Israel (album)

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Released 1968 Length 42:12 Producer Creed Taylor		Genre Jazz Label A&M/CTISP 3008
Recorded February 19, March 4 & 12 and April 16, 1968Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs

Israel is an album by American jazz trombonists Kai Winding and J. J. Johnson featuring performances recorded in 1968 and released on the CTI label.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2 stars and stated "This date is a bit commercial, with a small string section and woodwinds utilized on five of the nine numbers. Still, the beautiful tones of the co-leaders make this a worthwhile set ".

Track listing

"My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 4:23
"Israel" (John Carisi) - 5:22
"Catherine's Theme" (Francis Lai) - 5:14
"Am I Blue / Sonnyboy" (Harry Akst, Grant Clarke / Ray Henderson, Bud De Sylva, Lew Brown) - 4:32
"Never My Love" (Donald Addrisi, Richard Addrisi) - 2:53
"Saturday Night Is the Loneliest Night of the Week" (Jule Styne, Sammy Kahn) - 2:52
"St. James Infirmary" (Joe Primrose) - 4:04
"Django" (John Lewis) - 4:52
"Try To Remember" (Tom Jones, Harvey Schmidt) - 4:11

Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on February 19 (track 5 & 6), March 4 (track 2), March 12 (track 3 & 7), and April 16 (track 1, 4, 8 & 9), 1968