In the 1930s my father Philip John Korthals Altes was an avid collector of 78rpm records of British and American Jazz- and Dance bands. Many years later he made tape recordings of these records, which in turn I transformed into an extensive digital music archive.

This blog site is dedicated to my father's legacy of music.

Tuesday, December 31, 2013



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.

Monday, December 30, 2013



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.

Sunday, December 29, 2013



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.