British Dance Bands in Miniature - 1935-1937

BRITISH DANCE BANDS IN MINIATURE 1935-1937 Small Bands from within the Great British Dance Bands of the Mid-Thirties 1. THE EMBASSY RHYTHM EIGHT From the Ambrose Orchestra at the Embassy Club, London Max Goldberg -- trumpet; Lew Davis-trombone; Danny Polo-clarinet; Billy Amstell-tenor sax; Bert Barnes-piano; Joe Brannelly-guitar; Dick Ball -- string bass; Max Bacon-drums HITCHY KOO (Recorded 1st February 1935) 2. THE MUSIC MAKERS From The BBC Dance Orchestra directed by Henry Hall APPLE BLOSSOM (Recorded 21st March 1936) 3. HARRY ROY'S TIGER-RAGAMUFFINS From Harry Roy's Orchestra from the May Fair Hotel, London Ivor Moreton & Dave Kaye -- pianos; Arthur Calkin-string bass; Joe Daniels-drums FOX-TROT MEDLEY Part 1 (Fast Tempo) Me and The Boy Friend; Who's Sorry Now?; Sweet Little You (Recorded 31st December 1935) FOX-TROT MEDLEY Part 2 (Slow Tempo) Star Dust; Here Am I, Broken-hearted; Mean To Me (Recorded 31st December 1935) 4. BILLY COTTON AND HIS COTTON PICKERS From Billy Cotton's Band Teddy Foster-trumpet; Ellis Jackson-trombone; Frank Kenyon-clarinet/alto-sax; Edgar Bracewell-baritone sax; Clem Bernard-piano; Les Casey-guitar; Joe White-string bass; Arthur Baker -- drums AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' -- Vocal chorus by Teddy Foster (Recorded 18th January 1936) 5. CARROLL GIBBONS (Piano) AND HIS BOY FRIENDS From Carroll Gibbons' Savoy Hotel Orpheans WITH THEE I SWING (Recorded 3rd February 1937) Recorded between 1935 and 1937, these recordings are long out-of-copyright. These sides have been remastered from original 78rpm discs by this user and are unique transfers. These cannot be copied or sold without the permission of the channel owner.