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Kai Winding
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Trombonists · 1922–1983

Kai Winding

Danish-born American jazz composer and trombonist

Born
18 May 1922
Aarhus
Died
6 May 1983
Yonkers
Country
Denmark
Record labels
Columbia Records
Discography
26 albums

Biography

Kai Winding was a jazz musician who played trombone. Kai Winding was born on 18 May 1922 in Aarhus and died on 6 May 1983 in Yonkers. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Columbia Records. The discography here lists 26 albums, from “Modern Jazz Trombones” (1951) to “Lazy Moments” (2003).

Kai Chresten Winding ( KY WIN-ding; May 18, 1922 – May 6, 1983) was a Danish born American trombonist and jazz composer. He is known for his collaborations with fellow trombonist J. J. Johnson. His version of "More", the theme from the movie Mondo Cane, reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963 and remained his only entry there.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Modern Jazz Trombones 1951 · Prestige Jay & Kai 1954 · Savoy Records K + J.J. 1955 · Bethlehem Records Dave Brubeck and Jay & Kai At Newport 1956 · Live · Columbia Jay & Kai + 6 1956 · Columbia Four Trombones 1957 · Debut Trombone Panorama 1957 · Columbia "Nuf Said" 1959 · Bethlehem Records Kai Olé 1961 · Verve The Great Kai & J.J. 1961 · impulse! The Incredible Kai Winding Trombones 1961 · impulse! Kai Winding 1963 · Verve Solo 1963 · Verve Soul Surfin’ 1963 · Verve Mondo Cane #2 1964 · Verve Rainy Day 1965 · Verve Dirty Dog 1966 · Verve Israel 1968 · A&M Records The Sound of Jazz: Kai Winding 1977 · Who's Who In Jazz Duo "Bones" 1979 · Red Records Giant Bones '80 1980 · Sonet Trombone Summit 1981 · MPS Bone Appétit 2002 · Black and Blue Lazy Moments 2003 · Memo Music An Afternoon At Birdland Jive at Five: Live in Cleveland, Ohio June 1957 · Live · Status

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Albums where Kai Winding is credited as a sideman

1954 Sextet — Oscar Pettiford trombone
1955 In the Land of Hi-Fi — Sarah Vaughan trombone
1955 Trombone for Two — J.J. Johnson and Kai Winding trombone
1955 Encores — Stan Kenton trombone
1955 This Is Chris — Chris Connor featuring Kai Winding, J.J. Johnson, Ralph Sharon, Herbie Mann, Joe Puma, Osie Johnson, Milt Hinton trombone
1955 Blow Hot - Blow Cool — Herbie Fields, The Melrose Avenue Conservatory Chamber Music Society trombone
1955 Long Island Suite — Tony Aless trombone
1956 The Brothers — Stan Getz & Zoot Sims trombone
1956 The Progressive Big Band Jazz of Woody Herman — Woody Herman trombone
1956 Drummer Man — Gene Krupa featuring Anita O’Day & Roy Eldridge trombone
1956 Sings Lullabys of Birdland — Chris Connor trombone
1956 Vib-Rations — Cal Tjader / Don Elliott trombone
1957 The Beat of My Heart — Tony Bennett trombone
1957 New Sounds — Pete Rugolo trombone
1962 Cabin in the Sky — Curtis Fuller trombone
1963 Any Number Can Win — Jimmy Smith trombone
1965 ¡Viva! Vaughan — Sarah Vaughan trombone
1966 Jazz Dialogue — The Modern Jazz Quartet And The All-Star Jazz Band trombone
1966 Esther Phillips Sings — Esther trombone
1967 Sassy Swings Again — Sarah Vaughan trombone
1969 Summertime — Paul Desmond trombone
1969 Betwixt & Between — J.J. Johnson / Kai Winding trombone, arranger
1970 Stonebone — J & K trombone
1972 The Giants of Jazz — Art Blakey, Dizzy Gillespie, Al McKibbon, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Stitt, Kai Winding trombone
1973 The Dissection and Reconstruction of Music From the Past — Lalo Schifrin trombone
1978 Oleo — Urbie Green, Ross Tompkins, Carl Fontana, Kai Winding, James Moody, Dick Hyman, Trummy Young trombone
1990 The George Gershwin Songbook, Volume 2 — Sarah Vaughan trombone
1990 Masterpieces of Sarah Vaughan — Sarah Vaughan trombone
1992 Prezervation — Stan Getz trombone
1999 Rhythm Is My Business — Ella Fitzgerald trombone

Analysed solos by Kai Winding

Historic 78 rpm records

  • DEEP PURPLE MELVIN MOORE · Kai Winding · Warne Marsh · Billy Taylor · Jack… archive.org ↗
  • I'M SHOOTING HIGH KAI WINDING QUINTET · Kai Winding · Warne Marsh · Billy Taylor ·… archive.org ↗
  • Bebop James · A. N. Other · Tiny Kahn · Charlie Ventura · Red Rodney ·… · 1946 archive.org ↗
  • Sloppy Joe's Neal Hefti and his Orchestra · Neal Hefti · Charlie Ventura · Kai… · 1946 archive.org ↗
  • I Woke Up Dizzy Neal Hefti and his Orchestra · Neal Hefti · Charlie Ventura · Kai… · 1946 archive.org ↗
  • Gone With Vido Vido Musso and his Orchestra · "Boots" Mussulli · Vido Musso · Pete… · 1947 archive.org ↗
  • Vido in A Mist Vido Musso and his Orchestra · "Boots" Mussulli · Vido Musso · Pete… · 1947 archive.org ↗
  • Vido in a Mist Vido Musso and his Orchestra · "Boots" Mussulli · Vido Musso · Pete… · 1947 archive.org ↗

Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Kai Winding play?

Kai Winding is known for playing trombone.

When and where was Kai Winding born?

Kai Winding was born 18 May 1922 in Aarhus.

What are Kai Winding's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Modern Jazz Trombones (1951), Jay & Kai (1954), K + J.J. (1955), Dave Brubeck and Jay & Kai At Newport (1956) and Jay & Kai + 6 (1956).

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