J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding: The Great Kai and J.J. (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) 1LP ETJS-35 saxophonist Billy Pierce

saxophonist Billy Pierce

the album featured the pianist

It’s also a reflection of the literal and metaphorical road traveled together by Charlap and the Washingtons during nearly 25 years as a trio

inspired by Ernest Hemingway's novella The Old Man and the Sea

J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding: The Great Kai and J.J. (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) 1LP ETJS-35 saxophonist Billy PierceVerve, 1960 The first ever Impulse release (catalog number A 1) and known as one of the best efforts of Kai Winding and J. J. Johnson, this 1960 session features a collection of jazz heavyweights, including Bill Evans (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), and Art Taylor & Roy Haynes (drums). Evans playing, in particular, raises this album beyond a mere Kai & J. J. and spotlights the group as a whole. Verves Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from