Kai Olé

Reception

The Allmusic review by Tony Wilds observed "Before Herb Alpert provided the hit transition from Latin brass to mod brass, Winding made this deluxe gatefold mod/Latin/jazz album. Surprisingly, Latin percussion yields him a lot more freedom than the yet more rigid big beat of the later, near-rock, mod sound. ...Kai Ole uniquely explores a new area of Latin jazz but never quite reaches critical mass".

Track listing

1. "Hacia el Fin de la Terra (To The Ends Of The Earth)" (Noel Sherman, Joe Sherman) - 2:49
2. "Amor" (Gabriel Ruiz, the original Spanish lyrics by Ricardo López Méndez) - 2:42
3. "Them There Ojos (Them There Eyes)" (Maceo Pinkard, Doris Tauber and William Tracey) - 2:20
4. "Caribe" (Kai Winding) - 2:42
5. "Esto Es Felicidad" (Bobby Collazo, José Carbó Menéndez, Orlando De LaRosa) - 2:39
6. "Manteca" (Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo, Gil Fuller) - 2:45
7. "Hojas de Otoño (Autumn Leaves)" (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer) - 3:03
8. "Dansero" (Lee Daniels, Richard Hayman, Sol Parker) - 2:50
9. "Que Pasa?" (Winding) - 2:39
10. "Bésame Mucho" (Consuelo Velázquez) - 2:49
11. "Adios" (Enric Madriguera, Eddie Woods) - 2:23
12. "Surrey with the Fringe Arriba (Surrey with the Fringe on Top)" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 2:46

Personnel