Kai Winding

• 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)

• TOTAL TIME: 65:11 Min.