An Afternoon At Birdland

Contains the complete albums:
- An Afternoon At Birdland ("X" LXA-1040)
- Jay & Kai + 6, The Jay And Kai Trombone Octet (Columbia CL 892)

This release contains the J.J. Johnson and Kai Winding Quintets third recording as a unit a live performance recorded at New Yorks prestigious Birdland club on October 17, 1954. This outstanding concert was only previously available on a limited Japanese edition that is currently out of stock.

In addition to the performance at Birdland we have decided to include the outstanding New York sessions recorded on April 2, 4 & 6, 1956 as bonus tracks. These dates boast an eight man trombone section featuring Bob Alexander, Eddie Bert, Urbie Green, Jimmy Cleveland, Tom Mitchell and Bart Varsalona. Piano giant Hank Jones and drummer Osie Johnson were also on hand for all of the dates, while the stalwart veterans Milt Hinton (April 2 & 4) and Ray Brown (April 6) traded off on bass. Percussion legend Candido Camero was also present for the April 6 date.


Tracklisting:

01. Funnybone
02. Cornerstone
03. Lullaby Of Birdland
04. Bone Of Contention
05. Birdland Festival
06. Vista
07. Night In Tunisia
08. Piece For Two Tromboniums
09. Rise N Shine
10. All At Once You Love
11. Her
12. No Moon At All
13. Surrey With The Fringe On Top
14. The Peanut Vendor
15. Youre My Thrill
16. Jeanne
17. Four Plus Four
18. You Dont Know What Love Is
19. The Continental

Total Time: 69:53 min.