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.

Saturday, January 18, 2014



Ambrose & his Orchestra, with Sam Browne (vocals): "All of me" (1932).

Note: with filmed footage, which I took from various clips and edited to fit this song.

Friday, January 17, 2014



Al Bowlly & Mary Charles, with Lew Stone and his band: "Let's put out the lights and go to sleep" (1932).





Lew Stone & his band: "Canadian Pacific" (1930s)


Lew Stone & Al Bowlly: "Mama, I wanna make rhythm" (1930s).

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Tuesday, January 14, 2014




Roy Fox & his band, with Denny Dennis and Mary Lee: "Let's call the whole thing off" (1937).


Lew Stone & his band: "Thank you so much, Mrs. Lowsborough-Goodby" (1934).





Henry Hall & the BBC Dance Orchestra: "Five-Fifteen" (1932). The recording was made from a later 33rpm release.

Monday, January 13, 2014