The Incredible Kai Winding Trombones Explained
The Incredible Kai Winding Trombones |
Type: | Album |
Artist: | Kai Winding |
Cover: | The Incredible Kai Winding Trombones.jpg |
Released: | 1960 |
Recorded: | November 17, 21 & 23 and December 13, 1960 |
Genre: | Jazz |
Length: | 37:51 |
Label: | Impulse! |
Producer: | Creed Taylor |
Prev Title: | The Great Kai & J. J. |
Prev Year: | 1960 |
Next Title: | Kai Olé |
Next Year: | 1961 |
The Incredible Kai Winding Trombones is an album by American jazz trombonist Kai Winding featuring performances recorded in 1960 for the Impulse! label.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars calling it "Fine straight-ahead music obviously most enjoyed by listeners who like the sound of trombones".[2]
Track listing
- "Speak Low" (Ogden Nash, Kurt Weill) - 4:08
- "Lil Darlin'" (Neil Hefti) - 4:07
- "Doodlin'" (Horace Silver) - 3:36
- "Love Walked In" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 2:56
- "Mangos" (Dee Libby, Sid Wayne) - 3:46
- "Impulse" (Kai Winding) - 3:14
- "Black Coffee" (Sonny Burke, Paul Francis Webster) - 4:09
- "Bye Bye Blackbird" (Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson) - 4:02
- "Michie" (Slow) (Winding) - 3:05
- "Michie" (Fast) (Winding) - 3:48
- Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on November 17, 1960 (tracks 6 & 9), November 21, 1960 (tracks 1, 4 & 5), November 23, 1960 (tracks 2 & 3) and December 13, 1960 (tracks 7, 8 & 10)
Personnel
- Kai Winding - trombone
- Jimmy Knepper (tracks 7, 8 & 10), Johnny Messner (tracks 1-5), Ephie Resnick (tracks 6 & 9) - trombone
- Paul Faulise, Dick Lieb (tracks 7, 8 & 10), Tony Studd (tracks 1-6 & 9) - bass trombone
- Bill Evans (tracks 7, 8 & 10), Ross Tompkins (tracks 1-6 & 9) - piano
- Ray Starling (tracks 1 & 2) - mellophone
- Bob Cranshaw (tracks 1-6 & 9), Ron Carter (tracks 7, 8 & 10) - bass
- Al Beldini (tracks 1-6 & 9), Sticks Evans (tracks 7, 8 & 10) - drums
- Olatunji - congas (tracks 1 & 5)
Notes and References
- http://www.jazzdisco.org/impulse-records/catalog-9000-series/#a-3 Impulse! Records discography
- Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 15, 2011