ANDY KIRK AND HIS TWELVE CLOUDS OF JOY – 1937-1938 | The Classics Chronological Series – 581 (1991) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

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 majority of the songs. There are some good moments from pianist Mary Lou Williams and tenor saxophonist Dick Wilson (particularly on the instrumentals), with the most memorable numbers being "A Mellow Bit of Rhythm," "Twinklin'," and "The Big Dipper," but Terrell is often difficult to sit through. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     Downstream 2:59
Rick Davies / Andy Kirk / Jack Lawrence / Guido Nisenson
2     In the Groove 3:04
Mary Lou Williams / D. Wilson
3     Worried over You 3:09
Ed Nelson, Jr. / Billy Rose
4     Foolin' Myself 3:01
Jack Lawrence / Peter Tinturin
5     I'm Glad for Your Sake (But I'm Sorry for Mine) 2:58
Jack Lawrence / Peter Tinturin
6     I'll Get Along Somehow 2:48
Buddy Fields / Gerald Marks
7     A Mellow Bit of Rhythm 3:19
Herman Walder / Mary Lou Williams
8     In My Wildest Dreams 2:52
Sammy Cahn / Saul Chaplin
9     Better Luck Next Time 2:46
Jack Lawrence / Peter Tinturin
10     With Love in My Heart 2:39
John Klenner
11     What's Mine Is Yours 3:15
Jack Lawrence / Peter Tinturin
12     Why Can't We Do It Again? 3:08
Henry Wells
13     The Key to My Heart 3:07
 Niesen / Milton / Kanner
14     I Went to a Gypsy 2:49
Jack Lawrence / Mary Lou Williams
15     Lover, Come Back to Me 3:12
Oscar Hammerstein II / Sigmund Romberg
16     Poor Butterfly 2:50
John Golden / Raymond Hubbell
17     The Big Dipper 2:54
Larry Clinton / Frances Day Colgems
18     Bear Down 2:59
Dowell / Fox
19     I Surrender, Dear 3:06
Harry Barris / Gordon Clifford
20     Twinklin' 3:11
Mary Lou Williams
21     It Must Be True (You Are Mine, All Mine) 3:08
Harry Barris / Gordon Clifford
22     I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You) 3:05
Fred E. Ahlert / Roy Turk
23     Little Joe from Chicago  2:49
Henry Wells / Mary Lou Williams
Credits :    
Alto Saxophone – Earl Miller, John Harrington, John Williams
Arranged By – Earl Thompson (tracks: 1 to 6, 8 to 14)
Baritone Saxophone – John Harrington, John Williams
Bass Saxophone – Andy Kirk (tracks: 1 to 14)
Clarinet – John Harrington
Directed By – Andy Kirk
Double Bass – Booker Collins
Drums – Ben Thigpen
Guitar – Ted Robinson
Piano – Mary Lou Williams
Tenor Saxophone – Dick Wilson
Trombone – Henry Wells, Ted Donnelly
Trumpet – Clarence Trice (tracks: 15 to 23), Earl Thompson, Harry Lawson, Paul King (4) (tracks: 1 to 14)
Violin – Claude Williams
Vocals – Pha Terrell (tracks: 1, 3 to 6, 8 to 16, 19, 21)