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.Payne, D. Kai Winding discography accessed July 11, 2016Watts, R., Callahan, M., Edwards, D. and Eyries, P. Columbia Main Series, Part 5: CL 900-999 (1956–1957), accessed July 12, 2016
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars and stated "Not a classic jazz set, but comfortable enough for the fans of the duo".
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)
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