Kai Winding

Kai Winding

Kai Chresten Winding ( KY WIN-ding; May 18, 1922 – May 6, 1983) was a Danish-born American trombonist and jazz composer. He is known for his collaborations with fellow trombonist J. J. Johnson. His version of "More", the theme from the movie Mondo Cane, reached in 1963 number 8 in the Billboard Hot 100 and remained his only entry here.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 18, 1922 (Aarhus), Died May 6, 1983 (Yonkers)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1942 - 1954

Roles Represented in DAHR: trombone

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-073714	10-in.	3/18/1942	Sweet talk	Ray Kellogg ; Sonny Dunham Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trombone
Victor	BS-073715	10-in.	3/18/1942	Heavenly hideway	Sonny Dunham Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trombone
Victor	BS-073716	10-in.	3/18/1942	You're blasé	Sonny Dunham Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trombone
Victor	BS-073717	10-in.	3/18/1942	Deliver me to Tennessee	Ray Kellogg ; Sonny Dunham Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, trombone
Victor	BS-075453	10-in.	7/24/1942	Dearly beloved	Alvino Rey Orchestra ; Bill Schallen	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trombone
Victor	BS-075454	10-in.	7/24/1942	The major and the minor	Alvino Rey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trombone
Victor	BS-075455	10-in.	7/24/1942	I'm old-fashioned	Alvino Rey Orchestra ; Alyce King	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, trombone
Victor	BS-075456	10-in.	7/24/1942	Strip polka	Alvino Rey Orchestra ; Four King Sisters	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal quartet and vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, trombone
Victor	D9VB-0021	10-in.	1/3/1949	Overtime	Metronome All Stars	Jazz/dance band, with solos	instrumentalist, trombone
Victor	D9VB-0022	10-in.	1/3/1949	Victory ball	Metronome All Stars	Jazz/dance band, with solos	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	76426		5/29/1950	I'm forever blowing bubbles	Gordon Jenkins ; Artie Shaw		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	76427		5/29/1950	You're mine, you!	Gordon Jenkins ; Artie Shaw		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	81296		7/20/1951	If, if, if you were mine	Gladys Bruce		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	81297		7/20/1951	I've got the blues for my baby	Gladys Bruce		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	81298		7/20/1951	Trinidad Daddy	Gladys Bruce		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	81299		7/20/1951	The right kind of feeling	Gladys Bruce		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	81328		8/1/1951	The kissing bug boogie	Neal Hefti Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	81329		8/1/1951	(I wouldn't be where I am) If you hadn't gone away	Neal Hefti Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	81330		8/1/1951	Coral reef	Neal Hefti Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	81397		8/14/1951	A cabin in the cotton	Neal Hefti Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	81398		8/14/1951	Bing bong bing	Neal Hefti Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	81399		8/14/1951	Uncle Jim	Neal Hefti Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	81505		9/5/1951	Love me or please let me be	Rita Moss		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	81506		9/5/1951	Darlin'	Rita Moss		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	81529		9/12/1951	Waitin' for the evenin' mail	Roberta Lee ; Neal Hefti Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	81530		9/12/1951	Slow poke	Roberta Lee ; Neal Hefti Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	81531		9/12/1951	I wanna play house with you	Roberta Lee ; Neal Hefti Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	81532		9/12/1951	Cherokee	Roberta Lee ; Neal Hefti Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	81749		10/22/1951	Charmaine	Neal Hefti Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	81750		10/22/1951	Regular man	Neal Hefti Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	81751		10/22/1951	Uncle Jim	Neal Hefti Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	82042		12/27/1951	You're the only one I love	Neal Hefti Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	82043		12/27/1951	Don't be that way	Neal Hefti Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	82255		2/6/1952	Sahara's aide	Neal Hefti Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	82256		2/6/1952	Always	Neal Hefti Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	82257		2/6/1952	Cherokee	Neal Hefti Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	82401		3/5/1952	When you surrender	(Little) Jimmy Scott		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	82402		3/5/1952	Alone with a memory	(Little) Jimmy Scott		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	82403		3/5/1952	Something of a fool	(Little) Jimmy Scott		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	82404		3/5/1952	Do you mind if I hang around	(Little) Jimmy Scott		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	83154		7/11/1952	T and S, part 1	Terry Gibbs Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	83155		7/11/1952	You don't know what love is-1	Terry Gibbs Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	83156		7/11/1952	T and S, part 2 (Three little words)	Terry Gibbs Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	83157		7/11/1952	Flying home	Terry Gibbs Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	83458		9/30/1952	T and s Jr.	Terry Gibbs Sextet		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	83644		11/14/1952	Lake Placid	Neal Hefti Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	83645		11/14/1952	Uncle Jim	Neal Hefti Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	83646		11/14/1952	Waltzing on a cloud	Neal Hefti Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	83647		11/15/1952	In Veradero-1	Neal Hefti Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	83648		11/15/1952	Falling in love all over again	Neal Hefti Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	83649		11/15/1952	It's a happy holiday	Neal Hefti Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	83650		11/15/1952	Two for a nickel, three for a dime	Neal Hefti Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	84349		4/13/1953	I've got a crush on you	Georgie Auld's All Stars		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	84350		4/13/1953	Tea for two	Georgie Auld's All Stars		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	84351		4/13/1953	One o'clock jump	Georgie Auld's All Stars		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	84709		6/12/1953	Big boat whistle	Neal Hefti Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	84710		6/12/1953	Cecilia	Bunny Briggs ; Neal Hefti Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	84711		6/12/1953	Eh lÃƒÂ bas	Bunny Briggs ; Neal Hefti Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	84712		6/12/1953	Margie	Bunny Briggs ; Neal Hefti Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	84750		6/23/1953	Lucky duck, part 1	Georgie Auld's All Stars		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	84751		6/23/1953	Lucky duck, part 2	Georgie Auld's All Stars		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	84799		7/2/1953	These foolish things	Artie Shaw Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	84800		7/2/1953	In the still of the night	Artie Shaw Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	84801		7/2/1953	That old black magic	Artie Shaw Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	84802		7/2/1953	I'll be seeing you	Artie Shaw Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	85447		11/7/1953	Whamboogie	George Williams Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	85448		11/7/1953	Creole	George Williams Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	85449		11/7/1953	The knocked out choo choo	George Williams Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	85450		11/7/1953	The rompin' stamper	George Williams Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	86730		8/27/1954	Flaggin' the train	Ray McKinley Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	86731		8/27/1954	The natives are restless tonight	Ray McKinley Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	86732		8/27/1954	Airizay	Ray McKinley Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	86733		8/27/1954	You came a long way from St. Louis	Ray McKinley Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	86777		9/14/1954	No word blues	Herbie Fields Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	86778		9/14/1954	The lady is a tramp	Herbie Fields Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	86779		9/14/1954	Baltimore	Herbie Fields Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	86780		9/14/1954	Nutcracker swing	Herbie Fields Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Signature	H-20		approximately 1950-1951	The syncopated clock	Bernie Leighton and his Swing Seven		instrumentalist, trombone
Signature	H-55		approximately 1950-1951	The world is waiting for the sunrise	Bernie Leighton and his Swing Seven		instrumentalist, trombone
Signature	H-56		approximately 1950-1951	Whispering	Bernie Leighton and his Swing Seven		instrumentalist, trombone
Signature	H-57		approximately 1950-1951	Sixty minute man	Johnny Davis		instrumentalist, trombone
Signature	H-58		approximately 1950-1951	Smooth sailing	Johnny Davis		instrumentalist, trombone

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Winding, Kai," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/351239.

Winding, Kai. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/351239.

"Winding, Kai." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.