Dance to the City Beat
1959 studio album by The Kai Winding Trombones
Dance to the City Beat | ||||
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Studio album by The Kai Winding Trombones | ||||
Released | 1959 | |||
Recorded | November 11, 1958 and January 5 & 16, 1959 New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Columbia CL 1329 / CS 8136 | |||
Kai Winding chronology | ||||
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Dance to the City Beat is an album by American jazz trombonist Kai Winding featuring performances recorded in late 1958 and early 1959 for the Columbia label.[1] The album features tunes relating to American cities.
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.[2]
Track listing
- "(Sidewalks of) Manhattan" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 3:06
- "Lower Boneville" (Kai Winding) - 2:48
- "St. Louis Blues" (W. C. Handy) - 3:38
- "Chattanooga Choo Choo" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) - 2:52
- "Moon Over Miami" (Joe Burke, Edgar Leslie) - 2:08
- "Shuffle Off to Buffalo" (Warren, Al Dubin) - 2:37
- "(I've Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo" (Warren, Gordon) - 2:54
- "Charleston" (James P. Johnson, Cecil Mack) - 3:09
- "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" (Warren, Johnny Mercer) - 3:03
- "Cha Cha Chicago" (Fred Fisher) - 2:36
- "Mobile" (David Holt, Robert Wells) - 2:58
- "I'm a Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas" (Phil Baxter) - 2:56
- Recorded in New York City on November 11, 1958 (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 10), January 5, 1959 (tracks 2, 3, 8 & 9) and January 16, 1959 (tracks 6, 7, 11 & 12).
Personnel
- Kai Winding – trombone, arranger
- Frank Rehak – trombone
- Dick Hixon, Rod Levitt - bass trombone
- Al Epstein – baritone saxophone (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 10)
- Hank Jones – piano
- Barry Galbraith – guitar (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 10)
- Joe Benjamin (tracks 2, 3, 8 & 9), Milt Hinton (tracks 1, 4-7 & 10-12) – bass
- Osie Johnson (tracks 1, 4-7 & 10-12), Charlie Persip (tracks 2, 3, 8 & 9) – drums
- Johnny Pacheco – congas, bongos (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 10)
References
- ^ Payne, D. Kai Winding discography accessed July 11, 2016
- ^ a b Dance to the City Beat – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
- K + J.J. (1955)
- Trombone for Two (1955)
- Jay and Kai + 6 (1956)
- Jay and Kai (1955, 1956, & 1957)
- The Trombone Sound (1956)
- Trombone Panorama (1956 & 1957)
- The Swingin' States (1958)
- Dance to the City Beat (1958 & 1959)
- The Incredible Kai Winding Trombones (1960)
- The Great Kai & J. J. (1960)
- Kai Olé (1961)
- Suspense Themes in Jazz (1962)
- Soul Surfin' (1963)
- Solo (1963)
- Kai Winding (1963)
- Mondo Cane No. 2 (1963 & 1964)
- Modern Country (1964)
- Rainy Day (1964 & 1965)
- The In Instrumentals (1965)
- Dirty Dog (1966)
- More Brass (1966)
- Penny Lane & Time (1967)
- Israel (1968)
- Betwixt & Between (1968 & 1969)
- Stonebone (1969)
- Giant Bones '80 (1979)
- "More"
- "Time Is on My Side"