Mondo Cane No. 2 Explained

Mondo Cane #2
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Kai Winding
Cover:	Mondo Cane -2.jpg
Released:	1964
Recorded:	October 16, 1963 and January 23 & 31, 1964 New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Verve V/V6 8573
Producer:	Creed Taylor
Chronology:	Kai Winding
Prev Title:	Kai Winding
Prev Year:	1963
Next Title:	Modern Country
Next Year:	1964

Mondo Cane #2 is an album by jazz trombonist and arranger Kai Winding featuring guitarist Les Spann recorded in late 1963 and early 1964 for the Verve label.^{[1] [2]} The album was released following the chart success of Winding's version of the "More (Theme from Mondo Cane)" from the album Soul Surfin' (reissued as !!!More!!! (Theme from Mondo Cane)).^[3]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Tony Wilds observed "Mondo Cane, No. 2 complements its best-selling predecessor by shifting from surf to soil. The Ondioline takes center stage driving the melody... Is the sequel better than the original? Yes, if you prefer originality in composition and arrangement as well as plenty of Ondioline. No, if you want surf, standards, and Kenny Burrell".

Track listing

1. "Mondo Cane #2" (Nino Oliviero) - 1:52
2. "Simian Theme" (Kai Winding) - 1:48
3. "Till (Triere Sans Espoir)" (Charles Danvers, Carl Sigman) - 2:05
4. "Python" (Claus Ogerman) - 1:58
5. "The Moldau" (Bedřich Smetana) - 2:19
6. "Now and Forever" (Al Kasha, Bob Gaudio) - 2:21
7. "Portrait of My Love" (David West, Cyril Ornadel) - 1:57
8. "Warm" (Sid Jacobson, Jimmy Krondes) - 2:03
9. "The Gospel Truth" (Kasha, Gaudio) - 2:20
10. "Theme from "Nowhere"" (Winding) - 1:55
11. "Theme from "The Medic" (Blue Star)" (Victor Young, Edward Heyman) - 2:13
12. "The Struggle" (Ogerman) - 2:03

Personnel

• Kai Winding - trombone, arranger
• Les Spann - guitar
• Jean Jacques Perrey - ondioline
• Unidentified band
• Billy Byers (track 8), Charles Calello (tracks 5 & 6), Claus Ogerman (tracks 1, 4, 7, 9 & 12) - arranger

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/verve-records/catalog-8500-series/#v-v6-8573 Verve Records Catalog: 8500 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