Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy

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All The Jive Is Gone 02:38 Tools
Mary's Idea 02:38 Tools
Walkin' and swingin' 02:39 Tools
Little Joe From Chicago 02:38 Tools
Froggy Bottom 03:10 Tools
Big Jim Blues 02:54 Tools
Mess-A-Stomp 02:45 Tools
Christopher Columbus 02:41 Tools
Blue Clarinet Stomp 02:51 Tools
Honey, Just For You 03:21 Tools
Cloudy 02:57 Tools
Once Or Twice 03:01 Tools
Lotta Sax Appeal 02:55 Tools
I Lost My Gal From Memphis 03:16 Tools
Bearcat Shuffle 03:00 Tools
A Mellow Bit Of Rhythm 03:21 Tools
Dallas Blues 02:41 Tools
Corky Stomp 02:40 Tools
Loose Ankles 03:20 Tools
Steppin' pretty 02:48 Tools
Casey Jones Special 02:56 Tools
Snag It 03:07 Tools
Sophomore 02:59 Tools
Sweet And Hot 03:08 Tools
Dunkin' a doughnut 02:55 Tools
Travellin' That Rocky Road 03:06 Tools
The Lady Who Swings the Band 02:45 Tools
Saturday 03:19 Tools
Moten swing 03:05 Tools
Floyd's Guitar Blues 03:08 Tools
Gettin' Off A Mess 02:48 Tools
Wednesday Night Hop 03:10 Tools
Until The Real Thing Comes Along 02:59 Tools
Git 02:51 Tools
S'Posin' 02:27 Tools
Twinklin' 03:09 Tools
I'se A Muggin' - Original 02:45 Tools
You Set Me On Fire 02:58 Tools
Ring dem bells 02:46 Tools
Puddin' Head Serenade 02:34 Tools
HONEY 02:52 Tools
I'se A Muggin' 02:51 Tools
Goodbye 03:09 Tools
But It Didn't Mean A Thing 03:01 Tools
In the groove 03:07 Tools
SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN 02:45 Tools
I'LL NEVER FAIL YOU 02:55 Tools
The Big Dipper 02:57 Tools
You Rascal, You 02:41 Tools
Jump Jack Jump 02:56 Tools
JULIUS CAESAR 02:34 Tools
Toadie Toddle 02:42 Tools
Fifty-Second Street 02:53 Tools
Give Her A Pint (And She'll Tell It All) 02:53 Tools
47TH STREET JIVE 03:12 Tools
Corky 02:28 Tools
What Will I Tell My Heart? 03:14 Tools
Mcghee Special 02:53 Tools
GHOST OF LOVE 03:17 Tools
Bear Down 03:02 Tools
The count 03:12 Tools
Blue Illusion 03:02 Tools
Dedicated To You 03:22 Tools
Close to Five 02:57 Tools
You Rascal You 02:43 Tools
I Need Lovin' 02:50 Tools
Skies Are Blue 03:02 Tools
Somepin' Slow and Low 02:50 Tools
Wham (Wham, Re, Bop, Boom, Bam) 03:03 Tools
There's Rhythm in the River 03:02 Tools
Bless You My Dear 03:10 Tools
Margie 02:30 Tools
Scratchin' in the Gravel 02:54 Tools
Wednesday Stomp 02:57 Tools
Mess-A Stomp 03:11 Tools
The Key to My Heart 03:08 Tools
What's Your Story, Morning Glory? 03:13 Tools
I won't tell a soul (I love you) 03:10 Tools
A DREAM DROPPED IN 02:43 Tools
Now I Lay Me Down To Dream 02:54 Tools
(I Guess) I'Ll Never Learn 03:13 Tools
WHAM 02:43 Tools
Casey Jones Blues 03:04 Tools
I Don'T Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You 03:03 Tools
Downstream 02:57 Tools
Foolin' Myself 03:02 Tools
Why Don'T I Get Wise To Myself 02:43 Tools
TWELFTH STREET RAG 03:04 Tools
BIG TIME CRIP 03:11 Tools
Boogie Woogie Cocktail 02:48 Tools
Please Don'T Talk About Me When I'm Gone 02:52 Tools
I'm Glad for Your Sake (But I'm Sorry for Mine) 02:52 Tools
Love Is The Thing 02:58 Tools
I'm Getting Nowhere With You 02:48 Tools
There Is No Greater Love 03:01 Tools
With Love In My Heart 02:44 Tools
What's Mine Is Yours 03:16 Tools
Why Can't We do It Again? 03:11 Tools
In My Wildest Dreams 02:52 Tools
Worried Over You 03:10 Tools
How Can We Be Wrong? 02:44 Tools
Fifteen Minute Intermission 03:06 Tools
Better Luck Next Time 02:44 Tools
What A Life (Trying To Live Without You) 03:17 Tools
Clouds 02:54 Tools
Hip Hip Hooray 02:48 Tools
(I Don't Believe It But) Say It Again 02:36 Tools
Take Those Blues Away 02:51 Tools
Why Go On Pretending 03:17 Tools
I Went to a Gypsy 02:51 Tools
Sittin' Around And Dreamin' 03:10 Tools
CUBAN BOOGIE WOOGIE 02:51 Tools
BREEZE 03:13 Tools
HEY LAWDY MAMA 02:54 Tools
LITTLE MISS 03:15 Tools
I'll Get Along Somehow 02:50 Tools
Breeze (Blow My Baby Back To Me) 03:10 Tools
What Would People Say 02:54 Tools
It Must Be True (You Are Mine - All Mine) 03:09 Tools
MIDNIGHT STROLL 03:03 Tools
'I Wanna' Go Where You Go - Do What You Do Then I'll Be Happy 02:31 Tools
NO ANSWER (vHenry Wells) 02:44 Tools
How Much Do You Mean To Me? 03:03 Tools
It Always Will Be You 03:17 Tools
I Surrender Dear 03:17 Tools
Poor Butterfly 03:17 Tools
Fine and Mellow 03:01 Tools
Take It and Git 03:14 Tools
When I Saw You (Ev'rything Happened) 02:31 Tools
All The Jive Is Gone March 1936 03:09 Tools
I'll Get By 03:06 Tools
Ride on, Ride On 02:41 Tools
I'M MISUNDERSTOOD (vH.Wells) 03:14 Tools
UNLUCKY BLUES 02:31 Tools
IF I FEEL THIS WAY TOMORROW 03:14 Tools
WORRIED LIFE BLUES 03:14 Tools
Lover, Come Back to Me! 03:06 Tools
I WON'T TELL A SOUL 03:17 Tools
JUMP, JACK, JUMP 03:06 Tools
SAY IT AGAIN 03:01 Tools
Walkin’ and Swingin’ 02:41 Tools
What's Your Story Morning Glory 02:41 Tools
NO ANSWER (vHenry Wells)#1 02:41 Tools
WHAT A LIFE 02:41 Tools
Keep It in the Groove 02:41 Tools
Bag Jim Blues 02:42 Tools
The "G" Man Got the "T" Man 02:41 Tools
SITTIN' AROUND AN DREAMIN' 02:41 Tools
Marys Idea 02:41 Tools
Scratchin' the gravel 02:42 Tools
Bearcat Shuffle - Original 03:00 Tools
Blue Illusion - Original 02:42 Tools
( I Don't Believe It But) Say It Again - Original 02:35 Tools
Mc Ghee special 03:00 Tools
Floyd's Guitar Blues - Original 03:00 Tools
Jump Jack Jump - Original 03:00 Tools
Wham (Wham, Re, Bop, Boom, Bam) - Original 03:03 Tools
Travelin' That Rocky Road 03:00 Tools
Christopher Columbus (Remastered) 03:00 Tools
September In The Rain - Original 03:00 Tools
Cloudy - Live 03:00 Tools
A Mellow Bit Of Rythm 03:00 Tools
The Big Dipper - Original 03:00 Tools
Take Those Blues Away - Original 03:00 Tools
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Andy Kirk was never a major musician (in fact he never really soloed), arranger or personality yet he was a successful big bandleader in the 1930s and '40s. He started playing bass sax and tuba in Denver with George Morrison's band in 1918. In 1925 he moved to Dallas where he played with Terrence Holder's Dark Clouds of Joy. In 1929 he took over leadership of the band (which was renamed Andy Kirk's Twelve Clouds of Joy) and moved to Kansas City. During 1929-30 they recorded some excellent hot performances with such players as pianist/arranger Mary Lou Williams, violinist Claude Williams and trumpeter Edgar "Puddinghead" Battle. Surprisingly Kirk's Orchestra was off records entirely during 1931-35 but in 1936 (the year it relocated to New York) it immediately had a pop hit in "Until the Real Thing Comes Along" featuring the high voice of singer Pha Terrell. In future years such fine soloists as tenor saxophonist Dick Wilson, the early electric guitarist Floyd Smith, Don Byas, Harold "Shorty" Baker, Howard McGhee (1942-43), Jimmy Forrest and even Fats Navarro and (briefly) Charlie Parker would be among Kirk's sidemen. However Mary Lou Williams was the most important musician in the band, both as a soloist and as an arranger. In 1948 Andy Kirk broke up the band (which had recorded mostly for Decca) and in later years ran a hotel and served as an official in the Musicians' Union. A lone "reunion" date in 1956 featured the classic charts but almost none of the original sidemen. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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