Jay and Kai + 6 is the fifth album by jazz trombonists J.J. Johnson and Kai Winding, credited on this album as The Jay and Kai Trombone Octet.[2][3] The title refers to the six trombonists (including two bass trombonists) who accompany Johnson and Winding on the recording.[3] Columbia Records released the album (Columbia CL 892) as a monaural LP record in 1956.[3][4] In December 1956, Jay and Kai + 6 reached the № 3 position on the Billboard jazz chart.[5]
Track listing
The following track listing refers to the original LP configuration.[2][4][6]
Personnel
- J.J. Johnson – trombone, trombonium, arranger
- Kai Winding – trombone, trombonium, arranger
- Urbie Green – trombone
- Bob Alexander – trombone
- Eddie Bert – trombone
- Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
- Tom Mitchell – bass trombone
- Bart Varsalona – bass trombone
- Hank Jones – piano
- Milt Hinton – bass ("Piece For Two Tromboniums", "Rise 'N' Shine", "No Moon at All", "Surrey With The Fringe On Top", "You're My Thrill", "Jeanne", "You Don't Know What Love Is")[4]
- Ray Brown – bass ("Night In Tunisia", "All At Once You Love Her", "The Peanut Vendor", "The Continental")[4]
- Osie Johnson – drums
- Candido Camero – conga ("A Night in Tunisia"), bongo ("All At Once You Love Her", "The Peanut Vendor")[2]
References
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 786. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ a b c d e Payne, Doug. "KAI WINDING". Retrieved August 9, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Reviews and Ratings of New Albums". Billboard. September 29, 1956. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding – Jay & Kai + 6: The Jay And Kai Trombone Octet". Discogs. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
- ^ "The Billboard's Monthly Recap of Best Selling Classical and Jazz Packaged Records". Billboard. December 29, 1956. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
- ^ Nathan, Dave. Jay and Kai + 6 at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ^ The allmusic review credits Johnson as the composer.
- ^ The allmusic review credits McCoy Tyner as the composer.
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