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- AAt eventide
- BAfter tonight we say goodbye
Ambrose and his orchestra, a leading British dance band, performing two sentimental novelties on HMV. This is a standard commercial recording from Ambrose's extensive and prolific Mayfair Hotel period.AI summary
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- ABoots and saddles
- BKing's navee
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
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- AButterflies in the rain
- BChansonette
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
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- ABy candlelight
- BWhite cliffs of Dover
Ambrose and his orchestra on Decca, performing 'By Candlelight' and 'White Cliffs of Dover' from the early 1940s. Ambrose was one of Britain's finest dance-band leaders, and this is a notable wartime side.AI summary
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- ACopenhagen
- BLimehouse blues
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
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- AEverything is hunky dooly
- BI've got a note
Ambrose and his orchestra, one of the most sophisticated dance bands of 1930s London, recorded these two sides for Decca in the early catalogue; Ambrose's Mayfair Hotel broadcasts made him famous in the UK.AI summary
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- AFalling leaves
- BLittle steeple pointing to a star
The Ambrose band, one of Britain's most celebrated dance orchestras, recorded 'Falling Leaves' and 'Little Steeple Pointing to a Star' for Decca F7848. Ambrose led some of the most sought-after British swing recordings of the 1930s-1940s.AI summary
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- AFools rush in
- BArm in arm
Ambrose and his orchestra, the prestigious Mayfair Hotel band, recorded two sophisticated ballroom selections on Decca in the late 1930s-1940s.AI summary
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- AFree
- BTake my heart
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
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- AGoodnight children everywhere
- B18th century drawing room
Ambrose and his orchestra for Decca, in two contrasting pieces—a wartime novelty and a classical salon item. Ambrose was one of Britain's most sophisticated and collected bandleaders.AI summary
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- AHors d'oeuvres
- BEmbassy stomp
Ambrose and his band, one of the leading British dance orchestras of the 1930s, recorded "Hors d'Oeuvres" and "Embassy Stomp" for Decca. Ambrose was celebrated for sophisticated hot-dance arrangements and led the house band at the Mayfair Hotel, London.AI summary
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- AI only have eyes for you
- BDames
The Ambrose Orchestra was one of Britain's premier dance orchestras of the 1930s-40s, known for sophisticated and well-arranged dance music. This Decca pressing of 'I Only Have Eyes for You' and 'Dames' represents the hit songs and standards that made Ambrose a top bandleader. Decca pressings of Ambrose's most popular sides were widely distributed and copies remain common.AI summary
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- AIf I had a million dollars
- Bif I love again
Ambrose band, a leading British dance orchestra of the 1930s–40s, performing 'If I had a million dollars' and 'If I love again' on Decca F5363. Ambrose was one of the most recorded and popular bandleaders in Britain.AI summary
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- AIt's the talk of the town
- Blast roundup
Ambrose, one of Britain's most sophisticated bandleaders, recorded 'It's the Talk of the Town' and 'Last Roundup' for Brunswick. The 01000 series catalogue number places this in the early 1930s.AI summary
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- AJoseph
- BGoodbye to summer
Ambrose Band on Decca, a leading British dance orchestra, with 'Joseph' and 'Goodbye to Summer'—sentimental dance sides from the late 1940s.AI summary
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- AKeep me in your dreams
- BWho made little boy blue
The Ambrose band recorded 'Keep Me in Your Dreams' and 'Who Made Little Boy Blue' for Decca F5284. A mid-1930s dance recording from one of Britain's most popular orchestras of the swing era.AI summary
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- ALearn to croon
- BDown the old ox road
Ambrose and his orchestra on Brunswick, performing 'Learn to Croon' and 'Down the Old Ox Road' from the early 1930s. Ambrose was one of the finest British dance-band leaders of the era, and his early Brunswick sides are collected.AI summary
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- ALife begins when you're in love
- BWoe is me
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
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- AMemories of Mayfair
Ambrose was a legendary British dance-band leader who led the Mayfair Hotel orchestra from 1927 onwards, defining the sophistication of 1920s–30s British hot dance. This Brunswick 78 of 'Memories of Mayfair' is a key recording from his era.AI summary
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- AMy old flame
- BSmoke gets in your eyes
Ambrose and his orchestra, one of the most celebrated British dance bands of the 1930s, recorded 'My Old Flame' and 'Smoke Gets in Your Eyes' for Decca; Ambrose was a pianist and bandleader based at the Mayfair Hotel.AI summary
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- ANightingale
- BMy serenade
Ambrose band, a leading British dance orchestra of the 1930s–40s, performing 'Nightingale' and 'My serenade' on Decca F8242. Ambrose led one of the UK's most recorded dance bands.AI summary
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- ANightingale sang in Berkeley Square
- BNo mamma no
Ambrose and his orchestra, one of Britain's most celebrated dance bands, perform 'Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square' and 'No Mamma No' for Decca. Ambrose was a leading British bandleader and held a prestigious residency at London's Mayfair Hotel.AI summary
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- ANobody's darling but mine
- BIn the chapel in the moolight
Ambrose was a distinguished British dance bandleader of the 1920s–40s, noted for sophisticated arrangements; this Decca disc from the late 1930s carries two ballads.AI summary
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- ANocturne of the oasis
- BLife is nothing without music
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