Biography
A superb accompanist loved by Miles Davis and Cannonball Adderley, Wynton Kelly was also a distinctive soloist who decades later would be a strong influence on Benny Green. He grew up in Brooklyn and early on played in RB bands led by Eddie Cleanhead Vinson, Hal Singer, and Eddie Lockjaw Davis. Kelly, who recorded 14 titles for Blue Note in a trio (1951), worked with Dinah Washington, Dizzy Gillespie, and Lester Young during 1951-1952. After serving in the military, he made a strong impression with Washington (1955-1957), Charles Mingus (1956-1957), and the Dizzy Gillespie big band (1957), but he would be most famous for his stint with Miles Davis (1959-1963), recording such albums with Miles as Kind of Blue, At the Blackhawk, and Someday My Prince Will Come. When he left Davis, Kelly took the rest of the rhythm section (bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Jimmy Cobb) with him to form his trio. The group actually sounded at its best backing Wes Montgomery. Before his early death, Kelly recorded as a leader for Blue Note, Riverside, Vee-Jay, Verve, and Milestone. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi



 
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Wynton Kelly – Wynton Kelly!
John Coltrane & Wynton Kelly - On Green Dolphin Street
Wynton Kelly Solo - Freddie Freeloader (Miles Davis)
Wynton Kelly Someday My Prince Will Come
Wynton Kelly Trio Live At The Left Bank Jazz Society Baltimore
Wynton̲ K̲e̲l̲l̲y – K̲e̲l̲l̲y Bl̲u̲e̲ (1̲9̲5̲9̲)̲
Wynto̲n̲ K̲e̲l̲l̲y T̲r̲i̲o̲- With Hank M̲o̲b̲l̲e̲y̲ – ̲L̲i̲v̲e A̲t̲ Ba̲l̲t̲i̲m̲o̲r̲e̲, (̲1̲9̲6̲7̲)̲
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