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Irish jazz saxophonist (alto, tenor), clarinet and flute player
Born July 1898 in Dublin, Ireland
Died 1986 in Felixstowe, UK

Played with Ambrose & His Orchestra from 1928 until they finally disbanded in the late 1940s. On some releases, his last name is spelled with only one n.

ALBUMS


APPEARANCES +


Various
Swing Time! The Fabulous Big Band Era 1925-1955
1993, 3x CD, Box Set, ,
Big Band/Swing/Dixieland
Ambrose*
1935-1937
1988, LP, Comp, Mono, Harlequin
Various
The Golden Age Of British Dance Bands
1975, 7x Vinyl, Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Big Band/Swing
Ambrose And His Orchestra*
Ambrose And His Orchestra
1971
Ambrose*
The Bands That Matter
1970
Ambrose & His Orchestra / Lew Stone And His Band
London Jazz Scene The 30's
1969, Vinyl Red labels, ,
Big Band
Ambrose And His Orchestra*
Hors D'Oeuvres
1953, ,
Big Band/Swing
Eric Winstone & His Band*
Mister Five By Five / Dearly Beloved
1943, Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
The West End Players*
All Alone With My Shadow / And The Band Played On
1942, Shellac, 10", Decca,
The West End Players (2) / The Regent Dance Band
A Pair Of Silver Wings / That Day It Rained
1942, Shellac, 10", Decca, ,
Vocal
The West End Players*
Seventeen Candles / My Capri Serenade
1941, Shellac, 10", Decca
The West End Players
By The Wishing Well / A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
1941, Shellac, 10", Decca
Ambrose And His Orchestra*
Let's Be Buddies / Do I Love You?
1941
Ambrose And His Orchestra*
(Forever) I'll Remember / Goodbye Sally
1940, Shellac, 10", Decca
Sidney Phillips And His Orchestra*
Hullabaloo / Voodoo
1939, Shellac, 10", Brunswick
Ambrose And His Orchestra*
Cotton Pickers Congregation / Caravan
1937, Shellac, ,
Swing
Ambrose And His Orchestra*
Organ Grinder's Swing / South Sea Island Magic
1937,
Ambrose And His Orchestra*
My Red Letter Day / Wood And Ivory
1936, Shellac, 10", Decca
Ambrose And His Orchestra*
There Isn't Any Limit To My Love / This'll Make You Whistle
1936
Ambrose And His Orchestra*
I'm In A Dancing Mood / Crazy With Love
1936
Ambrose And His Orchestra*
Limehouse Blues / Memphis Blues
1935
Various
The Golden Age Of Irving Berlin
LP, Comp, Mono, The Golden Age, The Golden Age,
The Original Ramblers* o.l.v. Theo Uden Masman / Bert Ambrose And His Orchestra* Vocaal: Louis Davids
The Original Ramblers / Bert Ambrose / Louis Davids
Vinyl, ,
Swing