Wynton Kelly was a jazz pianist. His appearances on record date from 1948 to 1970 and include more than a dozen albums under his own name and more than 120 as a sideman.
Discography As leader/co-leader Recording dateTitleLabelYear releasedNotes 1951-07, 1951-08 Piano InterpretationsBlue Note1951Trio, with Oscar Pettiford and Franklin Skeete (bass; separately), Lee Abrams (drums, congas) 1958-01 PianoRiverside1958Quartet, with Kenny Burrell (guitar), Paul Chambers (bass), Philly Joe Jones (drums) 1959-02, 1959-03 Kelly BlueRiverside1959Trio, with Paul Chambers (bass), Jimmy Cobb (drums); some tracks are sextet, with Nat Adderley (cornet), Bobby Jaspar (flute), Benny Golson (tenor sax) added 1959-08 Kelly GreatVee Jay1959Quintet, with Lee Morgan (trumpet), Wayne Shorter (tenor sax), Paul Chambers (bass), Philly Joe Jones (drums) 1960-04 Kelly at MidnightVee-Jay1960Trio, with Paul Chambers (bass), Philly Joe Jones (drums) 1961-07 Wynton Kelly!Vee-Jay1961Trio, with Paul Chambers and Sam Jones (bass; separately), Jimmy Cobb (drums) 1959-08, 1960-04, 1961-07 Someday My Prince Will ComeVee-Jay1961Trio, with Paul Chambers and Sam Jones (bass; separately), Jimmy Cobb (drums); one track is quintet, as on Kelly Great - released in 1977 1963-05, 1963-11 Comin' in the Back DoorVerve1963With orchestra conducted by Claus Ogerman on most tracks, and Kenny Burrell (guitar), Paul Chambers (bass), Jimmy Cobb (drums) 1964-03 It's All Right!Verve1964Quintet on most tracks, with Kenny Burrell (guitar), Paul Chambers (bass), Jimmy Cobb (drums), Candido Camero (conga); The Tommy Rey Caribe Steel Band added on one track 1965-02 UndilutedVerve1965Trio, with Paul Chambers (bass), Jimmy Cobb (drums); quintet on one track, with Ray Stevenson (flute), unknown (percussion) added 1965-06, 1965-07, 1965-08 Blues on PurposeXanadu1983Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2002) All Music Guide to Jazz. p. 704. Backbeat Books.Trio, with Paul Chambers (bass), Jimmy Cobb (drums); in concert 1965-06, 1965-09 Smokin' at the Half NoteVerve1965Quartet, co-led with Wes Montgomery (guitar), Paul Chambers (bass), Jimmy Cobb (drums); in concert1965-09, 1965-11Maximum Swing: The Unissued 1965 Half Note RecordingsResonance2023Quartet, co-led with Wes Montgomery (guitar), Paul Chambers, Ron Carter, Larry Ridley (bass; separately), Jimmy Cobb (drums); in concert 1966-09 Full ViewMilestone1967Trio, with Ron McClure (bass), Jimmy Cobb (drums) 1967-11 InterpretationsVee-Jay1977Quartet, with Hank Mobley (tenor sax), Cecil McBee (bass), Jimmy Cobb (drums); in concert 1968 In ConcertVee-Jay1977Dryden, Ken "Wynton Kelly: In Concert: Review". AllMusic. Retrieved January 3, 2014.Quartet, with George Coleman (tenor sax), Ron McClure (bass) Jimmy Cobb (drums); in concert 1968-08 Last Trio SessionDelmark1988Trio, with Paul Chambers (bass), Jimmy Cobb (drums)
As sideman Albums Year recordedLeaderTitleLabel1958 and Jimmy KnepperThe Pepper-Knepper QuintetMetroJazz1958Things Are Getting Better Riverside1959Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago Mercury1959Cannonball Takes Charge Riverside1961African Waltz Riverside1961Plus Riverside1959Much Brass Riverside1960That's Right!Riverside1961Naturally!Jazzland1964Alexandria the GreatImpulse!1964More of the Great Lorez AlexandriaImpulse!1970Night LightsPrestige1960Out of This WorldJazzland1957Theory of ArtRCA1960Jazz Is a KickMercury1961Make the Man Love MeContemporary1957 and Gigi GryceModern Jazz PerspectiveColumbia1958Off to the RacesBlue Note1958Out TherePeacock1959GoVee-Jay19601st BassmanVee-Jay1960 and David "Fathead" NewmanThe Sound of the Wide Open Spaces!!!!Riverside1957Cleveland StyleEmArcy1959Giant StepsAtlantic1959Coltrane JazzAtlantic1959At the CrossroadsPeacock1959Kind of BlueColumbia1960 and John ColtraneCopenhagen 1960Royal Jazz1960 and Sonny StittLive in Stockholm 1960Dragon1961Someday My Prince Will ComeColumbia1961In Person, Vol. 1 – Friday Night at the BlackhawkColumbia1961In Person, Vol. 2 – Saturday Night at the BlackhawkColumbia1961Miles Davis at Carnegie HallColumbia1961Live Miles: More Music from the Legendary Carnegie Hall ConcertColumbia1968Donna Sings DinahLuxor1954Early ArtNew Jazz1959The Curtis Fuller JazztetSavoy1952Dee Gee Days: The Savoy SessionsSavoy1954Dizzy and StringsNorgran1957Birks' WorksVerve1957Dizzy in GreeceVerve1957 and Stuff SmithDizzy Gillespie and Stuff SmithVerve1957Dizzy Gillespie at NewportVerve1957Benny Golson's New York Scene Contemporary1957The Modern TouchRiverside1962Turning Point Mercury1960Gettin' Together Jazzland1970The Jumpin' Blues Prestige1960My Babe Exodus1960First Session Blue Note1956Introducing Johnny GriffinBlue Note1957A Blowin' SessionBlue Note1959The Little GiantRiverside1957The Complete Debut Recordings [Charles Mingus]Debut1964Cool Sax, Warm HeartColumbia1959The ThumperRiverside1964On the TrailRiverside1959Bill Henderson SingsVee-Jay1968Four Verve1968Straight, No ChaserVerve1957Seven Standards and a BluesRiverside1957Last ChorusRiverside1956Lady Sings the BluesVerve1961Swingin' with HumesContemporary1961 and Wes MontgomeryBags Meets Wes!Riverside1969The Blues; That's Me!Prestige1962Letter from HomeRiverside1954The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2Blue Note1959Drums Around the WorldRiverside1961 and Elvin JonesTogether! Atlantic1961The ChantRiverside1962Down Home Riverside1969In the WorldStrata-East1960The New Scene of King CurtisNew Jazz1960Soul Meeting Prestige1962Domino Mercury1957Soprano Sax Prestige1957That's Him!Riverside1958It's MagicRiverside1959Abbey Is BlueRiverside1960Booker LittleTime1965The LoopTuba1966New and GroovyTuba1962RecuerdoJazzland1957The Complete Debut RecordingsDebut1958Big 6Riverside1959Out of the BlueRiverside1959Blue SoulRiverside1960Blue's MoodsRiverside1962A Sure ThingRiverside1958Peckin' Time Blue Note1960Soul Station Blue Note1960Roll CallBlue Note1961WorkoutBlue Note1961Another WorkoutBlue Note1962Full HouseRiverside1965Other Sessions at the Half Note 1965All Blues1965Willow Weep for MeVerve1957Lee Morgan Vol.3Blue Note1957, Al Grey, Billy MitchellDizzy AtmosphereSpecialty1960Here's Lee MorganVee-Jay1961Rah Riverside1960Straight AheadAtlantic1968ZodiacStrata-East1960Gettin' TogetherContemporary1957 and Charlie RouseThe Chase Is OnBethlehem1957Two AltosSavoy1959Out of the Blue Blue Note1959Star BrightBlue Note1956Sonny Rollins, Volume 1Blue Note1957Newk's Time Blue Note1957Pretty for the PeopleSavoy1959Introducing Wayne ShorterVee-Jay1961All MembersJazzland1959–1960Fantastic Frank StrozierVee-Jay1960A.T.'s Delight Blue Note1957Serenade to a Bus SeatRiverside1960–1961Devil May CareRiverside1967Feeling BlueMilestone1957Jazz Is Busting out all Over!Savoy1957Sittin' InVerve1970Super Black Blues, Vol. 2Flying Dutchman1955For Those in LoveEmArcy1955Dinah!EmArcy1958Newport '58EmArcy1962Back to the BluesRoulette1960The Biggest Voice in JazzWarwick1952The President Lester Young, Vol. 3Ambrosia1952The President Lester Young, Vol. 4Ambrosia
Singles Year recordedLeaderTitleLabel1948"A Plug for Cliff" / "Cornbread"Savoy1948"Swanee River"Savoy1949"Porgy" / "Day In, Day Out"Savoy1949"Prelude to a Nightmare"Capitol1949"Person to Person"King1949"Wineola" / "Somebody Done Stole My Cherry Red"King1949"Featherbed Mama"King1949"Ashes on My Pillow" / "No Good Woman Blues"King1949"I'm Gonna Wind Your Clock" / "I'm Weak but Willing"King1950"I'm Gonna Eat You with a Spoon" / "If the Motif Is Right"Birdland1950"Little Rock" / "The Lock"Birdland1951"Just One More Chance" / "Baby Did You Hear"Mercury1951"Be Fair to Me" / "Saturday Night"Mercury1951"If You Don't Believe I'm Leaving" / "I'm a Fool to Want You"Mercury1951"Just One More Chance" / "Baby Did You Hear"Mercury1952"Wheel of Fortune" / "Tell Me Why"Mercury1952"New Blow-Top Blues" / "Trouble in Mind"Mercury1952"Mad About the Boy" / "I Can't Face the Music"Mercury1952"Stormy Weather"Mercury1952"Pillow Blues" / "Double Dealing Daddy"Mercury1954"No, No, No, You Can't Love Two" / "Big Long Slidin' Thing"Mercury1955"That's All I Want from You" / "You Stay on My Mind"Mercury
Sources:"Wynton Kelly Discography Project". jazzdisco.org Retrieved January 12, 2014."Wynton Kelly: A Discography with Cover Photos" .Pepper, Art; Pepper, Laurie (2013) Straight Life. Canongate."Savoy Records Catalog: 78 rpm 500/600 series". jazzdisco.org Retrieved December 29, 2013.
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