Andy Kirk's Clouds of Joy came from Kansas City to find nationwide fame in the later 1930s. The many records they made between 1929 and 1949 came to exemplify t

The Recordings of Andy Kirk and his Clouds of Joy examines the music of an important and popular Kansas City band in terms of negotiations over musical styles b

Mary Lou Williams -- pianist, arranger, composer, and probably the most influential woman in the history of jazz -- receives the attention she has long deserved