Kai Chresten Winding ( ; May 18, 1922 – May 6, 1983) was a Danish-born American trombonist and

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composer. He is known for his collaborations with fellow trombonist

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. His version of "

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", the theme from the movie '' Mondo Cane'', reached in 1963 number 8 in the

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and remained his only entry here.

Biography

Winding was born in

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, Denmark. His father, Ove Winding was a naturalized U.S. citizen, thus Kai, his mother and sisters, though born abroad were already U.S. citizens. In September 1934, his mother, Jenny Winding, moved Kai and his two sisters, Ann and Alice. Kai graduated in 1940 from Stuyvesant High School in New York City and that same year began his career as a professional trombonist with Shorty Allen's band. Subsequently, he played with Sonny Dunham and Alvino Rey, until he entered the

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during

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. After the war, Winding was a member of

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's orchestra, then Stan Kenton's. He participated in '' Birth of the Cool'' sessions in 1949, appearing on four of the twelve tracks, while

appeared on the other eight, having participated on the other two sessions. Eddie Safranski, Kai Winding, Stan Kenton, Pete Rugolo, and Shelly Manne, ca

Eddie Safranski, Kai Winding, Stan Kenton, Pete Rugolo, and Shelly Manne, ca

In 1954, at the urging of producer Ozzie Cadena, Winding began a long association with Johnson, recording trombone duets for Savoy Records, then

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. He experimented with instruments in brass ensembles. The album ''Jay & Kai + 6'' (1956) featured a trombone octet and the

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. He composed and arranged many of the works he and Johnson recorded. During the 1960s, Winding began an association with Verve Records and producer Creed Taylor. He released the first version of " Time Is On My Side" in 1963 before it was recorded by Irma Thomas and

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. His best selling recording from this period is "

," the theme from the movie '' Mondo Cane'', which reached number 8 in the

and remained his only entry here. Arranged and conducted by Claus Ogerman, "More" featured what is probably the first appearance of the French electronic music instrument the ondioline on an American recording. Although Winding was credited with playing the ondioline, guitarist Vinnie Bell, who worked on the session, claimed that it was played by Jean-Jacques Perrey, a pioneer of electronic music. Winding experimented with ensembles again, recorded solo albums, and one album of country music with the

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. He followed Creed Taylor to A&M/ CTI and made more albums with J. J. Johnson. He was a member of the all-star jazz group Giants of Jazz in 1971. His son, Jai Winding, is a keyboardist who has worked as a session musician, writer and producer in

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. Kai Winding died of a brain tumor in New York City in 1983.

Discography

As leader/co-leader

* ''Loaded'' (1945) * ''Kai Winding All Stars'' ( Roost, 1949–51 952 * ''Arrangements by Gerry Mulligan'' (1951) * ''Brass Fever'' (1956) * '' Trombone Panorama'' (Columbia, 1956) * '' The Trombone Sound'' (

, 1956) * ''The Axidentals with the Kai Winding Trombones'' (

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, 1958) * '' The Swingin' States'' (Columbia, 1958) * '' Dance to the City Beat'' (Columbia, 1959) * '' The Incredible Kai Winding Trombones'' ( Impulse!, 1960) * '' Kai Olé'' ( Verve, 1961) * ''Brand New Swinging Together Again'' (1961) * '' Suspense Themes in Jazz'' (Verve, 1962) * ''The Great Kai Winding Sound'' (1962) * '' Soul Surfin''' (Verve, 1963) featuring Kenny Burrell – also released as ''!!!More!!!'' * ''

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'' (Verve, 1963) * '' Kai Winding'' (Verve, 1963) * ''That's Where It Is'' ( SESAC, 1963) * '' Mondo Cane No. 2'' (Verve, 1964) * ''

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'' (Verve, 1965) * '' Rainy Day'' (Verve, 1965) * '' The In Instrumentals'' (Verve, 1965) * '' Dirty Dog'' (Verve, 1966) * '' More Brass'' (Verve, 1966) * '' Penny Lane & Time'' (Verve, 1967) * ''Danish Blue'' (1974) * ''Caravan'' (Glendale, 1977) * ''Jazz Showcase'' (1977) * ''Lionel Hampton Presents Kai Winding'' (1977) * ''Duo Bones'' ( Red, 1979) with Dino Piana * '' Giant Bones '80'' (Sonet, 1980) with

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* ''Bone Appétit'' ( Black & Blue, 1980) with Curtis Fuller * ''Trombone Summit'' ( MPS, 1981) with

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, Jiggs Whigham * ''In Cleveland 1957'' (1994) With

* ''The Four Trombones: The Debut Recordings'' (1953) * ''An Afternoon at Birdland'' ( RCA, 1954) * ''Dec. 3, 1954'' (Prestige, 1954) * ''Jay & Kai'' ( Savoy, 1952–54 955 * '' K + J.J.'' (

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, 1955) * '' Trombone for Two'' (Columbia, 1955) * ''Trombone by Three'' ( Prestige, 1949

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* ''

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'' (Columbia, 1956) * '' Dave Brubeck and Jay & Kai at Newport'' (Columbia, 1956) * ''

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'' (Columbia, 1956) * '' The Great Kai & J. J.'' (Impulse!, 1960) * ''

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'' ( A&M/ CTI, 1968) * '' Betwixt & Between'' (A&M/CTI, 1968) * '' Stonebone'' (A&M/CTI

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1969)

As sideman

With

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and Leonard Feather *''

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'' (MGM, 1954) With Quincy Jones * 1963 '' Quincy Jones Plays Hip Hits'' (Mercury, 1963) * 1965 '' Quincy Plays for Pussycats'' (Mercury, 1959-65 965 * 1969 ''Walking in Space'' * 1976 ''I Heard That!'' With Stan Kenton * '' Stan Kenton's Milestones'' (Capitol, 1943–47 950 * '' Stan Kenton Classics'' (Capitol, 1944–47 952 * '' Artistry in Rhythm'' (Capitol, 1946) * '' Encores'' (Capitol, 1947) * '' The Kenton Era'' (Capitol, 1940–54, 955 With King Pleasure * 1954 ''King Pleasure Sings/Annie Ross Sings'' * 1954 ''The Original Moody's Mood'' * 1955 ''King Pleasure'' With Pete Rugolo * '' Rugolomania'' (Columbia, 1955) * ''

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'' (Harmony, 1954–55,

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With Zoot Sims * 1949 '' The Brothers'' * 1952 ''Zoot Sims All Stars'' * 1962 ''Good Old Zoot'' With Sarah Vaughan * 1955 ''In the Land of Hi-Fi'' * 1957 ''The George Gershwin Songbook, Vol. 1'' * 1958 ''The Rodgers & Hart Songbook'' * 1965 ''Viva! Vaughan'' With others * 1950 ''Carnegie Hall X-Mas '49'',

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* 1950 ''Chubby Jackson All Star Big Band'', Chubby Jackson * 1951 ''The George Wallington Trio'',

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* 1954 '' Oscar Pettiford Sextet'', Oscar Pettiford * 1955 ''This Is Chris'',

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* 1955 ''Jumping with Ventura'', Charlie Ventura * 1956 ''Drummer Man'', Gene Krupa * 1957 ''Chris'', Chris Connor * 1957 ''Birth of the Cool'',

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* 1957 ''The Beat of My Heart'', Tony Bennett * 1959 ''Plays Gerry Mulligan Arrangements'', Gene Krupa * 1962 ''I Wanna Be Loved'',

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* 1962 ''Rhythm Is My Business'',

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* 1962 '' Cabin in the Sky'',

* 1963 ''Any Number Can Win'', Jimmy Smith * 1963 ''Broadway'',

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* 1964 ''

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* 1967 ''Prezervation'',

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* 1968 '' Summertime'', Paul Desmond * 1969 ''Chubby Jackson Sextet and Big Band'', Chubby Jackson * 1971 '' The Giants of Jazz'' with

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, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk * 1972 ''Strictly Bebop'', Dizzy Gillespie * 1973 ''The Art of the Modern Jazz Quartet'', Modern Jazz Quartet * 1975 ''Chase the Clouds Away'',

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* 1977 ''Featured with the Tadd Dameron Band'', Fats Navarro * 1978 ''Children of Sanchez'', Chuck Mangione * 1979 ''Giant Bones'', Curtis Fuller * 1979 ''The New Mel Lewis Quintet Live'', Mel Lewis

Notes

References

External links

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The Incredible Kai Winding at Trombone Page of the World
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Kai Winding: More (Theme From Mondo Cane)
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