Modern Country (album)

Modern Country is an album by jazz trombonist and arranger Kai Winding featuring jazz adaptations of country music songs recorded with members of The Nashville A-Team in 1964 for the Verve label.[1][2][3]

Modern Country
Studio album by
Released1964
RecordedAugust 5 & 6, 1964
StudioColumbia (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreJazz
LabelVerve
V/V6 8602
ProducerCreed Taylor
Kai Winding chronology
Mondo Cane #2
(1964)
Modern Country
(1964)
Rainy Day
(1965)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [4]

The Allmusic site awarded the album four stars out of a possible five.[4]

Track listing

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  1. "I Really Don't Want to Know" (Don Robertson, Howard Barnes) - 3:05
  2. "Busted" (Harlan Howard) - 3:15
  3. "Wolverton Mountain" (Merle Kilgore, Claude King) - 2:19
  4. "Bye Bye, Love" (Felice Bryant, Bouleux Bryant) - 2:19
  5. "Cool Water" (Bob Nolan) - 2:52
  6. "Wildwood Flower" (Cecil Null) - 2:04
  7. "Detroit City" (Danny Dill, Mel Tillis) - 2:20
  8. "I Walk the Line" (Johnny Cash) - 2:04
  9. "Oh Lonesome Me" (Don Gibson) - 2:02
  10. "Slippin' Around" (Floyd Tillman) - 2:46
  11. "Gotta Travel On" (David Lazar, Larry Ehrlich, Paul Clayton, Tom Six) - 2:10
  12. "Dang Me" (Roger Miller) - 1:57
  • Recorded in Nashville, TN on August 5, 1964 (tracks 1–4) and August 6, 1964 (tracks 5–12)

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Verve Records Catalog: 8600 series accessed June 23, 2016
  2. ^ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Verve Label Discography, accessed June 23, 2016
  3. ^ Payne, D. Kai Winding on Verve (1961-1967), accessed June 23, 2016
  4. ^ a b Modern Country – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved June 23, 2016.