Betty Boop Era

The black gal should have been suing Helen Kane! And, incidentally, where are Baby Esther's recordings? Well, at least we have some of Helen's and they're good fun. They date from '28, '29 and '30, and characteristically there are no personnel listings. A pity, as the pianist really could stride, and someone took a heck of a hot coronet solo at one point. We'll probably never know, and this is one of the frustrations of early 20th century recordings. No data. A studio orchestra.