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Kai Winding

Real Name:
Kai Chresten Winding
Profile:
Born: May 18, 1922, Aarhus, Denmark
Died: May 6, 1983, New York

Famed bebop trombonist who first tasted stardom while playing with Stan Kenton's orchestra in 1946-1947. He also played with Miles Davis, Benny Goodman, and fellow trombone legend J.J. Johnson.
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Discography

Releases:
Grab Your Axe, Max (Shellac, 10")   Savoy Records 1945
At Newport (LP, Mono)   Columbia 1956
Jay & Kai + 6: The Jay And Kai Trombone Octet (Album) (2 versions)   Columbia ... 1956
The Great Kai & J. J. (Album) (4 versions)   Impulse! 1961
!!! More !!! (Theme From Mondo Cane) / Soul Surfin' (2 versions)   Verve Records 1963
Kai Winding (LP, Mono)   Verve Records 1963
Modern Country (LP, Mono)   Verve Records 1964
Betwixt & Between (LP)   A&M Records 1969
The Finest Of K & JJ (LP)   Bethlehem Records 1976
Duo "Bones" Featuring Dino Piana (LP, Album)   Red Record 1979
Bop Fathers "In Paris" (LP)   Lotus Records 1980
Trombone By Three (LP)   Prestige, Prestige 1984
Baker Street Mystery (7")   Verve Records  
Penny Lane & Time (LP)   Verve Records  
The Great Kai Winding Sound (LP)   Columbia  
Appears On:
Classics In Jazz Part 1 (7", EP)   Capitol Records 1954
Chris (LP)   Bethlehem Records 1955
This Is Chris (LP, Album)   Bethlehem Records 1956
Modern Jazz Hall Of Fame Volume 1 (LP, Mono) Kai's Day Gala Records (2) 1957
The Incredible Kai Winding Trombones (LP, Album, Mono)   Impulse! 1961
More / Comin' Home Baby (7", Single) Comin' Home Baby Verve Records 1963
A Walk On The Wild Side (2xLP, Gat) Wives & Lovers, You Ca... Metro Records 1964
Benny Goodman / Modern Jazz (LP) Move AMIGA 1964
New Fantasy (LP, Album)   Verve Records 1964
Volume 1: Night Song (LP)   Philips 1964
Prominente Des Jazz (Comp) (2 versions) Grasshopper AMIGA 1967
Original Moody's Mood (LP) What Can I Say After I... Prestige 1968
21 Trombones Rock Blues Jazz (LP)   Project 3 Total Sound 1969
Walking In Space (Album) (5 versions) Dead End, Walking In S... A&M Records ... 1969
Newport In New York '72 - The Jam Sessions, Vols 3 And 4 (Album) (2 versions) So What Cobblestone ... 1972
Newport In New York '72 - The Soul Sessions, Vol. 6 (LP, Album) Jelly Jelly Cobblestone, Buddah Records 1972
The Complete Birth Of The Cool (Album) (2 versions)   Capitol Records 1972
Living Together, Growing Together (LP)   Bell Records 1973
The Art Of The Modern Jazz Quartet - The Atlantic Years (2xLP) Today (Home) Atlantic 1973
Dizzy Gillespie (1946 - 1949) (LP)   AMIGA 1976
The Need To Be (Album) (2 versions)   A&M Records ... 1976
Children Of Sanchez (Album) (3 versions)   A&M Records ... 1978
Cocktails And Dusk (LP)   Bethlehem Records 1978
First Sessions 1949/50 (2xLP)   Prestige 1978
Brothers And Other Mothers Vol. 2 (2xLP, Comp, Mono)   Savoy Records 1979
Conception (Album) (2 versions)   Prestige 1982
The Brothers (Album) (3 versions)   Prestige ... 1982
The Jazz Guitar (6xLP, Comp + Box) What Is This Thing Cal... Joker (2) 1983
Drummer Man (Album) (2 versions)   Verve Records ... 1987
Strike Up The Band (CD, Comp)   Verve Records 1987
Be Bop - 1945-1953 (CD, Comp) Sid's Delight Giants Of Jazz 1988
Birth Of The Cool (Album) (7 versions)   Capitol Jazz ... 1989
I Get A Kick Out Of You - The Cole Porter Songbook Volume II (CD) So In Love Verve Records 1991
Verve Jazz Box (7xCD, Comp + Box) Fish Market, Wire Brus... Verve Records 1991
Jazz & Blues Collection Vol. 11 (CD, Comp, RM)   Editions Atlas 1995
The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (2xCD, Comp)   Bluebird (3) 1995
Walking In Space (CD, Album, RE) Dead End, Walking In S... Rebound Records (2) 1995
The Complete Birth Of The Cool (Album) (3 versions)   Capitol Jazz ... 1998
In The Land Of Hi-Fi (CD, Album)   Verve Records 1999
Lalo Schifrin Talkin' Verve (CD, Comp) Slaughter On Tenth Ave... Verve Records 1999
Miles To Go (CD)   Prism Leisure 1999
Rhythm Is My Business (2 versions)   Verve Records ... 1999
Cool Jazz - New York 1947 - 1949 (2xCD, Comp) Godchild, Moondreams, ... Frémeaux & Associés 2000
Sarah Vaughan's Finest Hour (CD, Album) How High The Moon, Nig... Verve Records 2000
Miles Stones (3xCD, Comp)   TIM GmbH 2001
Smooth Jazz Cafe 3 (CD, Comp) Children Of Sanchez Mercury, Universal Music Polska 2001
The Essential (2xCD, Comp) Jeru Columbia, Legacy 2001
The Washington Concerts (CD, Comp) Medley: Out Of Nowhere... Blue Note 2001
Bebop Professor (CD, Album) Overtime Bluebird (3) 2002
Deep In A Dream - The Ultimate Chet Baker Collection (CD, Comp) A Night On Bop Mountain Pacific Jazz Records 2002
The Quintessence . New York Paris 1945 - 1951 (2xCD, Comp)   Frémeaux & Associés 2002
The Quintessence: New York - Los Angeles - Stockholm - Boston. 1945 - 1951 (2xCD, Comp)   Frémeaux & Associés 2002
The Shadow Of Your Smile (CD, RM)   Verve Records 2002
The Drums (CD)   Universal Music (Italy), EmArcy 2003
The President's Men - Lester Young's Disciples (CD) Lestorian Mode, I'm Sh... Saga 2003
Astrud For Lovers (Comp) (2 versions) The Shadow Of Your Smile Verve Records 2004
Blue Note Perfect Takes (CD + DVD) Budo Blue Note 2004
Battle Of Trombones (4xCD, Comp) Don't Argue, Wind Bag Membran Music Ltd. 2005
Fever (CD, Maxi) Fever (Original) Verve Records 2005
Gene Krupa Plays Gerry Mulligan Arrangements (CD)   Verve Records 2005
Verve // Remixed³ & Verve // Unmixed³ (2xCD, Comp) Fever, The Gentle Rain Universal Music (Canada) 2005
Verve // Unmixed³ (CD, Comp) Fever, The Gentle Rain Verve Records 2005
Cole Porter Songbook (CD, Comp, RM) So In Love Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
Fingerpoppin' (CD, Comp)   Fresh Sound Records 2006
Jazz For Dining (CD, Comp, RM) Samba With Some Barbec... Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
Jazz Ladies (CD, Comp, RM) Shiny Stockings Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
Roots Of Mambo 1930-1950 (2xCD, Comp) Casbah Frémeaux & Associés 2006
Summer Jazz (CD, Comp, RM) Theme From Picnic Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
The Complete Live Recordings 1948-1955 (10xCD, Comp, RM + Box)   United Archives 2006
The Greatest Jazz Hits (CD, Comp, RM) Fever, Cantaloupe Island Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
Thriller Jazz (CD, Comp, RM) Lady In Cement Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
A Man Called Adam (CD, Album, RE)   Retrograde Records 2007
Dear Old Southland (4xCD) Phantomesque (New York... Membran  
Early Spring (Shellac, 10", Single)   Capitol Records  
Overtime (Shellac, 10", Single) Overtime, Victory Ball RCA Victor  
Tracks Appear On:
$64,000 Jazz (LP, Mono) Let's Get Away From It... Columbia 1955
Jazz Of Two Decades (LP, Comp) East Of Suez EmArcy 1956
First Sessions 1949/50 (2xLP) Brodway, Waterworks Prestige 1978
Be Bop - 1945-1953 (CD, Comp) Bean-A-Re-Bop Giants Of Jazz 1988
Essentiel Jazz - Cinéma Jazz (CD, Comp) Whistle While You Work... Sony Music 1994
Get Easy! Vol. 1 (CD) Hero Motor Music 1995
The Black Box Of Jazz (4xCD, Car) Morning Of The Carniva... Castle Communications, Castle Communications, Castle Communications, Castle Communications 1995
Crime Jazz: Music In The Second Degree (CD, Comp, RM) Experiment In Terror Rhino Entertainment Company, BMG Special Products 1997
Unrehearsed Perfection (CD, Comp) I Concentrate On You Universal Music Special Markets 1998
Messin' Around Present Root Down (2xLP, Album) The Sidewinder Universal Music (UK), Verve Records 1999
The Mad, Mad World Of Soundtracks Volume 2 (LP) Harper Motor Music 2001
A Trip To Brazil Volume 3: Back To Bossa (2xCD) Once I Loved (O Amor E... Universal Jazz (Germany) 2002
Simply Jazz (4xCD) Bernie's Tune Simply 2004
Battle Of Trombones (4xCD, Comp) Ecuador, Anthropology ... Membran Music Ltd. 2005
First Class Jazz - Charles Mingus (CD) Move EMI Music (Belgium) 2006
Summer Jazz (CD, Comp, RM) Theme From Picnic Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
The Greatest Jazz Hits (CD, Comp, RM) Cantaloupe Island Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
All-Time Jazz Stars (2xLP, Comp) Blues Suite SR International  
Jazz Anthologie - Sony Music Box (5xCD + Box, Comp) My Little Girl, The Bl... Columbia  
Latin Delights (LP, Comp) Autumn Leaves Verve Records  
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