Kelly Great Explained

Kelly Great
Type:	studio
Artist:	Wynton Kelly
Cover:	Kelly Great.jpg
Released:	1959
Recorded:	August 12, 1959
Studio:	Fine Sound, New York City, NY
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	35:24
Label:	Vee-Jay LP-1016/SR-1016
Producer:	Sid McCoy
Prev Title:	Kelly Blue
Prev Year:	1959
Next Title:	Kelly at Midnight
Next Year:	1960

Kelly Great is an album by pianist Wynton Kelly released in 1959 by the Vee-Jay label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

In his AllMusic review, music critic Scott Yanow wrote the album "is pretty brief, but what is here on the formerly rare session should satisfy collectors of the style".

Track listing

1. "Wrinkles” (Wynton Kelly) – 8:05
2. "Mama 'G (Wayne Shorter) – 7:42
3. "June Night" (Abel Baer, Cliff Friend) – 8:23
4. "What Know" (Lee Morgan) – 8:01
5. "Sydney" (Shorter) – 3:55

Personnel

• Wynton Kelly – piano
• Lee Morgan – trumpet
• Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
• Paul Chambers – bass
• Philly Joe Jones – drums
• Sid McCoy – producer
• Cozy Noda – digital remastering

External links

• Wynton Kelly - Kelly Great (1959)

Notes and References

1. https://www.jazzdisco.org/wynton-kelly/catalog/#vee-jay-vjlp-1016 Jazzdisco: Wynton Kelly Catalog
2. Callahan, M. & Edwards, D. Both Sides Now: Vee-Jay Album Discography, Part 1: Main Series LP-100-101 & LP-1001-1070 (1956-1963), accessed July 22, 2019