Modern Country (album) explained
Modern Country is an album by jazz trombonist and arranger Kai Winding featuring jazz adaptations of country music songs recorded with members of The Nashville A-Team in 1964 for the Verve label.[1] [2] [3]
Reception
The Allmusic site awarded the album four stars out of a possible five.
Track listing
- "I Really Don't Want to Know" (Don Robertson, Howard Barnes) - 3:05
- "Busted" (Harlan Howard) - 3:15
- "Wolverton Mountain" (Merle Kilgore, Claude King) - 2:19
- "Bye Bye, Love" (Felice Bryant, Bouleux Bryant) - 2:19
- "Cool Water" (Bob Nolan) - 2:52
- "Wildwood Flower" (Cecil Null) - 2:04
- "Detroit City" (Danny Dill, Mel Tillis) - 2:20
- "I Walk the Line" (Johnny Cash) - 2:04
- "Oh Lonesome Me" (Don Gibson) - 2:02
- "Slippin' Around" (Floyd Tillman) - 2:46
- "Gotta Travel On" (David Lazar, Larry Ehrlich, Paul Clayton, Tom Six) - 2:10
- "Dang Me" (Roger Miller) - 1:57
- Recorded in Nashville, TN on August 5, 1964 (tracks 1–4) and August 6, 1964 (tracks 5–12)
Personnel
- Kai Winding - trombone, arranger, conductor
- Gene Mullins, Bill Watrous - trombone
- Harold Bradley, Ray Edenton, Grady Martin, Wayne Moss - guitar
- Joe Zinkan - bass
- Murrey Harman, Doug Kirkham- drums
- The Anita Kerr Singers - vocal group (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 7–11)
- Orchestra conducted by Grady Martin
- Bill McElhiney - arranger, conductor
Notes and References
- http://www.jazzdisco.org/verve-records/catalog-8600-series/#v-v6-8602 Verve Records Catalog: 8600 series
- Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Verve Label Discography, accessed June 23, 2016
- Payne, D. Kai Winding on Verve (1961-1967), accessed June 23, 2016
