The 1958 European Tour

The atypical, band-leading partnership between trombonists Kai Winding and J.J. Johnson was at the peak of its fame at the time the band left for this European tour –with both musicians also very successful in their own right. Although 8 musicians are featured here, they never perform as an octet on these recordings but took turns in different small groups, creating cool and intimate atmospheres.

All the tracks on this 3CD set of the J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding All Stars on their 1958 European Tour are previously unissued in any format. 38 tracks and more than three hours of never before heard music.

The tour was billed as “Jazz from Carnegie Hall”. The two masters of bop trombone - with a truly all-star band : Lee Konitz, Zoot Sims, Phineas Newborn Jr. or Red Garland, Oscar Pettiford and Kenny Clarke - are featured in concert in Stockholm, Berlin, Munich and Manchester. Including an equally rare bonus track of Sims, Newborn, Pettiford and Clarke only - at Domicile Club, Munich.

CD 1
01. Daahoud
02. Star Eyes
03. Sunday
04. This Can’t Be Love
05. Bags’ Groove
06. Our Delight
07. C Jam Blues
08. Star Eyes
09. Lover Man
10. Sunday
11. Willow Weep for Me
12. Laverne Walk
13. Stardust
14. All the Things You Are
15. Mad About the Boy

Total time: 73:08 min.

CD 2
01. Bohemia After Dark
02. Blue Lou
03. Star Eyes
04. Lover Man
05. Sunday
06. Willow Weep for Me
07. Yardbird Suite
08. Laverne Walk
09. Stardust
10. All the Things You Are
11. This Can’t Be Love
12. Bags’ Groove

Total time: 74:30 min.

CD 3:
01. Mad About the Boy
02. Bernie’s Tune
03. Our Delight
04. Zoot Suite
05. Star Eyes
06. Blue Lou
07. This Can’t Be Love
08. Bags’ Groove
09. Mad About the Boy
10. Bernie’s Tune
11. Blues for Domicile (*) Bonus Track

Total time: 58:56 min.

CD 1 - Tracks #1-6 Recorded at Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England, on September 16, 1958.

CD 1 - Tracks #7-15 Recorded in Stockholm, Sweden, on September 22, 1958.

CD 2 in full & CD 3 - Tracks #1-3 Recorded in Berlin, Germany, on September 28, 1958.

CD 3 - Tracks #4-10 Recorded in Munich, Germany, on October 3, 1958.

(*) The bonus track [CD 3, track #11] Features Zoot Sims, Phineas Newborn Jr, Oscar Pettiford and Kenny Clarke only. Recorded at Domicile Club, Munich, on October 3, 1958.