The 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.
Verve's Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.
Side 1
This Could Be The Start Of Something Big
Georgia On My Mind
Blue Monk
Judy
Alone Together
Side By Side
Side 2
I Concentrate On You
Theme From Picnic
Trixie
Going Going Gong
Just For A Thrill
J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding (trombone)
Bill Evans (piano) / Paul Chambers, Tommy Williams (bass) / Art Taylor, Roy Haynes (drums)
