Stonebone is an album by jazz trombonists Kai Winding and J. J. Johnson featuring performances recorded in 1969 and released by CTI only in Japan.[1]
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| Released | 1970 | |||
| Recorded | September 23, 24 & 25, 1969 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Soul jazz, jazz fusion | |||
| Label | A&M/CTI | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
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| J. J. Johnson chronology | ||||
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Album subsequently issued in 2020 for the October 24th Record Store Day. It was a red vinyl pressing for Europe and US distribution[2] . Re-issue contains the same track listing, durations cover art, but with only English language sleeve notes etc.[3]
Reception
editThe Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "It is a prototype of the CTI formula of the '70s, allowing first-class jazz musicians to groove at length with minimal shaping on the production end to give these tracks drama".[4]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
Track listing
edit- "Dontcha Hear Me Callin' to Ya?" (Rudy Stevenson)
- "Musings" (Johnson)
- "Mojo" (Johnson)
- "Recollections" (Joe Zawinul)
Personnel
edit- J. J. Johnson – trombone
- Kai Winding – trombone
- Herbie Hancock – keyboards
- Bob James – keyboards
- Ross Tompkins – keyboards
- George Benson – guitar
- Ron Carter – double bass
- Grady Tate – drums
References
edit- ^ CTI Records discography accessed February 10, 2012
- ^ RSD Archive Listing accessed January 13th, 2024
- ^ US Record Store Day Pressing details on Discogs accessed January 13th, 2024
- ^ a b Ginell, R. S. Allmusic Review accessed February 109, 2012