Blanche Calloway & Her Joy Boys - Victor 22641 (1931)

Blanche Calloway, sister of Cab, recorded 3 sides with Andy Kirk's band in 1931 with eyes on becoming the new bandleader. She was unsuccessful in her attempt to take over Kirk's group but she did manage to steal a few sidemen when she started up her new Joy Boys orchestra.

Harry Lawson, Edgar Battle, Clarence Smith t / Floyd Brady tb / John Harrington cl, as / John Williams as / Lawrence Freeman ts / Mary Lou Williams p / Bill Dirvin bj / Andy Kirk bb / Ben Thigpen d / Blanche Calloway v.

Recorded in Camden, NJ on March 2, 1931.

Andy Kirk & His Clouds Of Joy - Decca 4381 (1942)

Andy Kirk dir / Johnny Burris, Harry Lawson t / Howard McGhee t / Ted Donnelly, Milton Robinson tb / John Harrington cl, as / Ben Smith as / Edward Inge cl, ts / Al Sears ts / Kenny Kersey p, a / Floyd Smith g, elg / Booker Collins sb / Ben Thigpen d.

Recorded in New York on July 14 & 29, 1942.

Lil Armstrong (With Chu Berry) / Andy Kirk - Decca 3883 (1936)

Lil Armstrong & Her Swing Orchestra - Joe Thomas t / Buster Bailey cl / Chu Berry ts / Teddy Cole p / Huey Long g / John Frazier sb / Lil Armstrong v. Recorded in Chicago on October 27, 1936.

Andy Kirk & His Clouds Of Joy - Andy Kirk bsx, dir / Harry Lawson, Paul King t / Earl Thomson t / Ted Donnelly, Henry Wells tb / John Harrington cl, as, bar / John Williams as, bar / Dick Wilson ts / Mary Lou Williams p / Ted Robinson g / Booker Collins sb / Ben Thigpen d. Recorded in New York on March 2, 1936.

Andy Kirk & His Clouds Of Joy - Decca 3282 (1940)

I don't have any Andy Kirk Brunswicks but I do have a handful of his Deccas.

I just cleared out all of the 78s that were on the living room floor to make room for the Christmas tree and came across a stack of yet-to-be-cleaned-and-indexed blue Deccas. Might post a few more in a row before moving on to something else. Stay tuned.

Andy Kirk bsx, dir / Harry Lawson, Clarence Trice, Harold Baker t / Ted Donelly, Fred Robinson tb / John Harrington, cl, as, bar / Edward Inge cl, ts / Rudy Powell cl, as / Dick Wilson ts / Claude Williams vn / Mary Lou Williams p, a / Floyd Smith g, elg / Booker Collins sb / Ben Thigpen d / Les Johnakins a / June Richmond v.

Recorded in New York on June 25, 1940.