Stonebone

Stonebone is an album by jazz trombonists Kai Winding and J. J. Johnson featuring performances recorded in 1969 and released by CTI only in Japan.^[1]

Stonebone
Studio album by Kai Winding and J. J. Johnson
Released	1970
Recorded	September 23, 24 & 25, 1969
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Soul jazz, jazz fusion
Label	A&M/CTI
Producer	Creed Taylor
Kai Winding chronology
Betwixt & Between (1969) J & K: Stonebone (1970) Danish Blue (1976)
J. J. Johnson chronology
Betwixt & Between (1969) J & K: Stonebone (1969) The Yokohama Concert (1977)

Album subsequently issued in 2020 for the October 24th Record Store Day. It was a red vinyl pressing for Europe and US distribution^[2] . Re-issue contains the same track listing, durations cover art, but with only English language sleeve notes etc.^[3]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "It is a prototype of the CTI formula of the '70s, allowing first-class jazz musicians to groove at length with minimal shaping on the production end to give these tracks drama".^[4]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]

Track listing

1. "Dontcha Hear Me Callin' to Ya?" (Rudy Stevenson)
2. "Musings" (Johnson)
3. "Mojo" (Johnson)
4. "Recollections" (Joe Zawinul)

Personnel

• J. J. Johnson – trombone
• Kai Winding – trombone
• Herbie Hancock – keyboards
• Bob James – keyboards
• Ross Tompkins – keyboards
• George Benson – guitar
• Ron Carter – double bass
• Grady Tate – drums