Album Info
| Artist: | J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding |
| Album: | The Great Kai & J. J. |
| Released: | Worldwide, 2025 |
Tracklist:
| A1 | This Could Be The Start Of Something Big | 3:07 |
| A2 | Georgia On My Mind | 3:46 |
| A3 | Blue Monk | 4:24 |
| A4 | Judy | 4:00 |
| A5 | Alone Together | 3:31 |
| A6 | Side By Side | 3:01 |
| B1 | I Concentrate On You | 3:57 |
| B2 | Theme From Picnic | 3:58 |
| B3 | Trixie | 5:03 |
| B4 | Going, Going, Gong! | 3:04 |
| B5 | Just For A Thrill | 3:15 |
Info About Buying Vinyl From Our Record Store
- We are a small independent record store located at 91 Plenty Rd, Preston in Melbourne, Australia (North of Northcote, between Thornbury & Reservoir)
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- Happy Listening!
Description
Cut at Van Gelder’s Englewood Cliffs in 1960 and issued as Impulse! A-1, The Great Kai & J. J. catches two trombone masters locking in like second nature. Their blend is the draw: an opening unison that blooms into crisp call-and-response, sly cup-mute chatter on a mid-tempo swinger, and a hushed chorale passage where the pair breathe as one. The rhythm team keeps it buoyant and modern, giving Johnson’s glide and Winding’s bite room to play off each other without clutter.
This LP pressing gives the horns more air to move; imaging snaps into place and the low end sits deeper, so those counterlines land with real shape. It belongs next to early-60s hard bop like The Jazztet on your shelf, a smart study in interplay rather than solo fireworks.
If you’d rather order online, you can buy J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding records online with us. Spin it for a late drive or a quiet Saturday tidy, and you’ll catch new detail each time without the music feeling fussy. Heads and codas feel purposeful, never showy. A classic small-group date that still feels fresh in Preston or the city, and a reliable way to show what two trombones can do with taste and wit. Add it to your collection today, available online or in our Melbourne record store.
