Maxwell Stewart's Ballroom Melody: "When two love each other" (1930s).

Garland Wilson (pianist): "Just a mood" (1930s).

Ambrose & his Orchestra: "Powerhouse"(1935). Composition by Raymond Scott.

Ambrose & his Orchestra: "A Message from Mars" (1935). Composition and arrangement by Sid Phillips.

Ambrose & his Orchestra: "Embassy Stomp" (1935). At this time Ambrose played in the London Embassy Club.

The Mills Brothers: "The old man of the mountain" (1930s). In the series A Bench in the Park.

The Boswell Sisters: "We're in the money" (1930s). Accompanied by the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra. In the series A Bench in the Park.

The Boswell Sisters: "Coffee in the morning and kisses in the night" (1930s). In the series A Bench in the Park.

Bing Crosby: "I guess it had to be that way" (1930s). With Jimmy Grier and his Orchestra. In the series A Bench in the Park.

Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra: "Love nest" (1930s). In the series A Bench in the Park.

The Mills Brothers: "I heard" (1930s). In the series A Bench in the Park.

Note:

The Mills Brothers became well known for their close harmonies, mastery of scat singing, and their ability to imitate musical instruments with their voices. A guitar was their only actual instrument.

Bing Crosby & The Mills Brothers: "My honey's loving arms" (1933). In the series A Bench in the Park.

The Boswell Sisters: "Alexander's Ragtime Band" (1930s). Composer: Irving Berlin. In the series A Bench in the Park.

The Boswell Sisters and the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra: "Down on the delta" (1932). In the series A Bench in the Park.

Paul Whiteman & his Orchestra, Bing Crosby and the King of Jazz Chorus: "Song of the dawn" (1930s). In the series A Bench in the Park.

The Rhythm Boys and Paul Whiteman & Orchestra: "Happy feet" (1930s). One member of the Rhythm Boys was Bing Crosby. In the series A Bench in the Park.

The Brox Sisters & The Rhythm Boys: "A Bench in the Park" (1930s). Member of the Rhythm Boys was Bing Crosby, who later went his own way.

Fats Waller and Una Mae Carlisle: "I can't give you anything but love" (1937).

Fats Waller: "Hey! Stop kissing my sister" (1941).

Fats Waller: "My mommie sent me to the store" (1940). The introduction by John Korthals Altes dates from 1974.

Louis Armstrong: "Bran' new suit" (1930s). The introduction by John Korthals Altes dates from 1974.

Duke Ellington: "Solitude". The introduction by John Korthals Altes dates from 1974.

Louis Armstrong: "It's wonderful" (1930s).

Louis Armstrong: "Old man mose" (1930s).

Ray Noble & Al Bowlly: "Top hat, white tie and tails". In the series The touch of Ray Noble. 

Ray Noble & Al Bowlly: "With all my heart"(1935). In the series The touch of Ray Noble.

Ray Noble & his American Orchestra: "Dinah" (instrumental version). In the series The touch of Ray Noble.

Ray Noble & Al Bowlly: "Where am I?". In the series The touch of Ray Noble.

Ray Noble & his American Orchestra:  "Way down yonder in New Orleans" (1935). In the series The touch of Ray Noble.

Ray Noble Orchestra and Al Bowlly: "The touch of your lips" (1930s)

Louis Armstrong and Jimmy Dorsey & his Orchestra: "When the skeleton in the closet started to dance" (1930s)

The Andrews Sisters: "Well All Right" (1939)

The BBC Dance Orchestra: "I'm putting all my eggs in one basket" - instrumental version (1935).

 

Jack Hylton & Orchestra: "The Kinkajou" (1930s).

Ambrose & his Orchestra: "There's a new world" (1930s).

Ray Noble Orchestra:  "The younger generation" (1930s).

My father tape recorded the music in the 1970s.

Ray Noble Orchestra: "Mad about the boy"(instrumental).
The composition is by Noel Coward.

My father tape recorded the music in the 1970s.

Ambrose & his Orchestra: "Listen to the German band" (1930s).
My father tape recorded the music in the 1970s.

Ray Noble and Al Bowlly: "Just an echo in the valley" (1930s).
My father tape recorded the music in the 1970s. 

Ambrose & his Orchestra: "Humming to myself" (1930s)
The introduction - in Dutch - is made by my father who tape recorded the music in the 1970s.

Ambrose & his Orchestra: "Lady play your mandoline" (1930s).
The introduction - in Dutch - is made by my father, who tape recorded the music in the 1970s.

Ambrose & Orchestra: "Song of the Harp" (1930s).
The introduction - in Dutch - is made by my father, who tape recorded the music in the 1970s. 

George Olsen and his Music: "Hi diddle diddle" (1926)
The original record was part of the collection of my grandparents in Amsterdam.

Pennsylvania Syncopators: "If you knew Susie" (1926).
The original record was part of the collection of my grandparents in Amsterdam.

Ray Noble Orchestra: "Bugle Call Rag" (1935).

Lew Stone and Al Bowlly: "Louisiana Hayride"(early 1930s).

Bert Ambrose & his Orchestra: "Toy Trumpet" (early 1930s).

The first recording on this blogsite is "OK for sound" by Bert Armbrose and his Orchestra. 

John Korthals Altes bought his 78rpm records when he was 17 to 18 years of age. Popular in his time ware American and British Dance bands. 

Ray Noble & Al Bowlly: "Dinner for one please, James".  This is the last installment in the series The Touch of Ray Noble.