ANDY KIRK AND HIS ORCHESTRA – 1943-1949 | The Classics Chronological Series – 1075 (1999) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

This compilation presents selections from the last several recording sessions (mostly for Decca) of bandleader Andy Kirk. 1943-1949 opens with three late 1943 songs from Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy, which included trumpeters Fats Navarro and Howard McGhee, tenor saxophonist Jimmy Forrest, and vocalist June Richmond. Next comes "Hippy-Dippy," one of the few surviving songs from the only visit Kirk's band made to the studios in 1944. This number is followed by two very popular sellers, "Get Together With the Lord" and "I Know," representing the 1945 period of Andy Kirk and His Orchestra (this time including Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis) and featuring vocals by the Jubalaires, who return to sing on the 1946 recordings of "I Don't Know What I'd Do Without You" and "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry." Other vocalists heard on 1943-1949 include Bea Booze, the Four Knights, Joe Williams, and Kenny White. Joslyn Layne
Tracklist :
1    Andy Kirk And His Clouds Of Joy–    Shorty Boo 2:59
Vocals – Unknown Artist
Written-By – Unknown Artist
2    Andy Kirk And His Clouds Of Joy–    Fare Thee Honey Fare Thee Well 2:59
Vocals – June Richmond
Written-By – Alston
3    Andy Kirk And His Clouds Of Joy–    Baby Don't You Tell Me No Lie 3:08
Vocals – June Richmond
Written By – Coleman
4    Andy Kirk And His Orchestra–    Hippy-Dippy 2:32
Written-By – Unknown Artist
5    Andy Kirk And His Orchestra And The Jubalaires–    Get Together With The Lord 2:49
Vocals – The Jubalaires
Written-By – Reichner, Jaffe
6    Andy Kirk And His Orchestra And The Jubalaires–    I Know 3:17
Vocals – The Jubalaires
Written-By – Jennings, Brooks
7    Andy Kirk And His Orchestra–    He's My Baby 3:21
Vocals – Beverley White
Written-By – Kirk, White
8    Andy Kirk And His Orchestra–    Alabama Bound 2:56
Vocals – Bea Booze
Written-By – Williams, Jackson
9    Andy Kirk And His Orchestra–    Soothe Me 2:55
Vocals – Billy Daniels
Written-By – Greene
10    Andy Kirk And His Orchestra–    Doggin' Man Blues 3:04
Vocals – Bea Booze
Written-By – Moore, Jordan
11    Andy Kirk And His Orchestra–    I Don't Know What I'd Do Without You 2:59
Vocals – The Jubalaires
Written-By – Kuhn
12    Andy Kirk And His Orchestra–    I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry 3:00
Vocals – The Jubalaires
Written-By – Kuhn
13    Andy Kirk And His Orchestra–    Now You Tell Me 2:54
Vocals – Joe Williams
Written-By – Roberts, Fisher
14    Andy Kirk And His Orchestra–    Louella 3:05
Vocals – Joe Williams
Written-By – Stone, Marks
15    Andy Kirk And His Orchestra–    So Soon 3:10
Vocals – The Four Knights
Written-By – Razaf, Luce
16    Andy Kirk And His Orchestra–    I'm Falling For You 3:04
Vocals – The Four Knights
Written-By – Williams, Hubert
17    Andy Kirk And His Clouds Of Joy–    Little Girl, Don't Cry 2:35
Orchestra – Unknown Artist
Vocals – Jimmy Anderson
Written-By – Davis, Millinder
18    Andy Kirk And His Clouds Of Joy–    Drinking Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee, Drinking Wine 3:07
Orchestra – Unknown Artist
Vocals – Kenny White
Written-By – Williams, McGhee
Credits :    
Alto Saxophone – Ben Smith (tracks: 1 to 4), Joe Evans (tracks: 5 to 16), Reuben Phillips (tracks: 1 to 16)
Baritone Saxophone – Ed Loving (tracks: 1 to 4), John Porter (tracks: 7 to 16), John Taylor  (tracks: 5 , 6)
Bass – Al Hall (tracks: 7 to 16), Booker Collins (tracks: 1 to 3), Lavern Baker (tracks: 4 to 6)
Directed By – Andy Kirk
Drums – Ben Thigpen (tracks: 1 to 16)
Guitar – Floyd Smith (tracks: 5 to 16)
Piano – Hank Jones (tracks: 5 to 16), Johnny Young (tracks: 1 to 4)
Tenor Saxophone – Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (tracks: 5 to 16), J.D. King (tracks: 1 to 4), Jimmy Forrest (tracks: 1 to 16), John Harrington (tracks: 1 to 4)
Trombone – Bob Murray (tracks: 1 to 16), Henry Wells (tracks: 7 to 16), Milton Robinson (tracks: 5 to 16), Joe Baird (tracks: 1 to 4), Wayman Richardson (tracks: 1 to 16)
Trumpet – Art Capehart (tracks: 1 to 4), Clarence Trice (tracks: 13 to 16), Claude Dunson (tracks: 5 to 12), Fats Navarro (tracks: 1 to 4, 7 to 10), Fip Ricard (tracks: 13 to 16), Harry Lawson (tracks: 1 to 12), Howard McGhee (tracks: 1 to 3), John Lynch (tracks: 5 to 16), Talib Daawood (tracks: 5, 6), Unknown Artist (tracks: 4, 11 to 16)