Columbia · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Jay & Kai + 6: The Jay And Kai Trombone Octet
| Recorded | Apr 2-6, 1956 |
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| Label | Columbia |
| Released | 1956 |
| Personnel | 13 credited players |
| Discogs | master 164875 |
The record
Six extra horns join the two-trombone partnership for a brass choir thick enough to carry its own weight, Hank Jones and Candido keeping the low end loose underneath. Unison lines this tight only happen between players who already know each other cold.
Session personnel
- Milt Hinton — bass
- Ray Brown — bass
- Bart Varsalona — bass trombone
- Thomas Mitchell — bass trombone
- Candido — congas, bongos
- Osie Johnson — drums
- Hank Jones — piano
- Eddie Bert — trombone
- J.J. Johnson — trombone
- Jimmy Cleveland — trombone
- Kai Winding — trombone
- Robert Alexander — trombone
- Urbie Green — trombone
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1956 | Columbia · CL 892 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1956 | Columbia — MONO |
| 1956 | Philips · B 07788 R — Vinyl, LP, 10" |
| 1956 | Columbia · CL 892 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Misprint |
| 1956 | Coronet (2) · KLP 556 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1956 | Columbia · CL 892 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Misprint, Mono |
| 1956 | Columbia · CL 892 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Misprint, Promo, Mono |
| 1956 | Columbia · CL 892 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Bridgeport Pressing |
| 1956 | Columbia · PRL 5060 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Misprint |
| 1956 | Columbia · CL 892 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1956 | Columbia · CL 892 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Hollywood Pressing |
| 1958 | Fontana · TFL 5022 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · laminated sleeve |
| — | Coronet (2) · KLP 556 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono |
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