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Jay And Kai

Recorded	Jul 1956
Label	Columbia
Released	1956
Personnel	15 credited players
Discogs	master 956194

The record

A shifting cast of bassists and drummers -- Hinton, Clarke, Heath among them -- keeps shuffling underneath, but the two trombones lock into a unison so exact they read as one voice split down the middle. Easy, unforced conversation between longtime partners.

Session personnel

Bill Crow — bass
Kenny O'Brien — bass
Milt Hinton — bass
Percy Heath — bass
Candido — bongos
Elvin Jones — drums
Jack Franklin — drums
Kenny Clarke — drums
Shadow Wilson — drums
Dick Katz — piano
Hank Jones — piano
Roy Frazee — piano
Bobby Jaspar — tenor saxophone
J.J. Johnson — trombone
Kai Winding — trombone

Contemporary reception

No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.

Pressings

Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 24 pressings on file.

1955	Columbia · CL 2573 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Album, Promo, Mono earliest on file
1956	Columbia · CL 2573 — Vinyl, LP, Album, 10", Mono · deep groove
1957	Columbia
1957	Philips · 429 179 BE — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono
1957	Philips · BBE 12100 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono
1957	CBS · ALD 6152 — Vinyl, LP
1957	Coronet (2) · KLP 604 — Vinyl, LP
1957	Columbia · CL 973 — Vinyl, LP, Mono, Hollywood Pressing
1957	Columbia · CL 973 — Vinyl, LP
1957	Columbia · CL 973 — Vinyl, LP, Promo
1958	Philips · B 07 906 R — Vinyl, LP, 10"
1958	Philips · B 07906 R — Vinyl, LP, 10"
1979	CBS/Sony · 20AP 1463 — Vinyl, LP
1992	Savoy Jazz · SV-0163 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered