Kai Olé Explained

Kai Olé
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Kai Winding's Trombones and Orchestra
Cover:	Kai Olé.jpg
Released:	1961
Recorded:	January 24 and February 4 & 5, 1961 New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Verve V/V6 8525
Producer:	Creed Taylor
Chronology:	Kai Winding
Prev Title:	The Incredible Kai Winding Trombones
Prev Year:	1960
Next Title:	Suspense Themes in Jazz
Next Year:	1962

Kai Olé is an album by jazz trombonist and arranger Kai Winding recorded in 1961 for the Verve label.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

The Allmusic review by Tony Wilds observed "Before Herb Alpert provided the hit transition from Latin brass to mod brass, Winding made this deluxe gatefold mod/Latin/jazz album. Surprisingly, Latin percussion yields him a lot more freedom than the yet more rigid big beat of the later, near-rock, mod sound. ...Kai Ole uniquely explores a new area of Latin jazz but never quite reaches critical mass".

Track listing

1. "Hacia el Fin de la Terra (To The Ends Of The Earth)" (Noel Sherman, Joe Sherman) - 2:49
2. "Amor" (Gabriel Ruiz, the original Spanish lyrics by Ricardo López Méndez) - 2:42
3. "Them There Ojos (Them There Eyes)" (Maceo Pinkard, Doris Tauber and William Tracey) - 2:20
4. "Caribe" (Kai Winding) - 2:42
5. "Esto Es Felicidad" (Bobby Collazo, José Carbó Menéndez, Orlando De LaRosa) - 2:39
6. "Manteca" (Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo, Gil Fuller) - 2:45
7. "Hojas de Otoño (Autumn Leaves)" (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer) - 3:03
8. "Dansero" (Lee Daniels, Richard Hayman, Sol Parker) - 2:50
9. "Que Pasa?" (Winding) - 2:39
10. "Bésame Mucho" (Consuelo Velázquez) - 2:49
11. "Adios" (Enric Madriguera, Eddie Woods) - 2:23
12. "Surrey with the Fringe Arriba (Surrey with the Fringe on Top)" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 2:46

Personnel

• Kai Winding, Billy Byers - trombone, arranger
• Joe Newman, Doc Severinsen - trumpet
• Clark Terry - flugelhorn
  • Tony Studd, George West - bass trombone Phil Woods - alto saxophone
• Danny Bank - baritone saxophone, clarinet
• Ross Tompkins - piano
• Harold Gaylor - bass
• Ray Rodriguez - bongos
• Other unidentified musicians

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/verve-records/catalog-8400-series/#v-v6-8427 Verve Records Catalog: 8400 series
2. Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Verve Label Discography, accessed June 23, 2016
3. Payne, D. Kai Winding on Verve (1961-1967), accessed June 23, 2016