Jay & Kai [Savoy Bonus Track] by J.J. (Trombone) Johnson (CD, Apr-2010, Savoy Jazz (USA))

Album Features
UPC:	0795041722027
Artist:	J.J. (Trombone) Johnson
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2010
Record Label:	Savoy Jazz (USA)
Genre:	Jazz Instrument, Trombone

Track Listing
1. Bernie's Tune
2. Lament
3. Blues For Trombone
4. Major, The
5. Yesterdays
6. Boneology [Bonus Track]
7. Co-Op
8. Reflections
9. Blues Iin Two's
10. What is This Thing Called Love
11. Boy Next Door, The
12. I Could Write a Book
13. Carioca

Details
Contributing Artists:	Charles Mingus, Hank Jones, Kenny Clarke
Distributor:	UMG
Recording Type:	Studio
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Personnel: J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding (trombone); Leo Parker (baritone saxophone); Wally Cirillo, Hank Jones, Lou Stein (piano); Billy Bauer (guitar); Charles Mingus, Al Lucas, Eddie Safranski (bass); Kenny Clarke, Shadow Wilson, Tiny Kahn (drums); Al Young (bongos, timbales).Producers: Ozzie Cadena, Teddy Reig, Lee Magid.Recorded between 1947 & 1952.Personnel includes: J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding (trombone); Billy Bauer (guitar); Charles Mingus (bass).This is part of Denon's 20-Bit Master Transfer Collection.Personnel: J.J. Johnson (trombone); Kai Winding (trombone); Billy Bauer (guitar); Leo Parker (baritone saxophone); Lou Stein (piano); Kenny Clarke, Shadow Wilson, Tiny Kahn (drums); Al Young (bongos, timbales).Liner Note Author: Lew Herman Smythe.Recording information: Harry Smith Studio, New York, NY (08/24/1954-12/24/1954); Rudy Van Gelder's Studio, Hackensack, NJ (08/24/1954-12/24/1954).Arranger: Tom Talbert.The music on this Savoy disc is excellent but the packaging is rather dumb. Rather than reissue all 12 selections from a pair of 1954 sessions that led to the birth of the J.J. Johnson-Kai Winding two-trombone quintet (renditions that also include either pianist Wally Cirillo or guitarist Billy Bauer along with bassist Charles Mingus and drummer Kenny Clarke), there are just eight on this CD along with a Johnson track from 1947 ("Yesterdays") and three of the four Winding performances (in a quintet with pianist Lou Stein) from 1952. Sure to frustrate completists, this reissue is still worth picking up if found at a budget price, for the music contains plenty of worthy trombone solos. ~ Scott Yanow

Editorial Reviews
4.5 Stars - Very Good/Excellent - The first, and one of the best, of many collaborations by the two trombonists...notable not only for their sweet harmonies and interplay on the leads, but Johnson's pearly solos, Winding's blattier ones and the needle-fine, single-noters of light-fingered guitarist Billy Bauer...
Down Beat (19960901)