Jay & Kai – Jay & Kai (Savoy MG 15038)

Savoy MG 15038 · 10-inch LP · 1954

MG 15038

Jay & Kai

Jay & Kai

Released: 1954
Tracks: 6

8 more tracks from these dates went to Jay & Kai
1 more track from these dates went to The Many Faces Of The Blues
2 more tracks from these dates went to Kai Winding's All Stars

Who's on it

J. J. Johnson – trombone
Kai Winding – trombone
Billy Bauer – guitar
Charles Mingus – bass
Kenny Clarke – drums
Wally Cirillo – piano

The tracks

Every track in the order it was recorded, across 2 sessions.

1LamentAugust 24, 1954 ·
2Blue's For TrombonesAugust 24, 1954 ·
3Bernie's TuneAugust 26, 1954 ·
4Co-opAugust 26, 1954 ·
5ReflectionsAugust 26, 1954 ·
6Blues In TwosAugust 26, 1954 ·

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Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

The whole band 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MG 12010	Jay & Kai	J. J. Johnson's Bop Quintet	1955	J. J. Johnson, Kai Winding, Billy Bauer, Charles Mingus, Kenny Clarke, Wally Cirillo

5 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MG 15048	Kai Winding's All Stars	J.J. Johnson Quintet	1955	J. J. Johnson, Kai Winding, Billy Bauer, Charles Mingus, Kenny Clarke
	MG 12125	The Many Faces Of The Blues	Various Artists	1958	J. J. Johnson, Kai Winding, Billy Bauer, Charles Mingus, Kenny Clarke

3 of them 3 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MG 15055	Bobby Scott	Wally Cirillo	1955	Charles Mingus, Kenny Clarke, Wally Cirillo
	DEB-198	Autobiography In Jazz	Jazz Workshop	1956	Kai Winding, Charles Mingus, Kenny Clarke
	MG 12059	Jazz Composers Workshop (No. 2)	Charlie Mingus, Wally Cirillo, Teo Macero, John La Porta	1956	Charles Mingus, Kenny Clarke, Wally Cirillo

2 of them 15 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	DLP-5	Jazz Workshop Vol. 1	Trombone Rapport	1954	Kai Winding, Charles Mingus
	DLP-12	The Fabulous Thad Jones	Thad Jones Quintet	1954	Charles Mingus, Kenny Clarke
	MG-26001	The Young At Bop	Various Artists	1954	Kai Winding, Billy Bauer
	DLP-14	Jazz Workshop Vol. 2	Trombone Rapport	1955	Kai Winding, Charles Mingus
	DLP-15	Jazz Workshop Volume Three	Ada Moore	1955	Charles Mingus, Wally Cirillo
	LP 1217	Lee Konitz With Warne Marsh	Lee Konitz Quintet With Warne Marsh	1955	Billy Bauer, Kenny Clarke
	BLP 5057	The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Vol. 2	Jay Jay Johnson Quintet	1955	Charles Mingus, Kenny Clarke
	MG 15054	The John Mehegan Trio/Quartet	Johnny Mehegan Quartet	1955	Charles Mingus, Kenny Clarke
	BLP 1505	The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 1	J.J. Johnson	1956	Charles Mingus, Kenny Clarke
	BLP 1506	The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2	J.J. Johnson	1956	Charles Mingus, Kenny Clarke
	DEB-126	Four Trombones	Trombone Rapport / Four Trombones	1957	Kai Winding, Charles Mingus
	MG 12100	I Just Love Jazz Piano!	Various Artists	1957	Charles Mingus, Kenny Clarke
	DEB-127	Thad Jones	Thad Jones Quintet	1958	Charles Mingus, Kenny Clarke
	JLP 50	Fats Navarro Featured With The Tadd Dameron Quintet	The Tadd Dameron Band	1961	Kai Winding, Kenny Clarke
	JLP 68	The Tadd Dameron Band	The Tadd Dameron Band	1962	Kai Winding, Kenny Clarke

Also from these sessions

J. J. Johnson's Bop Quintet – Jay & Kai (Savoy MG 12010)

MG 12010 · 1955Jay & KaiJ. J. Johnson's Bop Quintet

Various Artists – The Many Faces Of The Blues (Savoy MG 12125)

MG 12125 · 1958The Many Faces Of The BluesVarious Artists

J.J. Johnson Quintet – Kai Winding's All Stars (Savoy MG 15048)

MG 15048 · 1955Kai Winding's All StarsJ.J. Johnson Quintet

Sources

Jazz Discography Project (sessions, takes, personnel)

In the Ten-inch LPs

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