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 J. J. Johnson. His version of "

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", the theme from the movie ''

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'', reached in 1963 number 8 in the

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and remained his only entry here.

Biography

Winding was born in Aarhus, 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

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and

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, until he entered the

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during

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. After the war, Winding was a member of Benny Goodman's orchestra, then

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's. He participated in ''

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'' sessions in 1949, appearing on four of the twelve tracks, while J. J. Johnson 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

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, Winding began a long association with Johnson, recording trombone duets for Savoy Records, then Columbia. 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

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and producer Creed Taylor. He released the first version of " Time Is On My Side" in 1963 before it was recorded by

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. His best selling recording from this period is "

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'', which reached number 8 in the

and remained his only entry here. Arranged and conducted by

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, "More" featured what is probably the first appearance of the French electronic music instrument the

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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

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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

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* ''Arrangements by Gerry Mulligan'' (1951) * ''Brass Fever'' (1956) * '' Trombone Panorama'' (Columbia, 1956) * '' The Trombone Sound'' ( Columbia, 1956) * ''The Axidentals with the Kai Winding Trombones'' (

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, 1958) * '' The Swingin' States'' (Columbia, 1958) * ''

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'' (Columbia, 1959) * ''

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, 1960) * ''

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'' (

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, 1961) * ''Brand New Swinging Together Again'' (1961) * '' Suspense Themes in Jazz'' (Verve, 1962) * ''The Great Kai Winding Sound'' (1962) * ''

Soul Surfin' ''Soul Surfin is an album by jazz trombonist and arranger Kai Winding featuring guitarist Kenny Burrell recorded in 1963 for the Verve label. The album was reissued as ''!!!More!!! (Theme from Mondo Cane)'' following the chart success of the si ...

'' (Verve, 1963) featuring

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– 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 ''Mondo Cane #2'' is an album by jazz trombonist and arranger Kai Winding featuring guitarist Les Spann recorded in late 1963 and early 1964 for the Verve label. The album was released following the chart success of Winding's version of the "Mor ...

'' (Verve, 1964) * '' Modern Country'' (Verve, 1965) * '' Rainy Day'' (Verve, 1965) * '' The In Instrumentals'' (Verve, 1965) * '' Dirty Dog'' (Verve, 1966) * ''

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'' (Verve, 1966) * '' Penny Lane & Time'' (Verve, 1967) * ''Danish Blue'' (1974) * ''Caravan'' (Glendale, 1977) * ''Jazz Showcase'' (1977) * ''Lionel Hampton Presents Kai Winding'' (1977) * ''Duo Bones'' (

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, 1979) with Dino Piana * ''

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

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* ''In Cleveland 1957'' (1994) With J. J. Johnson * ''The Four Trombones: The Debut Recordings'' (1953) * ''An Afternoon at Birdland'' (

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, 1954) * ''Dec. 3, 1954'' (Prestige, 1954) * ''Jay & Kai'' ( Savoy, 1952–54

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* ''

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

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, 1949 956 * ''

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 (including two bass trombonists) who accompany Johnson a ...

'' (Columbia, 1956) * ''

Dave Brubeck and Jay & Kai at Newport ''Dave Brubeck and Jay & Kai at Newport'' is a split live album featuring selections from Dave Brubeck's Quartet with Paul Desmond and the J. J. Johnson/ Kai Winding Quintet performances at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival which was released on the ...

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

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'' ( A&M/ CTI, 1968) * ''

Betwixt & Between ''Betwixt & Between'' is an album by American jazz trombonists Kai Winding and J. J. Johnson featuring performances recorded in 1968 and released on the CTI label.

'' (A&M/CTI, 1968) * ''

Stonebone ''Stonebone'' is an album by jazz trombonists Kai Winding and J. J. Johnson featuring performances recorded in 1969 and released by CTI only in Japan.

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1969)

As sideman

With Ralph Burns and

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*'' Winter Sequence'' (MGM, 1954) With

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* 1963 '' Quincy Jones Plays Hip Hits'' (Mercury, 1963) * 1965 ''

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'' (Mercury, 1959-65 965 * 1969 ''Walking in Space'' * 1976 ''I Heard That!'' With

* ''

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'' (Capitol, 1943–47

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* ''

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'' (Capitol, 1944–47

* ''

Artistry in Rhythm ''Artistry in Rhythm'' is an album by pianist and bandleader Stan Kenton featuring performances recorded in 1946 and originally released on the Capitol label as four 78rpm discs, reissued as a LP in 1953, and then as a LP in 1955 with additional ...

'' (Capitol, 1946) * '' Encores'' (Capitol, 1947) * ''

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'' (Capitol, 1940–54,

With

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* 1954 ''King Pleasure Sings/Annie Ross Sings'' * 1954 ''The Original Moody's Mood'' * 1955 ''King Pleasure'' With

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* ''

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'' (Columbia, 1955) * ''

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'' (Harmony, 1954–55, 957 With

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* 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'',

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* 1951 ''The George Wallington Trio'',

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* 1954 '' Oscar Pettiford Sextet'',

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* 1955 ''This Is Chris'', Chris Connor * 1955 ''Jumping with Ventura'',

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* 1956 ''Drummer Man'',

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* 1957 ''Chris'', Chris Connor * 1957 ''Birth of the Cool'',

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* 1957 ''The Beat of My Heart'',

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* 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'',

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

Gerry Mulligan Gerald Joseph Mulligan (April 6, 1927 – January 20, 1996), also known as Jeru, was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and arranger. Though primarily known as one of the leading jazz baritone saxophonists—playing the instrum ...

* 1964 '' New Fantasy'', Lalo Schifrin * 1965 '' Jazz Dialogue'' , Modern Jazz Quartet * 1965 ''The Shadow of Your Smile'',

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* 1967 ''Prezervation'', Stan Getz * 1968 '' Summertime'',

Paul Desmond Paul Desmond (born Paul Emil Breitenfeld; November 25, 1924 – May 30, 1977) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and composer, best known for his work with the Dave Brubeck Quartet and for composing that group's biggest hit, " Take Five". He ...

* 1969 ''Chubby Jackson Sextet and Big Band'', Chubby Jackson * 1971 ''

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'' with Art Blakey, Dizzy Gillespie,

Thelonious Monk Thelonious Sphere Monk (, October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including " 'Round Midnight", ...

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

Chuck Mangione Charles Frank Mangione ( ; born November 29, 1940) is an American flugelhorn player, voice actor, trumpeter and composer. He came to prominence as a member of Art Blakey's band in the 1960s, and later co-led the Jazz Brothers with his brother ...

* 1977 ''Featured with the Tadd Dameron Band'',

Fats Navarro Theodore "Fats" Navarro (September 24, 1923 – July 6, 1950) was an American jazz trumpet player. He was a pioneer of the bebop style of jazz improvisation in the 1940s. He had a strong stylistic influence on many other players, including Cl ...

* 1978 ''Children of Sanchez'', Chuck Mangione * 1979 ''Giant Bones'', Curtis Fuller * 1979 ''The New Mel Lewis Quintet Live'',

Mel Lewis Melvin Sokoloff (May 10, 1929 – February 2, 1990), known professionally as Mel Lewis, was an American jazz drummer, session musician, professor, and author. He received fourteen Grammy Award nominations. Biography Early years Lewis was ...

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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