Ambrose band

APortrait of a lady
BWay back home

Label: Decca
Catalogue number: F5609
Genre: Dance
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #11639

Ambrose and his orchestra, one of Britain's most admired and collected dance bands, recorded extensively for Decca from the mid-1930s onwards. This mid-to-late 1930s pressing represents his sophisticated interpretations of popular material.

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Ambrose band
1. AAt eventide
2. 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

His Master's Voice B6229 Dance
Ambrose band
1. ABoots and saddles
2. 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

Decca F5794 Dance
Ambrose band
1. AButterflies in the rain
2. 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

Decca F6144 Dance
Ambrose band
1. ABy candlelight
2. 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

Decca F8102 Dance
Ambrose band
1. ACopenhagen
2. 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

Decca F5696 Dance
Ambrose band
1. AEverything is hunky dooly
2. 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

Decca 517 Dance
Ambrose band
1. AFalling leaves
2. 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

Decca F7848 Dance
Ambrose band
1. AFools rush in
2. 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

Decca F7600 Dance
Ambrose band
1. AFree
2. 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

Decca F6053 Dance
Ambrose band
1. AGoodnight children everywhere
2. 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

Decca F7344 Dance
Ambrose band
1. AHors d'oeuvres
2. 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

Decca F5375 Dance
Ambrose band
1. AI only have eyes for you
2. 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

Decca F5302 Dance
Ambrose band
1. AIf I had a million dollars
2. 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

Decca F5363 Dance
Ambrose band
1. AIt's the talk of the town
2. 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

Brunswick 01607 Dance
Ambrose band
1. AJoseph
2. 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

Decca F6856 Dance
Ambrose band
1. AKeep me in your dreams
2. 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

Decca F5284 Dance
Ambrose band
1. ALearn to croon
2. 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

Brunswick 01572 Dance
Ambrose band
1. ALife begins when you're in love
2. 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

Decca F5933 Dance
Ambrose band
1. ALord and lady Whoozis
2. BGangway
Ambrose was a celebrated British bandleader and arranger active from the 1920s through the 1950s, known for sophisticated orchestral dance arrangements; this Decca side features two of his light dance recordings.AI summary

Decca 1406 Dance
Ambrose band
1. 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

Brunswick 01605 Dance
Ambrose band
1. AMy old flame
2. 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

Decca F5293 Dance
Ambrose band
1. ANightingale
2. 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

Decca F8242 Dance
Ambrose band
1. ANightingale sang in Berkeley Square
2. 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

Decca F7539 Dance
Ambrose band
1. ANobody's darling but mine
2. 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

Decca F6241 Dance

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