Rainy Day is an album by jazz trombonist and arranger Kai Winding featuring vocal group, The Prevailing Winds, recorded in late 1964 and early 1965 for the Verve label.[1][2][3]

Rainy Day
Studio album by
Released1965
RecordedDecember 14, 1964 and January 14, February 27 & March 22, 1965
New York City
GenreJazz
LabelVerve
V/V6 8620
ProducerCreed Taylor
Kai Winding chronology
Modern Country
(1964)
Rainy Day
(1965)
The In Instrumentals
(1965)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [4]

The Allmusic review by Tony Wilds said "Whether Rainy Day is best saved for one remains in doubt, but at least the concept balances the many mod albums selling nothing but "Madison Avenue"'s sweetness-and-light".[4]

Track listing

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  1. "Half a Crown" (Bobby Scott, Joseph Scott) - 2:19
  2. "We Fell in Love in the Rain" (Kai Winding) - 2:30
  3. "April Showers" (Louis Silvers, B. G. De Sylva) - 2:33
  4. "Leave Me Alone" (Winding, Jerry Keller) - 2:34
  5. "Love Theme from the Motion Picture "Umbrellas of Cherbourg" (I Will Wait for You)" (Michel Legrand, Norman Gimbel) - 2:00
  6. "Here's That Rainy Day" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 2:25
  7. "Singin' in the Rain" (Arthur Freed, Nacio Herb Brown) - 1:50
  8. "Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) - 2:00
  9. "Pennies from Heaven" (Arthur Johnston, Burke) - 4:15
  10. "Puddles" (Winding) - 2:10
  11. "Dinner For One Please, James" (Michael Carr) - 3:02
  12. "Watermelon Man" (Herbie Hancock) - 2:53

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 Wilds, Tony. Rainy Day – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 23, 2016.