![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/GottliebKaiWinding.jpg/640px-GottliebKaiWinding.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Kai Winding
Danish-born American jazz composer and trombonist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kai Chresten Winding (/ˈkaɪ ˈwɪndɪŋ/ KY WIN-ding;[lower-alpha 1] May 18, 1922 – May 6, 1983)[2] was a Danish-born American trombonist and jazz composer. He is known for his collaborations with fellow trombonist J. J. Johnson. His version of "More", the theme from the movie Mondo Cane, reached in 1963 number 8 in the Billboard Hot 100 and remained his only entry here.
Quick Facts Background information, Birth name ...
Kai Winding | |
---|---|
![]() Winding in New York, c. January 1947 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Kai Chresten Winding |
Born | (1922-05-18)May 18, 1922 Aarhus, Denmark |
Died | May 6, 1983(1983-05-06) (aged 60) Yonkers, New York, U.S. |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
Instrument | Trombone |
Years active | 1940–1983 |
Close