Victor 78 #19579 - "On The Way To Monterey" - Henry Halstead Orchestra

Long thought of as some of the finest recordings for audio quality. This is a circa 1920's label from the Victor Talking Machine Company. Here is a pair of Victor's popular jazz arrangements featuring the Henry Halstead Orchestra. Following their rise to national fame over the air and in the grill rooms on the West Coast, Henry Halstead and his band gained the reputation as being the "Favorite Band of Movieland".  "Balance of harmony is the secret," Mr. Halstead said. "Careful selection of instruments and musicians are next in importance, but unless harmony is perfectly balanced that soft, dreamy effect so necessary in the modern fox trot is lost." The early Henry Halstead Orchestra during the early 1920s was enormously successful at the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco for about three years. This was the early days of radio, and he had the good fortune to broadcast over the very powerful (for those days) KGO in San Francisco. He was "on" for about an hour a night, six nights a week. As a consequence, his band became the best known organization in the western United States and Hawaii.

Excellent condition with no cracks, skips, or chips. HIGH GLOSS SHEEN! Light playwear of incidental scuffs and scratches.

Offered are a pair of fox trots. Side 19579-A presents "On The Way To Monterey", and side 19579-B, "Moonlight And Roses". GREAT Rhythms!!