Jay and Kai + 6
Jay and Kai + 6 is the fifth album by jazz trombonists J.J. Johnson and Kai Winding, credited on this album as The Jay and Kai Trombone Octet. The title refers to the six trombonists who accompany Johnson and Winding on the recording. Columbia Records released the album as a monaural LP record in 1956. In December 1956, Jay and Kai + 6 reached the № 3 position on the Billboard jazz chart.
Track listing
The following track listing refers to the original LP configuration.Personnel
- J.J. Johnson – trombone, trombonium, arranger
- Kai Winding – trombone, trombonium, arranger
- Urbie Green – trombone
- Bob Alexander – trombone
- Eddie Bert – trombone
- Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
- Tom Mitchell – bass trombone
- Bart Varsalona – bass trombone
- Hank Jones – piano
- Milt Hinton – bass
- Ray Brown – bass
- Osie Johnson – drums
- Candido Camero – conga, bongo