Israel is an album by American jazz trombonists Kai Winding and J. J. Johnson featuring performances recorded in 1968 and released on the CTI label.CTI Records discography accessed February 9, 2012
Reception
Scott Yanow of AllMusic awarded the album two stars out of five, saying, "This date is a bit commercial, with a small string section and woodwinds utilized on five of the nine numbers. Still, the beautiful tones of the co-leaders make this a worthwhile set."Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed February 9, 2012
Track listing "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 4:23 "Israel" (John Carisi) – 5:22 "Catherine's Theme" (Francis Lai) – 5:14 "Am I Blue / Sonnyboy" (Harry Akst, Grant Clarke / Ray Henderson, Bud De Sylva, Lew Brown) – 4:32 "Never My Love" (Donald Addrisi, Richard Addrisi) – 2:53 "Saturday Night Is the Loneliest Night of the Week" (Jule Styne, Sammy Kahn) – 2:52 "St. James Infirmary" (Joe Primrose) – 4:04 "Django" (John Lewis) – 4:52 "Try to Remember" (Tom Jones, Harvey Schmidt) – 4:11
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on February 19 (tracks 5 and 6), March 4 (track 2), March 12 (tracks 3 and 7), and April 16 (tracks 1, 4, 8 and 9), 1968
Personnel J. J. Johnson, Kai Winding – trombone Herbie Hancock – piano Ross Tompkins – piano, harpsichord Eric Gale, Bucky Pizzarelli – guitar Ron Carter, Richard Davis – bass Grady Tate – drums Phil Bodner, George Marge, Romeo Penque – flute, oboe, clarinet Walter Kane, Frank Schwartz – bassoon Lewis Eley, Leo Kruczek, Charles Libove, David Nadien, Eugene Orloff, Tosha Samaroff – violin Al Brown – viola George Ricci – cello Eugene Bianco – harp Don Sebesky, J. J. Johnson, Kai Winding – arranger, conductor
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