Kai Winding, JJ Johnson, Bennie Green - Kai & Jay & Green With Strings (1954)

Kai Winding,  JJ Johnson, Bennie Green - Kai & Jay & Green With Strings (1954)

jazz | 1cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 170MB

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Allmusic:
Two unrelated session are combined on this CD reissue of an LP. Trombonist Bennie Green is heard on four ballads from 1952 while backed by a rhythm section and six strings. However, the more significant selections are eight songs that for the first time matched together trombonists J.J. Johnson and Kai Winding in a quintet. The Johnson and Winding group would be quite popular during the next two years and, listening to the colorful and melodic versions of such tunes as "How Long Has This Been Going On," "Dinner for One," and "We'll Be Together Again," it is easy to see why.

Tracks
Green With Strings
-01. "There's a Small Hotel" - 2:41
-02. "Stardust" - 3:15
-03. "Serenade to Love" - 2:54
-04. "Embraceable You" - 2:58
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Kai & Jay
-05. "Don't Argue" - 3:00
-06. "How Long Has This Been Going On?" - 2:33
-07. "Riviera" - 3:14
-08. "Dinner for One" - 3:04
-09. "Hip Bones" - 2:56
-10. "Wind Bag" - 3:10
-11. "We'll Be Together Again" - 3:16
-12. "Bags' Groove" - 3:11

Personnel
Green with Strings:
* Benny Green - trombone
* John Malachi - piano
* Tommy Potter - bass
* Osie Johnson - drums
Kai & Jay:
* JJ Johnson, Kai Winding - trombones
* Dick Katz - piano
* Peck Morrison - bass
* Al Harewood - drums

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