Victor matrix C-24394. Best ever medley / Ambassador Orchestra
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Best ever medley (Primary title) | Disc label (RDI) |
| One-step (Title descriptor) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Dance of the hours ; Love in idelness (Medley contents) | Disc label (RDI) ("Dance of the hours"; "Love" from Victor ledgers) |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Amilcare Ponchielli (composer) | "Dance of the hours." |
| Allan Macbeth (composer) | "Love in idleness." |
| Composer information source: Disc label. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Ambassador Orchestra (Musical group) | |
| Paul Whiteman (instrumentalist : violin) | |
| Henry Busse (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Theron E. "Buster" Johnson (instrumentalist : trombone) | |
| Hale Byers (instrumentalist : alto saxophone) | |
| Hale Byers (instrumentalist : baritone saxophone) | |
| Gus Mueller (instrumentalist : alto saxophone) | |
| Ferde Grofé (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Mike Pingitore (instrumentalist : banjo) | |
| Sammy Heiss (instrumentalist : tuba) | |
| Harold McDonald (instrumentalist : percussion) | Drums, wood block. |
| Harold McDonald (instrumentalist : xylophone) | |
| Paul Whiteman (leader) | |
- Description: Jazz/dance band
- Instrumentation: Trumpet, trombone, 2 saxophones (1 doubling), violin, piano, banjo, brass bass, drums, wood block, and xylophone
- Category: Instrumental
- Master Size: 12-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Paul Whiteman is listed as the arranger on the label of Vi 35701. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/19/1920 Camden, New Jersey | 1 | Destroy | ||||
| 8/19/1920 Camden, New Jersey | 2 | Destroy | ||||
| 8/19/1920 Camden, New Jersey | 3 | Master | Victor 35701 | |||
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Audio of this recording from the Library of Congress |
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| 8/19/1920 Camden, New Jersey | 3 | Master | Gramophone 3-0538 | |||
| 8/19/1920 Camden, New Jersey | 3 | Master | Gramophone (Spain) AF-6 | |||
| 8/19/1920 Camden, New Jersey | 4 | Hold | ||||
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix C-24394. Best ever medley / Ambassador Orchestra," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/700009608/C-24394-Best_ever_medley.
Victor matrix C-24394. Best ever medley / Ambassador Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/700009608/C-24394-Best_ever_medley.
"Victor matrix C-24394. Best ever medley / Ambassador Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.
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