodgers and Hart musical *On Your Toes* on Decca in the late 1930s.AI summary
Decca F6104 Dance
Ambrose and his orchestra were among the most sophisticated and commercially successful British dance bands of the 1930s and 1940s, based at the Mayfair Hotel; this Decca recording from the mid-1930s showcases his refined style on 'Butterflies in the Rain'.AI summary
Decca F6144 Dance