Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy
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Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy was a prominent swing-era big band known for its sophisticated arrangements and for featuring influential pianist and arranger Mary Lou Williams.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | big band ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1930s
ⓘ
1940s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Andy Kirk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mary Lou Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | Kansas City jazz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bandLeader | Andy Kirk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Kansas City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| ensembleSize | big band ⓘ |
| era | swing era ⓘ |
| featuredMusician | Mary Lou Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
ⓘ
swing ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | recognized as one of the important African American swing bands of the 1930s and 1940s ⓘ |
| influenced | later swing and big band arrangers ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
rhythm section
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saxophone section ⓘ trombone section ⓘ trumpet section ⓘ |
| musicalStyleCharacteristic |
prominent use of piano arrangements
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sophisticated arrangements ⓘ strong ensemble work ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | named after bandleader Andy Kirk and his original twelve-piece ensemble ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributing to the development of the Kansas City swing sound
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featuring one of the first major female jazz arrangers, Mary Lou Williams ⓘ highly polished big-band arrangements ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Andy Kirk
NERFINISHED
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Mary Lou Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRecording |
“Cloudy”
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“Froggy Bottom” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Until the Real Thing Comes Along” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Walkin’ and Swingin’” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRoleOfMember | Mary Lou Williams was the band’s primary pianist and arranger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
ballrooms
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dance halls ⓘ radio broadcasts ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Decca Records ⓘ |
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