Israel (album)
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| Studio album by Kai Winding and J. J. Johnson | ||||
| Released | 1968 | |||
| Recorded |
February 19, March 4 & 12 and April 16, 1968 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:12 | |||
| Label |
A&M/CTI SP 3008 | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
| Kai Winding and J. J. Johnson chronology | ||||
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Israel is an album by American jazz trombonists Kai Winding and J. J. Johnson featuring performances recorded in 1968 and released on the CTI label.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2 stars and stated "This date is a bit commercial, with a small string section and woodwinds utilized on five of the nine numbers. Still, the beautiful tones of the co-leaders make this a worthwhile set ".[2]
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
Track listing
- "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 4:23
- "Israel" (John Carisi) - 5:22
- "Catherine's Theme" (Francis Lai) - 5:14
- "Am I Blue / Sonnyboy" (Harry Akst, Grant Clarke / Ray Henderson, Bud De Sylva, Lew Brown) - 4:32
- "Never My Love" (Donald Addrisi, Richard Addrisi) - 2:53
- "Saturday Night Is the Loneliest Night of the Week" (Jule Styne, Sammy Kahn) - 2:52
- "St. James Infirmary" (Joe Primrose) - 4:04
- "Django" (John Lewis) - 4:52
- "Try To Remember" (Tom Jones, Harvey Schmidt) - 4:11
- Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on February 19 (track 5 & 6), March 4 (track 2), March 12 (track 3 & 7), and April 16 (track 1, 4, 8 & 9), 1968
Personnel
- J. J. Johnson, Kai Winding — trombone
- Herbie Hancock - piano
- Ross Tompkins - piano, harpsichord
- Eric Gale, Bucky Pizarelli - guitar
- Ron Carter, Richard Davis - bass
- Grady Tate - drums
- Phil Bodner, George Marge, Romeo Penque - flute, oboe, clarinet
- Walter Kane, Frank Schwartz - bassoon
- Lewis Eley, Leo Kruczek, Charles Libove, David Nadien, Eugene Orloff, Tosha Samaroff - violin
- Al Brown - viola
- George Ricci - cello
- Eugene Bianco - harp
- Don Sebesky, J. J. Johnson, Kai Winding - arranger, conductor
References
- ↑ CTI Records discography accessed February 9, 2012
- 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 9, 2012
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