Jay and Kai is an album by American jazz trombonists J. J. Johnson and Kai Winding featuring performances recorded in 1955 and 1956 for the Columbia label.^[1][2]

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Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars and stated "Not a classic jazz set, but comfortable enough for the fans of the duo".^[3]

1. "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" (Cole Porter) - 3:30
2. "Caribe" (Kai Winding) - 2:41
3. "Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) - 3:40
4. "The Song Is You" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 4:02
5. "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" (David Mann, Bob Hilliard) - 4:14
6. "Yes, You" (Dick Leib) - 3:27
7. "Tromboniums in Motion" (J. J. Johnson) - 3:40
8. "How High the Moon" (Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton) - 2:33
9. "Violets for Your Furs" (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair) - 4:20
10. "Too Close for Comfort" (Jerry Bock, George David Weiss, Larry Holofcener) - 3:26
11. "'S Wonderful" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 3:08
12. "I Should Care" (Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn) - 3:54

• Recorded at Columbia 30th Street Studios in New York City on November 17, 1955 (tracks 1-5), July 18, 1956 (tracks 7-11), December 17, 1956 (track 6) and January 27, 1957 (track 12)

• J. J. Johnson (tracks 1-5 & 7-12), Kai Winding (tracks 1-11) – trombone, trombonium
• Bobby Jaspar – tenor saxophone (track 12)
• Wayne Andre, Carl Fontana – trombone (track 6)
• Dick Leib - bass trombone (track 6)
• Roy Frazee (track 6), Hank Jones (track 12), Dick Katz (tracks 1-5 & 7-11) – piano
• Bill Crow (tracks 7-11), Percy Heath (track 12), Milt Hinton (tracks 1-5), Kenny O'Brien (track 6) – bass
• Kenny Clarke (tracks 7-11), Jack Franklin (track 6), Elvin Jones (track 12), Shadow Wilson (tracks 1-6) – drums
• Candido Camero - bongos (track 2)