Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy - The Chronological Classics 1940-1942 (1993)

1 	Midnight Stroll 	3:19
2 	Little Miss 	3:12
3 	The Count 	3:09
4 	Twelfth Street Rag 	2:55
5 	(Ev'rything Happened) When I Saw You 	3:06
6 	If I Feel This Way Tomorrow (Then It's Love) 	2:59
7 	Or Have I 	2:50
8 	Cuban Boogie Woogie 	2:19
9 	A Dream Dropped In 	3:05
10 	Is It A Sin (My Loving You?) 	3:04
11 	Ring Dem Bells 	2:49
12 	Big Time Crip 	2:58
13 	47th Street Jive 	3:11
14 	I'm Misunderstood 	3:20
15 	No Answer 	2:47
16 	Hey Lawdy Mama (Meet Me In The Bottom) 	2:56
17 	Boogie Woogie Cocktail 	2:46
18 	Ride On, Ride On 	2:35
19 	McGhee Special 	2:58
20 	Worried Life Blues (Someday Baby) 	2:27
21 	Take It And Git 	3:13
22 	Hip Hip Hooray 	2:58
23 	Unlucky Blues 	2:50

Harold Baker 	Trumpet
John Burris 	Trumpet
Booker Collins 	Standup Bass, String Bass
Ted Donnelly 	Trombone
John Harrington 	Baritone, Clarinet, Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone)
Edward Inge 	Clarinet, Sax (Tenor)
Ken Kersey 	Piano
Andy Kirk 	Director, Primary Artist, Sax (Baritone), Sax (Bass), Tuba
Harry Lawson 	Trumpet
Howard McGhee 	Trumpet
Earl Miller 	Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
Rudy Powell 	Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
June Richmond 	Vocals
Milt Robinson 	Trombone
Al Sears 	Sax (Tenor)
Ben Smith 	Sax (Alto)
Floyd Smith 	Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Vocals
Ben Thigpen 	Drums
Clarence Trice 	Trumpet
Henry Wells 	Trombone, Vocals
Mary Lou Williams 	Piano
Dick Wilson 	Clarinet, Sax (Tenor) 

The Andy Kirk Orchestra was going through some major changes during the period covered by this CD. Tenor star Dick Wilson died prematurely; pop singer Pha Terrell had left; pianist and chief arranger Mary Lou Williams departed in early 1942 (Ken Kersey was her replacement on piano); and such interesting younger players as trumpeters Harold "Shorty" Baker and Howard McGhee and Al Sears on tenor gave the group a slightly different sound. Actually, the music on this CD (late-period swing) is consistently on a higher level than on most of the previous CDs in the Classics series. Highlights include "The Count," "Hey Lawdy Mama," "Boogie Woogie Cocktail" (featuring Kersey) and Howard McGhee's recording debut on the exciting "McGhee Special." --Scott Yanow, AllMusic Review

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