Little is known about the High Hatters, a studio band led by Leonard Joy during the late 20's and early 30's. Quality of their performances, however are invariably excellent. The High Hatters was an in-house Victor Talking Machine Company studio band under the direction of Leonard Joy which specialized in arrangements that were incredibly upbeat. Although in fact nothing is known about the mysterious flapper vocalist Belle Mann, she must have been a hit at the Victor studios, because she sang for the next two years as a house vocalist for Victor studio bands, and orchestras under contract with Victor. As for this great record, it was made in 1929.
