Kai Winding & Dino Piana - Duo "Bones" (Remastered) (2025) [Hi-Res]

Kai Winding (1922 -1983) was a Danish-born American trombonist and jazz composer, particularly remembered for his collaborations and solo exchanges with fellow trombonist JJ Johnson. Fans of their classic album 'The Great Kai & JJ' (Impulse!) will welcome 'Duo Bones' with Kai trading solos with renowned Italian valve trombonist Dino Piana (1930 - 2023). The programme includes three original compositions by Kai, 'Duo Bones', 'Lady H', and 'Stop Following Me', and one by Piana aptly titled, Kai & Dino. The rest of the programme includes Cole Porter's 'Get Out Of Town', Bronislawl Kaper's 'On Green Dolphin Street', Gorden Jenkin's 'This Is All I Ask', and an original composition by producer Enrico Pieranunzi titled 'Soul Dance'.

"A series of pieces played very well, characterised by a marked swing and with solos that transmit to the ear the joy felt by the musicians in performing them. An album of pure fun, impeccable in execution, full of dizzying and spectacular phrasing, impressive in the speed with which Winding and Piana intertwine their sounds in elaborate counterpoints." - Marco Giorgi, from the liner notes

Kai Winding: trombone
Dino Piana: valve trombone
Enrico Pieranunzi: piano
Giovanni Tommaso: bass
Tullio De Piscopo: drums

Recorded by Francesco Melloni, Giovanni Fornari, Emmequattro Studio, Rome, Nov. 17 & 18, 1979.