Jay and Kai
1957 studio album by J. J. Johnson and Kai Winding
Jay and Kai | ||||
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Studio album by J. J. Johnson and Kai Winding | ||||
Released | April 1957 | |||
Recorded | November 17, 1955, July 18 and December 17, 1956 and January 27, 1957 New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Columbia CL 973 | |||
Kai Winding chronology | ||||
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J. J. Johnson chronology | ||||
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Jay and Kai is an album by American jazz trombonists J. J. Johnson and Kai Winding featuring performances recorded in 1955 and 1956 for the Columbia label.[1][2]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [3] |
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars and stated "Not a classic jazz set, but comfortable enough for the fans of the duo".[3]
Track listing
- "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" (Cole Porter) - 3:30
- "Caribe" (Kai Winding) - 2:41
- "Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) - 3:40
- "The Song Is You" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 4:02
- "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" (David Mann, Bob Hilliard) - 4:14
- "Yes, You" (Dick Leib) - 3:27
- "Tromboniums in Motion" (J. J. Johnson) - 3:40
- "How High the Moon" (Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton) - 2:33
- "Violets for Your Furs" (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair) - 4:20
- "Too Close for Comfort" (Jerry Bock, George David Weiss, Larry Holofcener) - 3:26
- "'S Wonderful" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 3:08
- "I Should Care" (Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn) - 3:54
- Recorded at Columbia 30th Street Studios in New York City on November 17, 1955 (tracks 1-5), July 18, 1956 (tracks 7-11), December 17, 1956 (track 6) and January 27, 1957 (track 12)
Personnel
- J. J. Johnson (tracks 1-5 & 7-12), Kai Winding (tracks 1-11) – trombone, trombonium
- Bobby Jaspar – tenor saxophone (track 12)
- Wayne Andre, Carl Fontana – trombone (track 6)
- Dick Leib - bass trombone (track 6)
- Roy Frazee (track 6), Hank Jones (track 12), Dick Katz (tracks 1-5 & 7-11) – piano
- Bill Crow (tracks 7-11), Percy Heath (track 12), Milt Hinton (tracks 1-5), Kenny O'Brien (track 6) – bass
- Kenny Clarke (tracks 7-11), Jack Franklin (track 6), Elvin Jones (track 12), Shadow Wilson (tracks 1-6) – drums
- Candido Camero - bongos (track 2)
References
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Years indicated are for the recording(s), not first release
(except for the film scores)
(except for the film scores)
leader or
co-leader
- J. J. Johnson's Jazz Quintets (1946–49)
- Jay Jay Johnson with Clifford Brown/The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 1/
The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2 (1953–55) - The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 3 (1955)
- J Is for Jazz (1956)
- First Place (1957)
- Blue Trombone (1957)
- Dial J. J. 5 (1957)
- Stan Getz and J. J. Johnson at the Opera House (1957)
- J. J. in Person! (1957)
- Really Livin' (1959)
- Trombone and Voices (1960)
- J.J. Inc. (1960)
- A Touch of Satin (1960–61)
- André Previn and J. J. Johnson (1961)
- J. J.'s Broadway (1963)
- Proof Positive (1964)
- J.J.! (1964)
- Goodies (1965)
- Broadway Express (1965)
- The Total J.J. Johnson (1966)
- The Yokohama Concert (with Nat Adderley, 1977)
- Chain Reaction: Yokohama Concert, Vol. 2 (with Nat Adderley, 1977)
- Pinnacles (1979)
- Concepts in Blue (1980)
Kai Winding
- K + J.J. (aka, Nuf Said, 1955)
- Trombone for Two (1955)
- Dave Brubeck and Jay & Kai at Newport (one side each, 1956)
- Jay and Kai + 6 (1956)
- Jay and Kai (1955–57)
- The Great Kai & J. J. (1960)
- Israel (1968)
- Betwixt & Between (1968)
- Stonebone (1969)
as
sideman or
arranger/
composer
- Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (1955)
- Sayin' Somethin' (Nat Adderley, 1966)
- The Soul of the City (Manny Albam, 1966)
- Basie Jam (Count Basie, 1973)
- The Bosses (Count Basie/"Big Joe" Turner, 1973)
- Night Song (Kenny Burrell, 1969)
- I'm Tryin' to Get Home (Donald Byrd, 1964)
- New York Slick (Ron Carter, 1979)
- Birth of the Cool (Miles Davis, 1949–50)
- Young Man with a Horn/Miles Davis Volume 1/Miles Davis Volume 2 (1952)
- Summertime (Paul Desmond, 1968)
- Afro-Cuban (Kenny Dorham, 1955)
- At the Opera House (Ella Fitzgerald, 1957)
- The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (Dizzy Gillespie, 1949)
- Dee Gee Days: The Savoy Sessions (Dizzy Gillespie, 1951)
- Afro (Dizzy Gillespie, 1954)
- Dizzy and Strings (Dizzy Gillespie, 1954)
- Perceptions (Dizzy Gillespie, a/c only, 1960)
- The Modern Touch (Benny Golson, 1957)
- The Hawk Flies High (Coleman Hawkins, 1957)
- Lady in Satin (Billie Holiday, 1958)
- And Then Again (Elvin Jones, 1965)
- The Modern Jazz Society Presents a Concert of Contemporary Music (John Lewis, 1955)
- The Big Band (Jimmy McGriff, 1966)
- Happenings (Hank Jones & Oliver Nelson, 1966)
- Encyclopedia of Jazz (Oliver Nelson, 1965–66)
- Nine Flags (Chico O'Farrill, 1966)
- Charlie Parker on Dial (1947)
- Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 (1957)
- Alfie (Sonny Rollins, 1966)
- Carnival of the Spirits (Moacir Santos, 1975)
- New Fantasy (Lalo Schifrin, 1964)
- Once a Thief and Other Themes (Lalo Schifrin, 1965)
- The Cape Verdean Blues (Horace Silver, 1965)
- Sonny Stitt Plays Arrangements from the Pen of Quincy Jones (1955)
- The Matadors Meet the Bull (Sonny Stitt, 1965)
- What's New!!! (Sonny Stitt, 1966)
- Joyride (Stanley Turrentine, 1965)
scores
- Man and Boy (1971)
- Across 110th Street (1972)
- Top of the Heap (1972)
- Cleopatra Jones (1973)
- Willie Dynamite (1974)