WYNTON KELLY

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Wynton Kelly (born December 2, 1931 in Jamaica–died April 12, 1971 in Toronto, Canada) was an American jazz pianist.

His family moved to Brooklyn, New York City when Kelly was four, and he started his professional career as a teenager, initially as a member of R&B groups. After working in the big band and small groups led by Dizzy Gillespie, he was a member of Miles Davis's Quintet from 1959 to 1963.

Wynton Kelly was one of the most prolific sideman pianists of his era, performing on scores of jazz albums, and led albums under his own name for the Riverside and Vee-Jay labels. After leaving Davis's group, along with Paul Chambers and Jimmy Cobb, he formed a trio which worked regularly during the 1960s.

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WYNTON KELLY New Faces–New Sounds album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
New Faces–New Sounds
Hard Bop 1953
WYNTON KELLY Wynton Kelly (aka Whisper Not aka Piano) album cover 3.50 | 1 ratings
Wynton Kelly (aka Whisper Not aka Piano)
Hard Bop 1958
WYNTON KELLY Kelly Blue album cover 4.00 | 3 ratings
Kelly Blue
Hard Bop 1959
WYNTON KELLY Kelly Great album cover 3.75 | 2 ratings
Kelly Great
Hard Bop 1960
WYNTON KELLY Kelly at Midnight album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Kelly at Midnight
Hard Bop 1960
WYNTON KELLY Someday My Prince Will Come album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Someday My Prince Will Come
Hard Bop 1961
WYNTON KELLY Wynton Kelly! album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Wynton Kelly!
Hard Bop 1961
WYNTON KELLY Comin' In The Back Door album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Comin' In The Back Door
Hard Bop 1963
WYNTON KELLY Undiluted album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Undiluted
Hard Bop 1965
WYNTON KELLY Full View album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Full View
Hard Bop 1967
WYNTON KELLY On 'Powertree'  (aka Last Trio Session) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
On 'Powertree' (aka Last Trio Session)
Hard Bop 1979
WYNTON KELLY Kelly's Memories album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Kelly's Memories
Hard Bop 1982
WYNTON KELLY Autumn Leaves album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Autumn Leaves
Hard Bop 1984

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WYNTON KELLY It's All Right! album cover 5.00 | 1 ratings
It's All Right!
Hard Bop 1964
WYNTON KELLY Smokin' at the Half Note album cover 4.50 | 1 ratings
Smokin' at the Half Note
Hard Bop 1966
WYNTON KELLY Interpretations By The Wynton Kelly Quartet (aka Live At The Left Bank Jazz Society Baltimore, 1967) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Interpretations By The Wynton Kelly Quartet (aka Live At The Left Bank Jazz Society Baltimore, 1967)
Hard Bop 1977
WYNTON KELLY Baltimore Concert (aka In Concert) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Baltimore Concert (aka In Concert)
Hard Bop 1977
WYNTON KELLY Live At The Left Bank Jazz Society 1968 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live At The Left Bank Jazz Society 1968
Hard Bop 1977
WYNTON KELLY Blues On Purpose album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Blues On Purpose
Hard Bop 1983
WYNTON KELLY Wynton Kelly Trio / Wes Montgomery : Smokin' In Seattle - Live at the Penthouse album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Wynton Kelly Trio / Wes Montgomery : Smokin' In Seattle - Live at the Penthouse
Hard Bop 2017
WYNTON KELLY Unissued in Boston album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Unissued in Boston
Hard Bop 2017

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WYNTON KELLY Cruisin' The Rhythm Sections album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Cruisin' The Rhythm Sections
Hard Bop 1960
WYNTON KELLY Takin' Charge album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Takin' Charge
Hard Bop 1996
WYNTON KELLY Kelly Wynton Trio with Wes Montgomery : Complete Live at the Half Note album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Kelly Wynton Trio with Wes Montgomery : Complete Live at the Half Note
Hard Bop 2005
WYNTON KELLY Complete Vee Jay Studio Recordings album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Complete Vee Jay Studio Recordings
Hard Bop 2007
WYNTON KELLY Six Classic Albums album cover 4.50 | 1 ratings
Six Classic Albums
Hard Bop 2019

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