• 2 ORIGINAL ALBUMS ON 1 CD
• ALL TRACKS FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER on cd !!!
• INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKLET
This release presents two complete Kai Winding albums, which appear here for the first time ever on CD: "Solo" (Verve V6-8525) and "Kai Olé" (Verve V6-8427). The former LP showcases the trombonist as the only horn in quartet and quintet formats, while the latter finds him backed by a larger band arranged and conducted by Al Cohn and fellow trombonist Billy Byers, and featuring such outstanding soloists as Phil Woods, Clark Terry, Joe Newman, and Byers himself.
PERSONNEL:
- KAI WINDING, trombone on all tracks, with:
- ON TRACKS [1-11]: SOLO
- ROSS TOMPKINS, piano
- DICK GARCIA, guitar (on 2, 7 & 11 only);
- RUSSELL GEORGE, bass
- GUS JOHNSON or TOMMY CHECK, drums.
- ON TRACKS [12-23]: KAI OLÉ
- JOE NEWMAN, DOC SEVERINSEN, JIMMY MAXWELL, trumpet
- CLARK TERRY, flugelhorn
- BILLY BYERS, second trombone
- PHIL WOODS, also sax
- TONY STUDD, GEORGE WEST, bass trombone
- EDDIE WASSERMAN, tenor sax & flute
- DANNY BANK, baritone sax & clarinet
- ROSS TOMPKINS, piano
- HAL GAYLOR or MILT HINTON, bass
- unknown, drums
- WILLIE RODRÍGUEZ, bongo.
- Arranged & conducted by BILLY BYERS and AL COHN.
TRACKS:
- 01 HOW ARE THINGS IN GLOCCA MORRA?
- 02 RECARDO
- 03 PLAYBOY’S THEME
- 04 THE THINGS WE DID LAST SUMMER
- 05 THE SWEETEST SOUNDS
- 06 HEY THERE
- 07 I’M YOUR BUNNY BOSSA NOVA
- 08 DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES
- 09 YOU’VE CHANGED
- 10 I BELIEVE IN YOU
- 11 CAPRICIOUS
- 12 HACIA EL FIN DE LA TIERRA(TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH)
- 13 AMOUR
- 14 THEM THERE OJOS (THEM THERE EYES)
- 15 CARIBE
- 16 ESTO ES FELICIDAD
- 17 MANTECA
- 18 HOJAS DE OTOÑO (AUTUMN LEAVES)
- 19 DANSERO
- 20 ¿QUÉ PASA?
- 21 BÉSAME MUCHO
- 22 ADIÓS
- 23 SURREY WITH THE FRINGE ARRIBA (SURREY WITH THE FRINGE ON TOP)