In April 1957, “Columbia” label released “Jay and Kai”, album by J. J. Johnson and Kai Winding. It was recorded in November 1955, July – December 17, 1956, and January 1957 in New York City.

Personnel:

• J. J. Johnson – trombone, trombonium 
• Kai Winding – trombone, trombonium
• Wayne Andre, Carl Fontana – trombone
• Dick Leib – bass trombone 
• Bobby Jaspar – tenor saxophone
• Roy Frazee, Hank Jones, Dick Katz – piano
• Bill Crow, Percy Heath, Milt Hinton, Kenny O’Brien – bass
• Kenny Clarke, Jack Franklin, Elvin Jones, Shadow Wilson – drums
• Candido Camero – bongos

Track listing:

1. You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To – Cole Porter
2. Caribe – Kai Winding
3. Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe – Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg
4. The Song Is You – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
5. In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning – David Mann, Bob Hilliard
6. Yes, You – Dick Leib
7. Tromboniums in Motion – J. J. Johnson
8. How High the Moon – Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton
9. Violets for Your Furs – Matt Dennis, Tom Adair
10. Too Close for Comfort – Jerry Bock, George David Weiss, Larry Holofcener
11. ‘S Wonderful – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
12. I Should Care – Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn