The Great Kai & J. J.

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The Great Kai & J. J.

Studio album by

Kai Winding and J. J. Johnson

Released

1960

Recorded

October 3 and November 2, 4 & 8, 1960
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs

Genre

Jazz

Length

42:12

Label

Impulse!
A-1

Producer

Creed Taylor

Kai Winding chronology

Dance to the City Beat
(1959)

The Great Kai & J. J.
(1961)

The Incredible Kai Winding Trombones
(1961)

J. J. Johnson chronology

J.J. Inc.
(1960)

The Great Kai & J. J.
(1961)

A Touch of Satin
(1961)

The Great Kai & J. J. is an album by American jazz trombonists Kai Winding and J. J. Johnson featuring performances recorded in 1960 as the first release for the Impulse! label (A-1 for the mono LP, AS-1 for the stereo one).^[1]

Reception

The Penguin Guide comments that this release, recorded in 1960, "was a commercially motivated reunion, some time after the partnership had been amicably dissolved." It goes on to compliment the musicianship, paying particular notice to Bill Evans' playing, which gives it the feel of "a proper group project rather than a trombone feature with accompaniment."^[2] Scott Yanow of AllMusic stated "the music still sounds fresh and lively".^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Penguin Guide to Jazz	^[2]

Track listing

"This Could Be the Start of Something Big" (Steve Allen) — 3:13
"Georgia on My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) — 3:52
"Blue Monk" (Monk) — 4:31
"Judy" (J. J. Johnson) — 4:06
"Alone Together" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) — 3:36
"Side by Side" (Harry M. Woods) — 3:06
"I Concentrate on You" (Porter) — 4:03
"Theme from Picnic" (Allen, Duning) — 4:05
"Trixie" (Johnson) — 5:10
"Going, Going, Gong!" (Winding) — 3:11
"Just for a Thrill" (Lil Hardin Armstrong, Don Raye) — 3:19

Recorded on October 3, 1960 (track 1), November 2, 1960 (tracks 3, 6, 7), November 4, 1960 (tracks 5, 8, 10, 11) and November 8, 1960 (tracks 2, 4, 9)

Personnel

J. J. Johnson, Kai Winding – trombone
Bill Evans – piano
Paul Chambers (tracks 1, 3, 6, 7); Tommy Williams (tracks 2, 4, 5 & 8-11) – bass
Roy Haynes (tracks 1, 3, 6, 7); Art Taylor (tracks 2, 4, 5 & 8-11) – drums

References

^ Impulse! Records discography accessed March 15, 2011
^ ^a ^b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 787. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
^ ^a ^b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 15, 2011

v t e Kai Winding
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	K + J.J. (1955) Trombone for Two (1955) Jay and Kai + 6 (1956) Jay and Kai (1955, 1956, & 1957) The Trombone Sound (1956) Trombone Panorama (1956 & 1957) The Swingin' States (1958) Dance to the City Beat (1958 & 1959) The Incredible Kai Winding Trombones (1960) The Great Kai & J. J. (1960) Kai Olé (1961) Suspense Themes in Jazz (1962) Soul Surfin' (1963) Solo (1963) Kai Winding (1963) Mondo Cane No. 2 (1963 & 1964) Modern Country (1964) Rainy Day (1964 & 1965) The In Instrumentals (1965) Dirty Dog (1966) More Brass (1966) Penny Lane & Time (1967) Israel (1968) Betwixt & Between (1968 & 1969) Stonebone (1969) Giant Bones '80 (1979)
Live albums	Dave Brubeck and Jay & Kai at Newport (1956)
Songs	"More" "Time Is on My Side"
Related articles	The Giants of Jazz

v t e J.J. Johnson
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not first release (except for the film scores)
As leader or co-leader	J. J. Johnson's Jazz Quintets (1946–49) Jay Jay Johnson with Clifford Brown/The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 1/ The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2 (1953–55) The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 3 (1955) J Is for Jazz (1956) First Place (1957) Blue Trombone (1957) Dial J. J. 5 (1957) Stan Getz and J. J. Johnson at the Opera House (1957) J. J. in Person! (1957) Really Livin' (1959) Trombone and Voices (1960) J.J. Inc. (1960) A Touch of Satin (1960–61) André Previn and J. J. Johnson (1961) J. J.'s Broadway (1963) Proof Positive (1964) J.J.! (1964) Goodies (1965) Broadway Express (1965) The Total J.J. Johnson (1966) The Yokohama Concert (with Nat Adderley, 1977) Chain Reaction: Yokohama Concert, Vol. 2 (with Nat Adderley, 1977) Pinnacles (1979) Concepts in Blue (1980)
With Kai Winding	K + J.J. (aka, Nuf Said, 1955) Trombone for Two (1955) Dave Brubeck and Jay & Kai at Newport (one side each, 1956) Jay and Kai + 6 (1956) Jay and Kai (1955–57) The Great Kai & J. J. (1960) Israel (1968) Betwixt & Between (1968) Stonebone (1969)
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	Man and Boy (1971) Across 110th Street (1972) Top of the Heap (1972) Cleopatra Jones (1973) Willie Dynamite (1974)
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