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Wynton Kelly
Wynton Charles Kelly was an American jazz pianist and composer. He is known for his lively, blues-based playing and as one of the finest accompanists in jazz. He began playing professionally at the age of 12 and was pianist on a No. 1 R&B hit at the age of 16. His recording debut as a leader occurred three years later, around the time he started to become better known as an accompanist to singer Dinah Washington, and as a member of trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie's band. This progress was interrupted by two years in the United States Army, after which Kelly worked again with Washington and Gillespie, and played with other leaders. Over the next few years, these included instrumentalists Cannonball Adderley, John Coltrane, Hank Mobley, Wes Montgomery, and Sonny Rollins, and vocalists Betty Carter, Billie Holiday, and Abbey Lincoln. Kelly attracted the most attention as part of Miles Davis' band from 1959, including an appearance on the trumpeter's Kind of Blue, often mentioned as the best-selling jazz album ever. After leaving Davis in 1963, Kelly played with his own trio, which recorded for several labels and toured the United States and internationally. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wynton_Kelly) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)
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Strange Fruit
Billie Holiday, Aaron Bell, Charlie Shavers, Kenny Burrell, Lenny McBrowne, Paul Quinichette, Tony Scott, and Wynton Kelly
Albums See All
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Blue 2024
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Maximum Swing: The Unissued 1965 Half Note Recordings (Recorded Live at the Half Note) 2023
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Whisper Not 2022
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Born To Be Blue 2020
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Quiet, Please 2019
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Kelly Blues 2018
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Never Surrender 2018
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Kelly Great (feat. Philly Joe Jones, Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter & Paul Chambers) 1993
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Last Trio Session 1988
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Four! 1968
Singles & EPs
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Birk's Works (Recorded Live at the Half Note, November 12, 1965) Single • 2023
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Four on Six (Recorded Live at the Half Note, November 12, 1965) Single • 2023
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John Coltrane & Stan Getz - Autumn Leaves/What's New/Moonlight in Vermont (Live 1960) Dad's Theme • 235K views
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Wynton Kelly - Green Dolphin Street - Piano Transcription (Sheet Music in Description) RHTranscriptions • 40K views
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Dizzy Gillespie Manteca original recording 1947h ajack2boys • 4K views
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Hank Mobley - Split Feelin's Santoszzz • 48K views
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Wynton Kelly plays Someday My Prince Will Come | Jazz Piano Tutorial Jazz Synthesia • 8.3K views
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