Stonebone

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)

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]

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]

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]

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

• 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