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