J.J. Johnson and Kai Winding: The Great Kai & J.J. (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) LP JAZZ-96 it is a long overdue

it is a long overdue addition to the ECM Luminessence Series

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” the album demonstrates the kind of assuredness and skill to be expected of a musician five times Muireann’s age

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J.J. Johnson and Kai Winding: The Great Kai & J.J. (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) LP JAZZ-96 it is a long overdueThe first ever Impulse release (catalog number A 1) and known as one of the best efforts of Kai Winding and J. J. Johnson, this 1960 session features a collection of jazz heavyweights, including Bill Evans (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), and Art Taylor & Roy Haynes (drums). Evans playing, in particular, raises this album beyond a mere Kai & J. J. and spotlights the group as a whole. Verves Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and