Dance to the City Beat

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Dance to the City Beat
Studio album by
The Kai Winding Trombones
Released1959
RecordedNovember 11, 1958 and January 5 & 16, 1959
New York City
GenreJazz
LabelColumbia
CL 1329 / CS 8136
Kai Winding chronology
The Swingin' States
(1958)
Dance to the City Beat
(1959)
The Great Kai & J. J.
(1960)

Dance to the City Beat is an album by American jazz trombonist Kai Winding featuring performances recorded in late 1958 and early 1959 for the Columbia label.[1] The album features tunes relating to American cities.

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.[2]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "(Sidewalks of) Manhattan" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 3:06
  2. "Lower Boneville" (Kai Winding) - 2:48
  3. "St. Louis Blues" (W. C. Handy) - 3:38
  4. "Chattanooga Choo Choo" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) - 2:52
  5. "Moon Over Miami" (Joe Burke, Edgar Leslie) - 2:08
  6. "Shuffle Off to Buffalo" (Warren, Al Dubin) - 2:37
  7. "(I've Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo" (Warren, Gordon) - 2:54
  8. "Charleston" (James P. Johnson, Cecil Mack) - 3:09
  9. "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" (Warren, Johnny Mercer) - 3:03
  10. "Cha Cha Chicago" (Fred Fisher) - 2:36
  11. "Mobile" (David Holt, Robert Wells) - 2:58
  12. "I'm a Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas" (Phil Baxter) - 2:56
  • Recorded in New York City on November 11, 1958 (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 10), January 5, 1959 (tracks 2, 3, 8 & 9) and January 16, 1959 (tracks 6, 7, 11 & 12).

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Payne, D. Kai Winding discography accessed July 11, 2016
  2. ^ a b Dance to the City Beat – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved July 11, 2016.