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Title: Trombones For Two: The Classic Collaborations 1953-56
Artist: Johnson, J.J. / Winding, Kai
Label: Acrobat
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 824046715922
Genre: Jazz
Release Date: 2021-10-15
Number of Discs: 4

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 renowned trombone octet, and it's an entertaining showcase for two of the most renowned jazz trombonists of their era.

Tracks:
1.1 Move
1.2 Yesterdays
1.3 Trombosphere
1.4 Chazzanova
1.5 Kai's Day
1.6 Conversation (The Shrike)
1.7 Blues for Trombones
1.8 What Is This Thing Called Love?
1.9 Lament
1.10 The Major
1.11 Bernie's Tune
1.12 Reflections
1.13 Co-Op
1.14 Blues in Twos
1.15 Lullaby of Birdland
1.16 Cornerstone
2.1 Bone of Contention
2.2 Birdland Festival
2.3 Funnybone
2.4 Vista
2.5 Hip Bones
2.6 Riviera
2.7 Dinner for One, Please James
2.8 Wind Bag
2.9 We'll Be Together Again
2.10 Don't Argue
2.11 How Long Has This Been Going On?
2.12 Bags' Groove
2.13 You're Crying
2.14 Funk Junction
2.15 Thou Swell
2.16 It's All Right with Me
2.17 Lope City
2.18 Stolen Bass
2.19 Out of This World
3.1 Gong Rock
3.2 Yes Sir! That's My Baby
3.3 Mad About the Boy
3.4 Lover
3.5 That's How I Feel About You
3.6 Grasshopper
3.7 Give Me the Simple Life
3.8 This Can't Be Love
3.9 Trombone for Two
3.10 We Two
3.11 Let's Get Away From It All
3.12 Turnabout
3.13 It's Sand, Man
3.14 Close As Pages In A Book
3.15 The Whiffenpoof Song
3.16 Goodbye
3.17 You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
3.18 Caribe
3.19 Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe
3.20 The Song Is You
4.1 In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
4.2 No Moon At All
4.3 You're My Thrill
4.4 Jeanne
4.5 The Surrey With The Fringe On Top
4.6 You Don't Know What Love Is
4.7 Piece For Two Tromboniums
4.8 Rise 'N' Shine
4.9 The Continental
4.10 A Night In Tunisia
4.11 All At Once You Love Her
4.12 The Peanut Vendor
4.13 Four Plus Four
4.14 Lover Come Back To Me
4.15 True Blue Tromboniums
4.16 NWPT
4.17 Too Close For Comfort
4.18 'S Wonderful
4.19 Tromboniums In Motion
4.20 How High The Moon
4.21 Violets For Your Furs

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