Tag Archives: Kai Winding / J.J. John – Kai and Jay

Among the finest trombonists to emerge from the bebop period, Kai Winding was always for an level overshadowed by J.J. Johnson, although they co-led perhaps one of the most well-known jazz sets of the mid-’50s. Delivered in Denmark, Winding emigrated towards the U.S. along with his family members when he …

Bennie Green was mostly of the trombonists from the 1950s who played in a method not influenced by J.J. Johnson (Costs Harris was another). His witty audio and full shade looked backwards towards the golf swing era however was available to the impact of R&B. After playing locally in Chicago, …

Regarded as by many to become the best possible jazz trombonist ever, J.J. Johnson somehow moved the improvements of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie to his even more awkward instrument, using such velocity and deceptive simplicity that at once some listeners assumed he was playing valve (instead of slip) trombone. …