ANDY KIRK AND HIS TWELVE CLOUDS OF JOY – 1938 | The Classics Chronological Series – 598 (1991) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

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 on the majority of the songs on this CD (the fourth in Classics' complete reissuance of the master takes of all Andy Kirk recordings from the swing era), but there are some hotter tunes too, most notably "Mess-A-Stomp," "Jump Jack Jump," "Dunkin' a Doughnut" and "Mary's Idea." However, Terrell's dominance of many titles may make many swing fans opt for the GRP/Decca single-disc Andy Kirk sampler instead. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     Bless You My Dear 3:06
Jack Lawrence
2     How Can We Be Wrong? 3:15
Howard Dietz / Arthur Schwartz
3     Mess-A-Stomp 3:04
Mary Lou Williams
4     Toadie Toddle 2:37
Barry Pease / Mary Lou Williams    
5     I Won't Tell a Soul (I Love You) 3:09
Hughie Charles / Ross Parker    
6     What Would People Say 2:50
Jack Lawrence
7     How Much Do You Mean to Me? 2:59
Levant / Adams    
8     Jump Jack Jump 2:53
C.L. Roberts
9     Breeze (Blow My Baby Back to Me) 2:52
Joe Goodwin / Joe Hanley / Ballard MacDonald
10     Ghost of Love 3:12
Jack Lawrence
11     What a Life! (Trying to Live Without You) 3:09
Louis Alter
12     Sittin' Around and Dreamin' 3:03
Andy Kirk
13     What's Your Story, Morning Glory? 3:08
Jack Lawrence / Paul Francis Webster
14     Honey 2:47
Ted Fio Rito
15     September in the Rain 2:41
Al Dubin / Harry Warren
16     Clouds 2:47
Walter Donaldson / Gus Kahn
17     Julius Caesar 3:09
Shorty Rogers
18     Dunkin' a Doughnut 2:53
Mary Lou Williams
19     Goodbye 3:03
Gordon Jenkins
20     Mary's Idea 2:57
Mary Lou Williams
21     But It Didn't Mean a Thing 2:56
Mack David
22     (I Don't Believe It But) Say It Again 2:32
Richman / Silver
Credits :    
Alto Saxophone – Earl Miller
Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – John Williams
Bass – Booker Collins
Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – John Harrington
Directed By – Andy Kirk
Drums – Ben Thigpen
Guitar – Ted Robinson
Piano – Mary Lou Williams
Tenor Saxophone – Dick Wilson
Trombone – Henry Wells, Ted Donnelly
Trumpet – Clarence Trice, Earl Thompson, Harry Lawson
Vocals – Pha Terrell (tracks: 1, 2, 5 to 7, 9 to 16, 19, 21, 22)