Solo (Kai Winding album) explained

Solo
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Kai Winding
Cover:	Solo (Kai Winding album).jpg
Released:	1963
Recorded:	January 24 and February 4 & 5, 1963 New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Verve V/V6 8525
Producer:	Creed Taylor
Chronology:	Kai Winding
Prev Title:	Suspense Themes in Jazz
Prev Year:	1962
Next Title:	Soul Surfin'
Next Year:	1963

Solo is an album by jazz trombonist and arranger Kai Winding recorded in 1963 for the Verve label.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow observed "Trombonist Kai Winding is not here featured on unaccompanied solos despite the title of this album, but it does showcase his horn without the usual three or four trombones that he regularly used during the period. ...this is one of Winding's best (and least commercial) recordings of the 1960s".

Track listing

1. "How Are Things in Glocca Morra?" (Burton Lane, Yip Harburg) - 3:00
2. "Recardo (Bossa Nova)" (Luiz Antonio, Djalma Ferreira) - 3:45
3. "Playboy's Theme" (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh) - 2:31
4. "The Things We Did Last Summer" (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) - 3:42
5. "The Sweetest Sounds" (Richard Rodgers) - 2:47
6. "Hey There" (Jerry Ross, Richard Adler) - 3:30
7. "I'm Your Bunny Bossa Nova" (Kai Winding) - 2:45
8. "Days of Wine and Roses" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) - 2:13
9. "You've Changed" (Bill Carey, Carl T. Fischer) - 3:24
10. "I Believe in You" (Frank Loesser) - 3:12
11. "Capricious" (Billy Taylor) - 2:08

Personnel

• Kai Winding - trombone
• Ross Tompkins - piano
• Dick Garcia - guitar (tracks 2, 7 & 11)
• Russell George - bass
• Tommy Check (tracks 3, 5, 9 & 10), Gus Johnson (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6-8 & 11) - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/verve-records/catalog-8500-series/#v-v6-8525 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