1952-1954 Kai Winding, Jay Jay Johnson and Bennie Green with Strings

(01-04) Bennie Green with Strings: Bennie Green (trombone), John Malachi (piano), Tommy Potter (bass), Osie Johnson (drums), Alan Lane, Harold Sonn, Autrey McKissack, Max Waxler, Adam Micevich, Donald White (strings). Recorded in Chicago, May 13, 1952
(05-12) Jay and Kai Quintet: Kai Winding, J.J. Johnson (trombone), Dick Katz (piano), Peck Morrison, Al Harewood (drums). Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on december 3, 1954.

01 There's A Small Hotel (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
02 Stardust (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish)
03 Serenade To Love (Bennie Green)
04 Embraceable You (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
05 Don't Argue (Kai Winding)
06 How Long Has This Been Going On? (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
07 Riviera (Jay Jay Johnson)
08 Dinner For One Please, James (Michael Carr)
09 Hip Bones (Jay Jay Johnson)
10 Wind Bag (Kai Winding)
11 We'll Be Together Again (Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine)
12 Bag's Groove (Milt Jackson)

1954 Kai Winding & J.J. Johnson An Afternoon at Birdland

Kai Winding, J.J. Johnson (trombones), Dick Katz (piano), Peck Morrison (bass), Al Harewood (drums).

Recorded at Birdland, New York, October 17, 1954.

01 Funnybone (Kai Winding)
02 Corner Stone (Kai Winding)
03 Lullaby Of Birdland (George Shearing, B.Y. Forster, under the pseudonym of George Weiss)
04 Bone of Contention (J.J. Johnson)
05 Birdland Festival (Kai Winding)
06 Vista (J.J. Johnson)
 

1955 Kai Winding J.J. Johnson Nuf Said

(01,03,05,07,08-10,12,13,16,17) Kai Winding, trombone, J. J. Johnson, trombone, Dick Katz, piano, Al Harewood, drums, Milt Hinton, bass. Recorded in NYC, January 27, 1955.
(02,04,06,11,14,15) Kai Winding, trombone, J. J. Johnson, trombone, Dick Katz, piano, Al Harewood, drums, Wendell Marshall, bass. Recorded in Los Angeles, CA, January 26, 1955.

01 Out Of This World (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer)
02 Thou Swell (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)  
03 Lover (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
04 Lope City (J. J. Johnson)
05 Stolen Bass (J. J. Johnson)
06 It's All Right With Me (Cole Porter)
07 Mad About The Boy (Noel Coward)
08 Yes Sir, That's My Baby (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn)
09 That's How I Feel About You (Kai Winding)
10 Going Rock (Kai Winding)
11 It's All Right With Me (Cole Porter)[Alt.Take 15]
12 Lover (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)[Alt.Take 13]
13 Going Rock (Kai Winding) [Alt.Take I]
14 Lope City (J. J. Johnson) [Alt.Take 2]
15 It's All Right With Me (Cole Porter)[Take II]
16 Out Of This World (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer)[Alt.8]
17 That's How I Feel About You (Kai Winding) [Alternate 7]
 

1957 The Kai Winding Septet Trombone Panorama

Kai Winding (tb), Carl Fontana, Wayne Andre (tb), Dick Lieb (b-tb, arr), Roy Frazee (p), Kenny O'Brien (b), Jack Franklin or Tom Montgomery (d). O.B. Masingill and Dave Herfort (arr).

Recorded in New York City, between December 1956 & February 1957.

01 Trombone Panorama [Suite]: Fanfare (Kai Winding) / Lassus Trombone (Henry Fillmore) / Muskrat Ramble (Kid Ory, Ray Gilbert) / I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler)  / Sidewalks Of New York (James Blake, Charles Lawlor) / Margie (Benny Davis, Con Conrad, Russel Robinson) / I'm Getting Sentimental Over You (George Bassman, Ned Washington) / Kaye’s Melody (Sammy Kaye) / Moonlight Serenade (Mitchell Parish, Glenn Miller) / Bijou (Ralph Burns) / Collaboration (Stan Kenton, Pete Rugolo) / It's All Right With Me (Cole Porter) / Potpourri (Kai Winding).
02 The Party's Over (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne)
03 The Preacher (Horace Silver)
04 Come Rain Or Come Shine (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer)
05 When The Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along (Harry Woods)
06 I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh)
07 Frankie And Johnny (Trad.)
08 Who, Me? (P. Severson)
09 Yes, You (Kai Winding)
10 Show Me The Way To Go Home (Irving King, pseudonymous of the English songwriting team James Campbell and Reginald Connelly)

1963-1964 Kai Winding Soul Surfin' + Mondo Cane 2

(01-12) Kai Winding Soul Surfin' : Kai Winding (Trombone), Kenny Burrell (Guitar), Jean-Jacques Perrey (Ondioline), Paul Griffin (Electric Piano), Arranged By Kai Winding & Claus Ogerman. Recorded in New York City, May 27, 1963
(13-24) Kai Winding Mondo Cane #2 : Kai Winding (Trombone), Jean-Jacques Perrey (Ondioline), Les Spann (Guitar), Orchestra Arranged And Conducted By Claus Ogerman, Kai Winding, Charles Calello & Billy Byers. Recorded in New York City, October 16, 1963.


01 More (Theme From "Mondo Cane") (Ortolani, Oliviero)
02 Hero (Claus Ogerman) 
03 Gravy Waltz (Ray Brown, Ray Bryant, Steve Allen)
04 China Nights  (Takeoko, Saijo)
05 Surf Bird (Claus Ogerman) 
06 Pipeline  (Carman, Spickard - uncredited)
07 Sukiyaki (Nakamura)
08 Soul Surfin' (Kai Winding) 
09 Tube Wail (Kai Winding)
10 Spinner (Claus Ogerman, Doris Tauber)
11 Hearse Ride (Kai Winding) 
12 Comin' Home Baby (Tucker, Dorough)
13 Mondo Cane #2 (Oliviero)
14 Simian Theme  (Kai Winding)
15 Till (Priere Sans espoir) (Danvers)
16 Python (Claus Ogerman)
17 The Moldau (Smetana)
18 Now an Forever  (Gaudio, Kasha)
19 Portrait of my Love (West, Ornadel)
20 Warm (Jacobson, Krondes)
21 The Gospel Truth  (Gaudio, Kasha)
22 Theme From Nowhere  (Kai Winding)
23 Theme From 'The Medic' (Young, Heyman)
24 Blue Star (Young, Heyman)

1957 Kai Winding Septet Cleveland June 1957

Kai Winding, Wayne Andre, Carl Fontana (trombone), Dick Lieb (bass trombone), Roy Frazee (piano), Kenny O'Brian (bass), Tom Montgomery (drums).

Recorded live in Cleveland, Ohio in 1957

01 Blue Lou (Edgar Sampson, Irving Mills)
02 The Party's Over (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne)
03 The Preacher (Horace Silver)
04 The Surrey With the Fringe on Top (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers)
05 Jive At Five (Harry Edison, Count Basie)
06 The Blues (Kai Winding)
07 Whistle While You Work (Larry Morey, Frank Churchill)
08 You Don't Know What Love Is (Gene DePaul, Don Raye)    
09 Mole Hill (Dick Lieb)
10 There Will Never Be Another You (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren)   

1957 Kai Winding & Carl Fontana's Cleveland Express The Complete Ohio Sessions

Kai Winding, Carl Fontana, Wayne André (tb), Dick Lieb (b-tb,bar-horn), Roy Frazee (p), Kenny O'Brien (b), Tom Montgomery (d)

Recorded in Cleveland, Ohio, June 1957.

01 Blue Lou (Edgar Sampson, Irving Mills)
02 The Party's over (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne)
03 The Preacher (Horace Silver)
04 The Surrey With the Fringe on Top (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers)
05 Jive At Five (Harry Edison, Count Basie)
06 The Blues (Kai Winding)
07 Whistle while You Work (Larry Morey, Frank Churchill)
08 You don't Know What Love is (Gene DePaul, Don Raye)
09 Mole Hill (Dick Lieb)
10 There Will Never Be Another You (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren)
11 Jim and Andy's (Kai Winding)
12 In a Sentimental Mood (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Manny Kurtz)
13 I Want To Be Happy (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar)