Kai Winding, J.J. Johnson – East Coast Jazz, Vol. 7 (Remastered 2013) (1955/2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Kai Winding, J.J. Johnson – East Coast Jazz, Vol. 7 (Remastered 2013) (1955/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 37:41 minutes | 613 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Bethlehem Records

Trombonists Kai Winding and J.J. Johnson united in 1954 to form the short-lived two-trombone quintet featured on this seventh installment of the East Coast Jazz series. Joining the two trombonists on this session is a rhythm section consisting of Dick Katz on piano, Al Harewood on drums and Milt Hinton and Wendell Marshall sharing bass duties.

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Kai Winding, Albert Mangelsdorff, Bill Watrous, Jiggs Whigham – Trombone Summit (1981/2016) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

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Kai Winding, Albert Mangelsdorff, Bill Watrous, Jiggs Whigham – Trombone Summit (1981/2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 55:41 minutes | 1,02 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © MPS

This album’s a listening pleasure for any music lover, but if you have a particular fondness for the trombone’s warm-toned vocal sound, this album’s a must – a once in a lifetime conclave of four of the instrument’s greats. There’s Dane Kai Winding, best known for his classic series of jazz albums with modern trombone icon J.J. Johnson. With his multiphonics and exploratory bent, Germany’s Albert Mangelsdorff was a major innovator on the instrument. American Bill Watrous played with Maynard Ferguson and Ten Wheel Drive; his Manhattan Wildlife Refuge was a leading big band in the 70’s. The USA’s Jiggs Whigham worked in the Stan Kenton band before moving to Europe where he has been in continual demand as a soloist and educator. An added delight: American piano maestro Horace Parlan adds taste and depth with a solo on every piece but one.
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