This appears to be one of Red Nichols' many pseudonyms. By the age of 12, Nichols was playing cornet with his father's brass band. He decided to take up the new style of music called jazz after hearing the phonograph records of the Original Dixieland Jass Band. He worked for various bandleaders including Paul Whiteman and Harry Reser. Henry Halstead was a regular in the cooperative California Ramblers in addition to leading groups under his own name and of the band of his friend trombonist Miff Mole. Nichols became one of the busiest phonograph session musicians of his era, making hundreds of recording sessions of jazz and hot dance band music. He also played in several Broadway shows. During his recording career (1926-1932) a virtual who's who of jazz musicians were members of Nichols' studio recording sessions. This one (courtesy of bixbix81) was made in 1924.
