Kai Olé
# Kai Olé

Kai Olé is an album by jazz trombonist and arranger Kai Winding recorded in 1961 for the Verve label.

## Reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |

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

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

## Personnel

* Kai Winding, Billy Byers - trombone, arranger
* Joe Newman, Doc Severinsen - trumpet
* Clark Terry - flugelhorn
* Tony Studd, George West - bass trombone
* Phil Woods - alto saxophone
* Danny Bank - baritone saxophone, clarinet
* Ross Tompkins - piano
* Harold Gaylor - bass
* Ray Rodriguez - bongos
* Other unidentified musicians
