Rare old jazz vinyl: Andy Kirk and his Clouds of Joy
November 21st, 2008 | by Tom |Album release: 1974
Andy Kirk was a jazz bass saxophonist and tubist best known as a bandleader. He started his musical career playing with George Morrison’s band, but then went on to join Terrence Holder’s Dark Clouds of Joy.
In 1929 he was elected leader after Holder departed. Renaming themselves Twelve Clouds of Joy they set up in the Pla-Mor Ballroom on the junction of 32nd and Main in Kansas City and made their first recording for Brunswick Records that same year.
Mary Lou Williams came in as pianist at the last moment, but she impressed Brunswick’s Dave Kapp, so she became a regular member of the band. Enjoy Mary-Lou’s piano solos on this vinyl record
Andy Kirk and his Clouds of Joy tracklist:
- Jump, jack jump
- Dunkin a doughnut
- Clove to five
- S’posin
- Fine and mellow
- The count
- Twelfth street rag
- Big time crip
- 47th street jive
- Hey lawdy mama
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