All Out for Hicksville
Released: May 1, 1930
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Released: May 1, 1930
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The second of two albums put out by the Scottish Hep label has all of Andy Kirk's recordings during a ten-month period early in his career. While the titles have since been reissued on a Classics...
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Clouds from the Southwest
Released: Mar 4, 1956
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Released: Mar 4, 1956
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There were many reunions of swing-era big bands during the 1950s, but this was certainly one of the most unusual ones. Andy Kirk led a popular and swinging orchestra during 1929-48, but in 1956,...
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1939-1940
Released: 1939
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Released: 1939
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Andy Kirk's Twelve Clouds of Joy was a top-notch Kansas City swing band that, by 1939, featured the pop vocals of Pha Terrell, the more blues-oriented singing of June Richmond, creative...
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1929-1931
Released: Nov 7, 1929
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Released: Nov 7, 1929
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This highly recommended CD from the European Classics label has all of the early recordings of Andy Kirk's Twelve Clouds of Joy, although unfortunately not the alternate takes. The most famous...
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Mary's Idea
Released: Mar 2, 1936
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Released: Mar 2, 1936
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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...
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1938
Released: February 1938
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Released: February 1938
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Andy Kirk's Orchestra was at the height of its popularity during the late 1930s, still riding high from their hit "Until the Real Thing Comes Along." The star of that record, singer Pha Terrell, is...
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1937-1938
Released: January 1937
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Released: January 1937
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The third Andy Kirk CD put out by the Classics label (reissuing all of Kirk's swing-era recordings) is primarily for completists, for the then-popular but rather dated singer Pha Terrell is on the...
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Instrumentally Speaking (1936-1942)
Released: Mar 2, 1936
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Released: Mar 2, 1936
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When it was released in 1980, this LP was a pretty definitive example of the recordings of Andy Kirk's Orchestra. Since then, the 14 selections have been reissued on CD. All but three of the...
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Lady Who Swings the Band (1936-1938)
Released: 1936
Label: N\A
Released: 1936
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This LP from MCA's Jazz Heritage series of the early 1980s gave listeners a good sampling of the Kansas City swing music of Andy Kirk's Twelve Clouds of Joy. The 14 selections (all but the...
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