K + J.J.
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Released | 1955 | |||
Recorded | January 26 & 27, 1955 New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Bethlehem BCP 6001 | |||
Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
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K + J.J. (also released as "Nuf Said") is an album by American jazz trombonists J. J. Johnson and Kai Winding featuring performances recorded in 1955 for the Bethlehem label.[1][2]
Reception
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AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars and in its review by Stephen Cook, he states that "the arrangements and playing are so engaging and of such high quality that categorization dilemmas disappear. A fine disc".[3]
Track listing
[edit]- "Out of This World" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 2:20
- "Thou Swell" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 2:55
- "Lover" (Rogers, Hart) - 5:34
- "Lope City" (J. J. Johnson) - 3:32
- "Stolen Bass" (Johnson) - 2:56
- "It's All Right With Me" (Cole Porter) - 5:06
- "Mad About the Boy" (Noël Coward) - 3:32
- "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) - 4:06
- "That's How I Feel About You" (Kai Winding) - 3:59
- "Gong Rock" (Winding) - 3:25
- "It's All Right With Me" [alternate take 15] (Porter) - 5:31
- "Lover" [alternate take] (Rogers, Hart) - 5:39
- "Gong Rock" [alternate take] (Winding) - 3:25
- "Lope City" [alternate take 11] (Johnson) - 3:42
- "It's All Right With Me" [alternate take 11] (Porter) - 6:24
- "Out of This World" [alternate take] (Arlen, Mercer) - 2:28
- "That's How I Feel About You" [alternate take] (Winding) - 4:08
- Recorded in New York City on January 26, 1955 (tracks 2, 4, 6, 11, 14 & 15) and January 26 and 27, 1955 (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7-10, 12, 13, 16 & 17)
Personnel
[edit]- J. J. Johnson, Kai Winding – trombone
- Dick Katz – piano
- Milt Hinton (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7-10, 12, 13, 16 & 17), Wendell Marshall (tracks 2, 4, 6, 11, 14 & 15) – bass
- Al Harewood – drums
References
[edit]- ^ Payne, D. Kai Winding discography accessed July 11, 2016
- ^ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M., Bethlehem Discography, Part 3: BCP-6000 Series, accessed July 12, 2016
- ^ a b Cook, Stephen. Nuf Said – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 12, 2016.