# CD review: J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding – Trombones For Two: The Classic Collaborations 1953-56 – 2021: Video, CD cover

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- Published: 2021-10-03T00:10:21+01:00
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**J.J. Johnson and Kai Winding were among the leading innovators and primary exponents
of the trombone in modern jazz, exploring the instrument’s potential in the challenging
musical era following the emergence of bebop in the 1940s, where trumpet and saxophone
were more suited to the medium’s rapid tempos and demand for technical mastery. **

Having established their reputations as soloists, they came together in 1953 for
the first time to collaborate on a series of projects in different group environments.
This 77-track 4-CD set features most of the titles they recorded together during
this period before they went their separate ways again. It includes material from
the “Live at Putnam Central Club” performances plus tracks from the albums “Reflections”
on Savoy, “An Afternoon At Birdland” on X, “Jay & Kai” on Prestige, “K + J.J.” on
Bethlehem, and “Trombone For Two”, “Jai & Kai Plus 6”, and “Jai & Kai At Newport”
on Columbia, as well as titles with Quincy Jones’ Orchestra. Among the musicians
with whom they perform in the various line-ups are John Lewis, Charles Mingus, Kenny
Clarke, Dick Katz, Quincy Jones, Lucky Thompson, Paul Chambers, Milt Hinton, Shadow
Wilson, Hank Jones, Ray Brown and others. It makes for fascinating and enlightening
listening as they present both familiar and original jazz repertoire in a variety
of unusual musical settings, which include their noted trombone octet, and it’s 
an entertaining showcase for two of the most renowned jazz trombonists of their 
era.

**CD1**

01. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding, Benny Green, Willie Dennis – Move
 02. J.J. Johnson,
Kai Winding, Benny Green, Willie Dennis – Yesterdays 03. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding,
Benny Green, Willie Dennis – Trombosphere 04. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding, Benny Green,
Willie Dennis – Chazzanova 05. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding, Benny Green, Willie Dennis–
Kai’s day 06. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding – Conversation (The Shrike) 07. J.J. Johnson,
Kai Winding – Blues For Trombones 08. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding – What Is This Thing
Called Love? 09. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding – Lament 10. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding–
The Major 11. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding – Bernie’s Tune 12. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding–
Reflections 13. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding – Co-Op 14. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding –
Blues In Twos 15. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding – Lullaby Of Birdland 16. J.J. Johnson,
Kai Winding – Cornerstone

**CD2**

01. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding – Bone Of Contention
 02. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding–
Birdland Festival 03. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding – Funnybone 04. J.J. Johnson, Kai
Winding – Vista 05. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding – Hip Bones 06. J.J. Johnson, Kai 
Winding – Riviera 07. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding – Dinner For One, Please James 08.
J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding – Wind Bag 09. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding – We’ll Be Together
Again 10. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding – Don’t Argue 11. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding –
How Long Has This Been Going On? 12. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding – Bags’ Groove 13.
Quincy Jones, His Band – You’re Crying 14. Quincy Jones, His Band – Funk Junction
15. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding – Thou Swell 16. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding – It’s 
All Right With Me 17. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding – Lope City 18. J.J. Johnson, Kai
Winding – Stolen Bass 19. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding – Out Of This World

**CD3**

01. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding – Gong Rock
 02. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding – Yes Sir!
That’s My Baby 03. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding – Mad About The Boy 04. J.J. Johnson,
Kai Winding – Lover 05. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding – That’s How I Feel About You 
06. Quincy Jones, The All Stars – Grasshopper 07. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding – Give
Me The Simple Life 08. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding – This Can’t Be Love 09. J.J. Johnson,
Kai Winding – Trombone For Two 10. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding – We Two 11. J.J. Johnson,
Kai Winding – Let’s Get Away From It All 12. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding – Turnabout
13. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding – It’s Sand, Man 14. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding – Close
As Pages In A Book 15. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding – The Whiffenpoof Song 16. J.J.
Johnson, Kai Winding – Goodbye 17. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding – You’d Be So Nice 
To Come Home To 18. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding – Caribe 19. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding–
Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe 20. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding – The Song Is
You

**CD4**

01. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding – In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
 02. Jay and
Kai Trombone Octet – No Moon At All 03. Jay and Kai Trombone Octet – You’re My Thrill
04. Jay and Kai Trombone Octet – Jeanne 05. Jay and Kai Trombone Octet – The Surrey
With The Fringe On Top 06. Jay and Kai Trombone Octet – You Don’t Know What Love
Is 07. Jay and Kai Trombone Octet – Piece For Two Tromboniums 08. Jay and Kai Trombone
Octet – Rise ‘N’ Shine 09. Jay and Kai Trombone Octet – The Continental 10. Jay 
and Kai Trombone Octet – A Night In Tunisia 11. Jay and Kai Trombone Octet – All
At Once You Love Her 12. Jay and Kai Trombone Octet – The Peanut Vendor 13. Jay 
and Kai Trombone Octet – Four Plus Four 14. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding – Lover Come
Back To Me 15. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding – True Blue Tromboniums 16. J.J. Johnson,
Kai Winding – NWPT 17. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding – Too Close For Comfort 18. J.J.
Johnson, Kai Winding – ‘S Wonderful 19. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding – Tromboniums 
In Motion 20. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding – How High The Moon 21. J.J. Johnson, Kai
Winding – Violets For Your Furs

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