J.J. JOHNSON & KAI WINDING The Great Kai & J.J. (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series 2025 limited edition 11-track stereo LP, mastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab from original analogue tapes and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Quality Record Pressings. The first-ever Impulse! release (catalog number A-1) is known as one of the best efforts of Kai Winding and J.J. Johnson. This 1960 session features a collection of jazz heavyweights, including Bill Evans (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), and Art Taylor & Roy Haynes (drums). Evans' playing, in particular, raises this album beyond a mere Kai & J.J. and spotlights the group as a whole. Gatefold tip-on jacket picture sleeve, hype sticker and factory sealed inside its perforated loose bag. Recommended)