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This well-conceived CD has 20 of the most rewarding recordings by Andy Kirk's Orchestra. Ending a five-year period when they were off record, the big band (which had recently relocated to New York from Kansas City) showed that it could outswing most of its competitiors, due largely to Mary Lou Williams arrangements and piano playing, the underrated tenor Dick Wilson, and a strong group sound. Pha Terrell's high-pitched vocals helped the band to catch on commercially, but fortunately, he is almost absent from this collection (singing only "What's Your Story, Morning Glory"), which, with the exception of seven selections from 1939-41 (including two small-group numbers led by Mary Lou Williams), concentrates on 1936-37. Among the many highlights are "Walkin' and Swingin'," "Froggy Bottom," "The Lady Who Swings the Band," "Mess-A-Stomp," "Mary's Idea" and "Ring Dem Bells." Highly recommended to listeners who, in skipping the Classics series, want a strong sampling of Andy Kirk's music rather than every single title.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
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Mary Lou Williams, Piano, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy, Ensemble - Andy Kirk, Leader, Music Director & Conductor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1936 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Buster Moten, ComposerLyricist - Benny Moten, ComposerLyricist - Mary Lou Williams, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy, Ensemble - Andy Kirk, Leader, Music Director & Conductor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1936 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mary Lou Williams, Piano, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy, Ensemble - Andy Kirk, Leader, Music Director & Conductor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1930 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mary Lou Williams, Piano, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy, Ensemble - Andy Kirk, Leader, Music Director & Conductor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1936 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mary Lou Williams, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy, Ensemble - Clyde Hart, ComposerLyricist - Andy Kirk, Leader, Music Director & Conductor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1993 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sammy Cahn, ComposerLyricist - SAUL CHAPLIN, ComposerLyricist - Mary Lou Williams, Piano, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy, Ensemble - Andy Kirk, Leader, Music Director & Conductor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1936 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mary Lou Williams, Composer, Piano, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy, Ensemble - Andy Kirk, Leader, Music Director & Conductor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dick Wilson, Composer
℗ 1937 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mary Lou Williams, Piano, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy, Ensemble - Herman Haller, ComposerLyricist - Andy Kirk, Leader, Music Director & Conductor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1937 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mary Lou Williams, Piano, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy, Ensemble - J. Edgar Dowell, ComposerLyricist - Andy Kirk, Leader, MainArtist - Lou Fox, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1937 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mary Lou Williams, Piano, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy, Ensemble - Andy Kirk, Leader, Music Director & Conductor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1938 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mary Lou Williams, Piano, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy, Ensemble - Andy Kirk, Leader, Music Director & Conductor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1936 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jack Lawrence, ComposerLyricist - Paul Francis Webster, ComposerLyricist - Mary Lou Williams, Piano, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy, Ensemble - Andy Kirk, Leader, Music Director & Conductor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1940 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mary Lou Williams, Piano, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy, Ensemble - Andy Kirk, Leader, Music Director & Conductor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1938 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mary Lou Williams, Piano, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy, Ensemble - Andy Kirk, Leader, Music Director & Conductor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1939 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mary Lou Williams, Piano, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy, Ensemble - Andy Kirk, Leader, Music Director & Conductor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1940 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mary Lou Williams, Piano, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy, Ensemble - Andy Kirk, Leader, Music Director & Conductor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Gordon, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1941 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mary Lou Williams, Piano, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy, Ensemble - Euday L. Bowman, Composer - Andy Kirk, Leader, Music Director & Conductor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Sumner, Composer
℗ 1941 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bennie Moten, ComposerLyricist - Mary Lou Williams, Piano, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy, Ensemble - Thomas Hayes, ComposerLyricist - Andy Kirk, Leader, Music Director & Conductor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1941 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bennie Moten, ComposerLyricist - Mary Lou Williams, Piano, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy, Ensemble - Andy Kirk, Leader, Music Director & Conductor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1941 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Duke Ellington, ComposerLyricist - Irving Mills, ComposerLyricist - Mary Lou Williams, Piano, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy, Ensemble - Andy Kirk, Leader, Music Director & Conductor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1941 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
This well-conceived CD has 20 of the most rewarding recordings by Andy Kirk's Orchestra. Ending a five-year period when they were off record, the big band (which had recently relocated to New York from Kansas City) showed that it could outswing most of its competitiors, due largely to Mary Lou Williams arrangements and piano playing, the underrated tenor Dick Wilson, and a strong group sound. Pha Terrell's high-pitched vocals helped the band to catch on commercially, but fortunately, he is almost absent from this collection (singing only "What's Your Story, Morning Glory"), which, with the exception of seven selections from 1939-41 (including two small-group numbers led by Mary Lou Williams), concentrates on 1936-37. Among the many highlights are "Walkin' and Swingin'," "Froggy Bottom," "The Lady Who Swings the Band," "Mess-A-Stomp," "Mary's Idea" and "Ring Dem Bells." Highly recommended to listeners who, in skipping the Classics series, want a strong sampling of Andy Kirk's music rather than every single title.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 00:58:55
- Main artists: Andy Kirk Mary Lou Williams
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve Reissues
- Genre: Jazz
© 2022 UMG Recordings Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1993 UMG Recordings Inc.
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