Piano (Wynton Kelly album) explained

Piano
Type:	studio
Artist:	Wynton Kelly
Cover:	Piano (Wynton Kelly album).jpg
Released:	1958
Recorded:	January 31, 1958
Studio:	Metropolitan Studios, New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	46:28
Label:	Riverside
Producer:	Orrin Keepnews
Prev Title:	Piano Interpretations
Prev Year:	1951
Next Title:	Kelly Blue
Next Year:	1959

Piano, also released as Whisper Not, is an album by jazz pianist Wynton Kelly that was released by Riverside in 1958. Kelly recorded the album with Kenny Burrell, Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones.^[1]

Reception

AllMusic gave the album four and a half stars and called it "an important recording" that displays Kelly's "distinctive drive and buoyant swing feel".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Wynton Kelly except as indicated

1. "Whisper Not" (Benny Golson) – 7:12
2. "Action" – 7:12
3. "Dark Eyes" (Traditional) – 5:59
4. "Strong Man" (Oscar Brown, Jr.) – 5:17
5. "Ill Wind" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 4:25
6. "Don't Explain" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog Jr.) – 5:36
7. "You Can't Get Away" – 6:24
8. "Dark Eyes" [Take 2] (Traditional) – 5:19

Personnel

• Wynton Kelly – piano
• Kenny Burrell – guitar
• Paul Chambers – double bass
• Philly Joe Jones – drums (1-3, 8)

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/wynton-kelly/catalog/#riverside-rlp-12-254 Wynton Kelly discography
2. Web site: Bloom . Lee . Piano [Whisper Not] ]. AllMusic . 17 August 2018.