Dance to the City Beat

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.

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)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.[2]

Track listing

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  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

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References

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  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.