Frankie And Johnny

Frankie and JohnnyMost are familiar with the tale of Frankie and Johnny. John Held, Jr., illustrated the famous ballad with authentic woodcuts for one of the early issues of Playboy and recalled that he had learned it from a colored piano Player called "Professor," in a parlor house run by a lady known as Madam Helen Blazes. Now jazz trombonist Kai Winding is telling a hip version of the done her wrong kick on a new Columbia EP (B9991) and LP(CL999). We were charmed by this modern trea...