Victor matrix PBVE-321. Ain't that too bad? / Henry Halstead Orchestra

TitleSource
Ain't that too bad? (Primary title)Disc label
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label
¡Qué lástima! (Parallel (translated) title)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Eddie Ward (composer)
Composer information source: Victor ledgers.
PersonnelNotes
Henry Halstead Orchestra (Musical group)
LeRoy Shield (session supervisor)
Henry Halstead (leader)
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band
  • Instrumentation: 2 violins, bass, 3 saxophones, 3 cornets, trombone, banjo, piano, and traps
  • Category: Instrumental
  • Master Size: 10-in.
  • Title Note: Disc label also credits lyricist Chick Endor.
Notes
Victor ledgers specify that these recordings were made in Room #1110 of the Fine Arts Bldg.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
5/16/1927 Los Angeles, California. Fine Arts Bldg. 1 Destroy
5/16/1927 Los Angeles, California. Fine Arts Bldg. 2 Hold
5/16/1927 Los Angeles, California. Fine Arts Bldg. 3 Destroy
5/16/1927 Los Angeles, California. Fine Arts Bldg. 4 Master Victor 20691 10-in.

Ain't that too bad? / Henry Halstead Orchestra

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Ain't that too bad? / Henry Halstead Orchestra - Victor 20691 - Take 4 - 5/16/1927
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5/16/1927 Los Angeles, California. Fine Arts Bldg. 4 Master Timeless CBC 1-034 Compact disc

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix PBVE-321. Ain't that too bad? / Henry Halstead Orchestra," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/1000014880/PBVE-321-Aint_that_too_bad.

Victor matrix PBVE-321. Ain't that too bad? / Henry Halstead Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/1000014880/PBVE-321-Aint_that_too_bad.

"Victor matrix PBVE-321. Ain't that too bad? / Henry Halstead Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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