▁and ▁His ▁Brown ies ▁at ▁the ▁Star ▁Ball room ▁on ▁Fort y - Second ▁Street . ▁Later , ▁he ▁performed ▁with ▁pian ist ▁Charlie ▁She ets ▁at ▁the ▁Bed ford ▁Ball room ▁in ▁Brook lyn ▁and ▁then ▁with ▁John ▁C . ▁Smith ' s ▁Society ▁Band ▁at ▁Har lem ' s ▁Al h amb ra ▁Ball room . ▁ ▁Kir by ▁joined ▁F let cher ▁Hend erson ' s ▁or chestra ▁as ▁a ▁t uba ▁player ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁he ▁performed ▁some ▁complicated ▁t uba ▁work ▁on ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Hend erson ' s ▁record ings , ▁but ▁switched ▁to ▁double - b ass ▁when ▁t uba ▁fell ▁out ▁of ▁favor . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁Kir by ▁took ▁bass ▁less ons ▁from ▁P ops ▁F oster ▁and ▁Well man ▁Bra ud ▁( b ass ist ▁with ▁Duke ▁Ell ington ). ▁About ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁Kir by ▁left ▁Hend erson ▁to ▁play ▁two ▁st ints ▁with ▁drum mer ▁Ch ick ▁Web b , ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁Hend erson , ▁and ▁then ▁join ▁L ucky ▁Mill inder ; ▁he ▁briefly ▁led ▁a ▁quart et ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁but ▁was ▁usually ▁employed ▁as ▁bass ist ▁in ▁others ' ▁groups . ▁ ▁Jazz ▁enthus iast ▁John ▁Hamm ond ▁assemble d ▁what ▁he ▁felt ▁was ▁the ▁greatest ▁jazz ▁band ▁ever ▁to ▁record ▁with ▁Bill ie ▁Hol iday ▁and ▁pian ist ▁Ted