1956 studio album by The Jay and Kai Trombone Octet
Jay and Kai + 6 is the fifth album by jazz trombonists J.J. Johnson and Kai Winding , credited on this album as The Jay and Kai Trombone Octet.[2] [3] The title refers to the six trombonists (including two bass trombonists ) who accompany Johnson and Winding on the recording.[3] Columbia Records released the album (Columbia CL 892) as a monaural LP record in 1956.[3] [4] In December 1956, Jay and Kai + 6 reached the № 3 position on the Billboard jazz chart .[5]
Track listing [ edit ] The following track listing refers to the original LP configuration.[2] [4] [6]
Personnel [ edit ] J.J. Johnson – trombone , trombonium , arranger Kai Winding – trombone, trombonium, arranger Urbie Green – trombone Bob Alexander – trombone Eddie Bert – trombone Jimmy Cleveland – trombone Tom Mitchell – bass trombone Bart Varsalona – bass trombone Hank Jones – piano Milt Hinton – bass ("Piece For Two Tromboniums", "Rise 'N' Shine", "No Moon at All", "Surrey With The Fringe On Top", "You're My Thrill", "Jeanne", "You Don't Know What Love Is")[4] Ray Brown – bass ("Night In Tunisia", "All At Once You Love Her", "The Peanut Vendor", "The Continental")[4] Osie Johnson – drums Candido Camero – conga ("A Night in Tunisia"), bongo ("All At Once You Love Her", "The Peanut Vendor")[2] References [ edit ]
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not first release (except for the film scores)
As leader or co-leader WithKai Winding Albums as sideman or arranger/ composer Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (1955) Sayin' Somethin' (Nat Adderley , 1966) The Soul of the City (Manny Albam , 1966) Basie Jam (Count Basie , 1973) The Bosses (Count Basie/"Big Joe" Turner , 1973) Night Song (Kenny Burrell , 1969) I'm Tryin' to Get Home (Donald Byrd , 1964) New York Slick (Ron Carter , 1979) Birth of the Cool (Miles Davis , 1949–50) Young Man with a Horn /Miles Davis Volume 1 /Miles Davis Volume 2 (1952) Summertime (Paul Desmond , 1968) Afro-Cuban (Kenny Dorham , 1955) At the Opera House (Ella Fitzgerald , 1957) The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (Dizzy Gillespie , 1949) Dee Gee Days: The Savoy Sessions (Dizzy Gillespie , 1951) Afro (Dizzy Gillespie, 1954) Dizzy and Strings (Dizzy Gillespie, 1954) Perceptions (Dizzy Gillespie, a/c only, 1960) The Modern Touch (Benny Golson , 1957) The Hawk Flies High (Coleman Hawkins , 1957) Lady in Satin (Billie Holiday , 1958) And Then Again (Elvin Jones , 1965) The Modern Jazz Society Presents a Concert of Contemporary Music (John Lewis , 1955) The Big Band (Jimmy McGriff , 1966) Happenings (Hank Jones & Oliver Nelson , 1966) Encyclopedia of Jazz (Oliver Nelson , 1965–66) Nine Flags (Chico O'Farrill , 1966) Charlie Parker on Dial (1947) Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 (1957) Alfie (Sonny Rollins , 1966) Carnival of the Spirits (Moacir Santos , 1975) New Fantasy (Lalo Schifrin , 1964) Once a Thief and Other Themes (Lalo Schifrin, 1965) The Cape Verdean Blues (Horace Silver , 1965) Sonny Stitt Plays Arrangements from the Pen of Quincy Jones (1955) The Matadors Meet the Bull (Sonny Stitt , 1965) What's New!!! (Sonny Stitt, 1966) Joyride (Stanley Turrentine , 1965) Film scores
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
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