The orchestra presented here was led by William Conrad Polla (1876-1939). One of the least known of the novelty pianists, W.C.Polla was also a leader, arranger, and composer. In the early 1920s, he led his own orchestra, well recorded on Edison Diamond Discs, but disbanded in 1925, just two years before his 1927 hit song "Dancing Tambourine" was recorded by Paul Whiteman, The Radiolites and others. Aside from this one popular work, he is completely forgotten today. Still, he did enjoy a varied career, mostly as a conductor and arranger for New York musical productions. Polla also owned his own publishing house, the W.C. Polla Company. Polla was a prolific composer, writing over 60 songs in total. The present - most remarkable - recording was made in 1924.