Kai Winding

Kai Winding Chresten ( born May 18, 1922 in Aarhus, Denmark; † 6 May 1983; Yonkers, New York ) was an American jazz trombonist of Danish origin.

Windings family emigrated in 1934 to the United States. He began his musical career in 1940 and played first with Sonny Dunham and Alvino Rey at ( 1941). After working in the bands of Shorty Allen, Benny Goodman ( 1945-46 ), Stan Kenton ( 1946-47 ) and Charlie Ventura ( 1947-48 ) and Tadd Dameron ( 1948-49 ), he led a combo with Buddy Stewart and was on the Birth -of-the -Cool recordings involved from Miles Davis to then work with Gerry Mulligan. After working in radio and television, he worked from 1954 to 1956 with JJ Johnson as the second trombonist in the quintet, which was very popular. The Jazz Composers Workshop by Charles Mingus played four trombonists ( additionally Willie Dennis and Bennie Green ) with a rhythm section of John Lewis, Charles Mingus and Art Taylor. Mid-fifties, he founded a septet with Carl Fontana and Wayne Andre (tb ), Dick Lieb ( b -tb, bar -horn ) and a rhythm section of Roy Frazee ( p), Kenny O'Brien ( b ) and Jack Franklin ( dr). Later he worked as a studio musician in New York. During this time, he already dealt with the use of electronic means in a wind ensemble. 1962 Winding musical director of Hugh Hefner's Playboy Clubs. Advised by producer Creed Taylor, he recorded several albums in this period, with jazz -oriented pop music, More about the theme song for the film Mondo Cane in the arrangement by Claus Ogerman. Then he again worked with JJ Johnson, gave workshops and concerts. The early 1970s, he participated in two tours with the Giants of Jazz ( Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Thelonious Monk, Al McKibbon and Art Blakey ). End of the 1970s, Kai Winding was formed together with the trombonist Bill Watrous, Albert Mangelsdorff Jiggs Whigham Trombone Summit group, with the 1980, he made ​​a plate holder for the German label MPS. In 1980, he played in a combo with Curtis Fuller.

Winding was one of the first trombonists who successfully getting into the bebop; but he always remained committed and was also the swing to the other in search of extensions in modern jazz. Compared with JJ Johnson on trombone, his tone is harsh. He also took with Neal Hefti, the Kirby Stone Four, the Anita Kerr Singers and Chubby Jackson.

Winding died of a brain tumor.

Disco Graphical Notes

  • Kai and Jay with Bennie Green and Strings ( OJC, 1952-54 )
  • Trombone for Two / Trombone Sound ( Collectables, 1955 /56)
  • Nuff Said ( Rhino, 1955) with JJ Johnson, Dick Katz, Tommy Potter, Al Harewood
  • Jazz for Playboys: Kai Winding ( Jazz Club / Verve / Universal, 2008)
  • 2012 ( Verve label) appeared in the series ' Jazz Plus ' a CD that compiles a total of 24 pieces of two of his records and re-released, from Soul Surfin ' and Mondo Cane
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