Kai Winding
One of the finest trombonists to emerge from the bebop era, Kai Winding was always to an extent overshadowed by J.J. Johnson, although they co-led one of the most popular jazz groups of the mid-'50s. Born in Denmark, Winding emigrated to the U.S. with his family when he was 12. He had short stints with the orchestras of Alvino Rey and Sonny Dunham, and played in a service band in the Coast Guard for three years. Winding's first burst of fame occurred during his year with Stan Kenton's Orchestra (1946-1947), during which his phrasing influenced and was adopted by the other trombonists, leading to a permanent change in the Kenton sound. He also participated in some early bop sessions, played with Tadd Dameron (1948-1949), and was on one of the Miles Davis' nonet's famous recording sessions. After playing with the big bands of Charlie Ventura and Benny Goodman, he formed a quintet with J.J. Johnson (1954-1956); the two trombonists (who sounded nearly identical at the time) had occasional reunions after going their separate ways. Winding led a four-trombone septet off and on through the latter half of the 1950s and into the '60s, was music director for the Playboy clubs in New York, and during 1971-1972 worked with the Giants of Jazz (an all-star group with Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, and Thelonious Monk). Although he recorded frequently both as a leader and a sideman throughout his career, most of Winding's sessions are not currently available on CD.
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Kai Winding Septet Cleveland 1957
Jazz - Released by Storyville on May 20, 2000
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Trombone by Three
Bennie Green, Jay Jay Johnson, Kai Winding
Jazz - Released by Dnv on May 2, 2015
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Bone appétit (The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions)
Jazz - Released by Disques Black & Blue on Jan. 1, 1980
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An Afternoon At Birdland
Jazz - Released by Lone Hill Jazz on Jul. 19, 2023
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Kai Winding & Carl Fontana's Cleveland Express : The Complete Ohio Sessions
Jazz - Released by Lone Hill Jazz on Jan. 1, 2004
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Judy
Kai Winding & Jay Jay Johnson feat. Bill Evans
Jazz - Released by Blue Mood on Jun. 24, 2016
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The Great Kai & Jj
Jazz - Released by Supreme Media on Feb. 1, 2013
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Duo Bones
Bebop - Released by Red records - Crepuscule edizioni musicali on Jan. 1, 2009
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The Kai Winding Septet: Trombone Panorama (Bonus Track Version)
Jazz - Released by Plenty Jazz Records on Mar. 15, 2015
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That's Where It Is
World - Released by TP4 Music on Jan. 6, 2020
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All We Ever Wanted
Jazz - Released by Nagel Heyer Records GmbH on Oct. 27, 2022
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Soul Surfin' (Album of 1963)
Jazz - Released by Memories on Jul. 15, 2023
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All That Jazz, Vol. 76: "We Two" – The Bopping Trombones of J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding (Remastered 2016)
Jazz - Released by Jube Legends on Jan. 6, 2017
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Thats Where It Is
Jazz - Released by and more bears Richard Weize on Jan. 30, 2009
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Dance To the City Beat
World - Released by TP4 Music on Jan. 6, 2021
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