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
The following track listing refers to the original LP configuration.[2][4][6]
Personnel
- 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
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 786. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ a b c d e Payne, Doug. "KAI WINDING". Retrieved August 9, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Reviews and Ratings of New Albums". Billboard. September 29, 1956. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding – Jay & Kai + 6: The Jay And Kai Trombone Octet". Discogs. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
- ^ "The Billboard's Monthly Recap of Best Selling Classical and Jazz Packaged Records". Billboard. December 29, 1956. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
- ^ Nathan, Dave. Jay and Kai + 6 at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ^ The allmusic review credits Johnson as the composer.
- ^ The allmusic review credits McCoy Tyner as the composer.
 
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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)
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