Jay and Kai + 6

Jay and Kai + 6
Studio album by The Jay and Kai Trombone Octet
Released	1956
Recorded	April 2–6, 1956
Length	29:37
Producer	George Avakian
J.J. Johnson and Kai Winding chronology
Trombone for Two (1956) Jay and Kai + 6 (1956) At Newport (1956)

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.^[1][2] The title refers to the six trombonists (including two bass trombonists) who accompany Johnson and Winding on the recording.^[2] Columbia Records released the album (Columbia CL 892) as a monaural LP record in 1956.^[2][3] In December 1956, Jay and Kai + 6 reached the № 3 position on the Billboard jazz chart.^[4]

Track listing

The following track listing refers to the original LP configuration.^[1][3][5]

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arrangement	Length
1.	"A Night in Tunisia"	Gillespie	Johnson	2:25
2.	"Piece for Two Tromboniums"	Winding[1][3][6]		2:00
3.	"Rise 'N' Shine"	De Sylva, Youmans		2:41
4.	"All at Once You Love Her"	Rodgers and Hammerstein	Winding	2:38
5.	"No Moon At All"	Evans, Mann	Johnson	2:11
6.	"The Surrey With The Fringe On Top"	Rodgers and Hammerstein		2:29
Total length:				14:44

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arrangement	Length
1.	"The Peanut Vendor"	Simons, Gilbert, Sunshine	Winding	2:09
2.	"You're My Thrill"	Gorney, Clare		2:44
3.	"Jeanne"	Winding		2:30
4.	"Four Plus Four"	Johnson[1][3][7]		3:11
5.	"You Don't Know What Love Is"	de Paul, Raye	Winding	2:18
6.	"The Continental"	Conrad, Magidson		2:21
Total length:				15:13

Personnel

• J.J. Johnson – trombone, trombonium, arranger
• Kai Winding – trombone, trombonium, arranger
• Urbie Green – trombone
• Bob Alexander – trombone
• Eddie Bert – trombone
• Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
• Tom Mitchell – bass trombone
• Bart Varsalona – bass trombone
• Hank Jones – piano
• Milt Hinton – bass ("Piece For Two Tromboniums", "Rise 'N' Shine", "No Moon at All", "Surrey With The Fringe On Top", "You're My Thrill", "Jeanne", "You Don't Know What Love Is")^[3]
• Ray Brown – bass ("Night In Tunisia", "All At Once You Love Her", "The Peanut Vendor", "The Continental")^[3]
• Osie Johnson – drums
• Candido Camero – conga ("A Night in Tunisia"), bongo ("All At Once You Love Her", "The Peanut Vendor")^[1]

References

1. Payne, Doug. "KAI WINDING". Retrieved 9 August 2011.
2. "Reviews and Ratings of New Albums". Billboard. 1956-09-29. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
3. "J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding – Jay & Kai + 6: The Jay And Kai Trombone Octet". Discogs. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
4. "The Billboard's Monthly Recap of Best Selling Classical and Jazz Packaged Records". Billboard. 1956-12-29. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
5. Nathan, Dave. Jay and Kai + 6 at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
6. The allmusic review credits Johnson as the composer.
7. The allmusic review credits McCoy Tyner as the composer.