Wynton Kelly discography

Wynton Kelly was a jazz pianist. His appearances on record date from 1948 to 1970 and include more than a dozen albums under his own name and more than 120 as a sideman.

Discography

As leader/co-leader

Year recorded Title Label Notes
1951 Piano Interpretations Blue Note Trio, with Oscar Pettiford and Franklin Skeete (bass; separately), Lee Abrams (drums, congas)
1958 Piano Riverside Quartet, with Kenny Burrell (guitar), Paul Chambers (bass), Philly Joe Jones (drums)
1959 Kelly Blue Riverside Trio, with Paul Chambers (bass), Jimmy Cobb (drums); some tracks are sextet, with Nat Adderley (cornet), Bobby Jaspar (flute), Benny Golson (tenor sax) added
1959 Kelly Great Vee-Jay Quintet, with Lee Morgan (trumpet), Wayne Shorter (tenor sax), Paul Chambers (bass), Philly Joe Jones (drums)
1960 Kelly at Midnight Vee-Jay Trio, with Paul Chambers (bass), Philly Joe Jones (drums)
1961 Wynton Kelly! Vee-Jay Trio, with Paul Chambers and Sam Jones (bass; separately), Jimmy Cobb (drums)
1959–61 Someday My Prince Will Come Vee-Jay Trio, with Paul Chambers and Sam Jones (bass; separately), Jimmy Cobb (drums); one track is quintet, as on Kelly Great
1963 Comin' in the Back Door Verve With orchestra conducted by Claus Ogerman on most tracks, and Kenny Burrell (guitar), Paul Chambers (bass), Jimmy Cobb (drums)
1964 It's All Right! Verve Quintet on most tracks, with Kenny Burrell (guitar), Paul Chambers (bass), Jimmy Cobb (drums), Candido Camero (conga); The Tommy Rey Caribe Steel Band added on one track
1965 Undiluted Verve Trio, with Paul Chambers (bass), Jimmy Cobb (drums); quintet on one track, with Ray Stevenson (flute), unknown (percussion) added
1965 Smokin' at the Half Note Verve Quartet, with Wes Montgomery (guitar), Paul Chambers (bass), Jimmy Cobb (drums); in concert
1965 Blues on Purpose Xanadu Trio, with Paul Chambers (bass), Jimmy Cobb (drums); in concert; released 1983[1]
1966 Full View Milestone Trio, with Ron McClure (bass), Jimmy Cobb (drums)
1967 Interpretations Vee-Jay Quartet, with Hank Mobley (tenor sax), Cecil McBee (bass), Jimmy Cobb (drums); in concert
1968 Last Trio Session Delmark Trio, with Paul Chambers (bass), Jimmy Cobb (drums)
1968 In Concert Vee-Jay Quartet, with George Coleman (tenor sax), Ron McClure (bass) Jimmy Cobb (drums); in concert; released 1977[2]

As sideman

Albums

Year recorded Leader Title Label
1958 Adams, PepperPepper Adams and Jimmy Knepper The Pepper–Knepper Quintet Metro Jazz
1958 Adderley, Julian "Cannonball"Julian "Cannonball" Adderley Things Are Getting Better Riverside
1959 Adderley, Julian "Cannonball"Julian "Cannonball" Adderley Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago Mercury
1959 Adderley, Julian "Cannonball"Julian "Cannonball" Adderley Cannonball Takes Charge Riverside
1961 Adderley, Julian "Cannonball"Julian "Cannonball" Adderley African Waltz Riverside
1961 Adderley, Julian "Cannonball"Julian "Cannonball" Adderley Plus Riverside
1959 Adderley, NatNat Adderley Much Brass Riverside
1960 Adderley, NatNat Adderley That's Right! Riverside
1961 Adderley, NatNat Adderley Naturally! Jazzland
1964 Alexandria, LorezLorez Alexandria Alexandria the Great Impulse!
1964 Alexandria, LorezLorez Alexandria More of the Great Lorez Alexandria Impulse!
1970 Ammons, GeneGene Ammons Night Lights Prestige
1960 Benton, WalterWalter Benton Out of This World Jazzland
1957 Blakey, ArtArt Blakey Theory of Art RCA
1960 Brookmeyer, BobBob Brookmeyer Jazz Is a Kick Mercury
1961 Bryan, JoyJoy Bryan Make the Man Love Me Contemporary
1957 Byrd, DonaldDonald Byrd and Gigi Gryce Modern Jazz Perspective Columbia
1958 Byrd, DonaldDonald Byrd Off to the Races Blue Note
1958 Carter, BettyBetty Carter Out There Peacock
1959 Chambers, PaulPaul Chambers Go Vee-Jay
1960 Chambers, PaulPaul Chambers 1st Bassman Vee-Jay
1960 Clay, JamesJames Clay and David "Fathead" Newman The Sound of the Wide Open Spaces!!!! Riverside
1957 Cleveland, JimmyJimmy Cleveland Cleveland Style EmArcy
1959 Coltrane, JohnJohn Coltrane Giant Steps Atlantic
1959 Coltrane, JohnJohn Coltrane Coltrane Jazz Atlantic
1959 Criss, SonnySonny Criss At the Crossroads Peacock
1960 Curtis, KingKing Curtis The New Scene of King Curtis New Jazz
1960 Curtis, KingKing Curtis Soul Meeting Prestige
1959 Davis, MilesMiles Davis Kind of Blue Columbia
1960 Davis, MilesMiles Davis and John Coltrane Copenhagen 1960 Royal Jazz
1960 Davis, MilesMiles Davis and Sonny Stitt Live in Stockholm 1960 Dragon
1961 Davis, MilesMiles Davis Someday My Prince Will Come Columbia
1961 Davis, MilesMiles Davis In Person, Vol. 1 – Friday Night at the Blackhawk Columbia
1961 Davis, MilesMiles Davis In Person, Vol. 2 – Saturday Night at the Blackhawk Columbia
1961 Davis, MilesMiles Davis Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall Columbia
1961 Davis, MilesMiles Davis Live Miles: More Music from the Legendary Carnegie Hall Concert Columbia
1968 Drake, DonnaDonna Drake Donna Sings Dinah Luxor
1954 Farmer, ArtArt Farmer Early Art New Jazz
1959 Fuller, CurtisCurtis Fuller The Curtis Fuller Jazztet Savoy
1952 Gillespie, DizzyDizzy Gillespie Dee Gee Days: The Savoy Sessions Savoy
1954 Gillespie, DizzyDizzy Gillespie Dizzy and Strings Norgran
1957 Gillespie, DizzyDizzy Gillespie Birks' Works Verve
1957 Gillespie, DizzyDizzy Gillespie Dizzy in Greece Verve
1957 Gillespie, DizzyDizzy Gillespie and Stuff Smith Dizzy Gillespie and Stuff Smith Verve
1957 Gillespie, DizzyDizzy Gillespie Dizzy Gillespie at Newport Verve
1957 Golson, BennyBenny Golson Benny Golson's New York Scene Contemporary
1957 Golson, BennyBenny Golson The Modern Touch Riverside
1962 Golson, BennyBenny Golson Turning Point Mercury
1960 Gonsalves, PaulPaul Gonsalves Gettin' Together Jazzland
1970 Gordon, DexterDexter Gordon The Jumpin' Blues Prestige
1960 Green, BunkyBunky Green My Babe Exodus
1960 Green, GrantGrant Green First Session Blue Note
1956 Griffin, JohnnyJohnny Griffin Introducing Johnny Griffin Blue Note
1957 Griffin, JohnnyJohnny Griffin A Blowin' Session Blue Note
1959 Griffin, JohnnyJohnny Griffin The Little Giant Riverside
1957 Hadi, ShafiShafi Hadi The Complete Debut Recordings [Charles Mingus] Debut
1964 Harris, EddieEddie Harris Cool Sax, Warm Heart Columbia
1959 Heath, JimmyJimmy Heath The Thumper Riverside
1964 Heath, JimmyJimmy Heath On the Trail Riverside
1959 Henderson, BillBill Henderson Bill Henderson Sings Vee-Jay
1968 Henderson, JoeJoe Henderson Four Verve
1968 Henderson, JoeJoe Henderson Straight, No Chaser Verve
1957 Henry, ErnieErnie Henry Seven Standards and a Blues Riverside
1957 Henry, ErnieErnie Henry Last Chorus Riverside
1956 Holiday, BillieBillie Holiday Lady Sings the Blues Verve
1961 Humes, HelenHelen Humes Swingin' with Humes Contemporary
1961 Jackson, MiltMilt Jackson and Wes Montgomery Bags Meets Wes! Riverside
1969 Jacquet, IllinoisIllinois Jacquet The Blues; That's Me! Prestige
1962 Jefferson, EddieEddie Jefferson Letter from Home Riverside
1954 Johnson, J. J.J. J. Johnson The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2 Blue Note
1959 Jones, Philly JoePhilly Joe Jones Drums Around the World Riverside
1961 Jones, Philly JoePhilly Joe Jones and Elvin Jones Together! Atlantic
1961 Jones, SamSam Jones The Chant Riverside
1962 Jones, SamSam Jones Down Home Riverside
1969 Jordan, CliffordClifford Jordan In the World Strata-East
1962 Kirk, RolandRoland Kirk Domino Mercury
1957 Lacy, SteveSteve Lacy Soprano Sax Prestige
1957 Lincoln, AbbeyAbbey Lincoln That's Him! Riverside
1958 Lincoln, AbbeyAbbey Lincoln It's Magic Riverside
1959 Lincoln, AbbeyAbbey Lincoln Abbey Is Blue Riverside
1960 Little, BookerBooker Little Booker Little Time
1965 Lytle, JohnnyJohnny Lytle The Loop Tuba
1966 Lytle, JohnnyJohnny Lytle New and Groovy Tuba
1962 Mangione, ChuckChuck Mangione Recuerdo Jazzland
1957 Mingus, CharlesCharles Mingus The Complete Debut Recordings Debut
1958 Mitchell, BlueBlue Mitchell Big 6 Riverside
1959 Mitchell, BlueBlue Mitchell Out of the Blue Riverside
1959 Mitchell, BlueBlue Mitchell Blue Soul Riverside
1960 Mitchell, BlueBlue Mitchell Blue's Moods Riverside
1962 Mitchell, BlueBlue Mitchell A Sure Thing Riverside
1958 Mobley, HankHank Mobley Peckin' Time Blue Note
1960 Mobley, HankHank Mobley Soul Station Blue Note
1960 Mobley, HankHank Mobley Roll Call Blue Note
1961 Mobley, HankHank Mobley Workout Blue Note
1961 Mobley, HankHank Mobley Another Workout Blue Note
1962 Montgomery, WesWes Montgomery Full House Riverside
1965 Montgomery, WesWes Montgomery Other Sessions at the Half Note 1965 All Blues
1965 Montgomery, WesWes Montgomery Willow Weep for Me Verve
1957 Morgan, LeeLee Morgan Lee Morgan Vol.3 Blue Note
1957 Morgan, LeeLee Morgan Dizzy Atmosphere Specialty
1960 Morgan, LeeLee Morgan Here's Lee Morgan Vee-Jay
1961 Murphy, MarkMark Murphy Rah Riverside
1960 Newman, DavidDavid Newman Straight Ahead Atlantic
1968 Payne, CecilCecil Payne Zodiac Strata-East
1960 Pepper, ArtArt Pepper Gettin' Together Contemporary
1957 Quinichette, PaulPaul Quinichette and Charlie Rouse The Chase Is On Bethlehem
1957 Red, SonnySonny Red Two Altos Savoy
1959 Red, SonnySonny Red Out of the Blue Blue Note
1959 Reece, DizzyDizzy Reece Star Bright Blue Note
1956 Rollins, SonnySonny Rollins Sonny Rollins, Volume 1 Blue Note
1957 Rollins, SonnySonny Rollins Newk's Time Blue Note
1957 Salim, A. K.A. K. Salim Pretty for the People Savoy
1959 Shorter, WayneWayne Shorter Introducing Wayne Shorter Vee-Jay
1961 Sleet, DonDon Sleet All Members Jazzland
1959–60 Strozier, FrankFrank Strozier Fantastic Frank Strozier Vee-Jay
1960 Taylor, ArtArt Taylor A.T.'s Delight Blue Note
1957 Terry, ClarkClark Terry Serenade to a Bus Seat Riverside
1960–61 Thornton, TeriTeri Thornton Devil May Care Riverside
1967 Upchurch, PhilPhil Upchurch Feeling Blue Milestone
1957 Various, Various Jazz Is Busting out all Over! Savoy
1957 Various, Various Sittin' In Verve
1970 Various, Various Super Black Blues, Vol. 2 Flying Dutchman
1955 Washington, DinahDinah Washington For Those in Love EmArcy
1955 Washington, DinahDinah Washington Dinah! EmArcy
1958 Washington, DinahDinah Washington Newport '58 EmArcy
1962 Washington, DinahDinah Washington Back to the Blues Roulette
1960 Wright, NatNat Wright The Biggest Voice in Jazz Warwick
1952 Young, LesterLester Young The President Lester Young, Vol. 3 Ambrosia
1952 Young, LesterLester Young The President Lester Young, Vol. 4 Ambrosia

Singles

Year recorded Leader Title Label
1948 Singer, HalHal Singer "A Plug for Cliff" / "Cornbread" Savoy
1948 Singer, HalHal Singer "Swanee River" Savoy
1949 Stewart, BillyBilly Stewart "Porgy" / "Day In, Day Out" Savoy
1949 Gonzales, BabsBabs Gonzales "Prelude to a Nightmare" Capitol
1949 Vinson, EddieEddie Vinson "Person to Person" King
1949 Vinson, EddieEddie Vinson "Wineola" / "Somebody Done Stole My Cherry Red" King
1949 Vinson, EddieEddie Vinson "Featherbed Mama" King
1949 Vinson, EddieEddie Vinson "Ashes on My Pillow" / "No Good Woman Blues" King
1949 Vinson, EddieEddie Vinson "I'm Gonna Wind Your Clock" / "I'm Weak but Willing" King
1950 Davis, Eddie "Lockjaw"Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis "I'm Gonna Eat You with a Spoon" / "If the Motif Is Right" Birdland
1950 Davis, Eddie "Lockjaw"Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis "Little Rock" / "The Lock" Birdland
1951 Washington, DinahDinah Washington "Just One More Chance" / "Baby Did You Hear" Mercury
1951 Washington, DinahDinah Washington "Be Fair to Me" / "Saturday Night" Mercury
1951 Washington, DinahDinah Washington "If You Don't Believe I'm Leaving" / "I'm a Fool to Want You" Mercury
1951 Washington, DinahDinah Washington "Just One More Chance" / "Baby Did You Hear" Mercury
1952 Washington, DinahDinah Washington "Wheel of Fortune" / "Tell Me Why" Mercury
1952 Washington, DinahDinah Washington "New Blow-Top Blues" / "Trouble in Mind" Mercury
1952 Washington, DinahDinah Washington "Mad About the Boy" / "I Can't Face the Music" Mercury
1952 Washington, DinahDinah Washington "Stormy Weather" Mercury
1952 Washington, DinahDinah Washington "Pillow Blues" / "Double Dealing Daddy" Mercury
1954 Washington, DinahDinah Washington "No, No, No, You Can't Love Two" / "Big Long Slidin' Thing" Mercury
1955 Washington, DinahDinah Washington "That's All I Want from You" / "You Stay on My Mind" Mercury

Sources: [3][4][5][6]

References

  1. Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2002) All Music Guide to Jazz. p. 704. Backbeat Books.
  2. Dryden, Ken "Wynton Kelly: In Concert: Review". AllMusic. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  3. "Wynton Kelly Discography Project". jazzdisco.org Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  4. "Wynton Kelly: A Discography with Cover Photos".
  5. Pepper, Art; Pepper, Laurie (2013) Straight Life. Canongate.
  6. "Savoy Records Catalog: 78 rpm 500/600 series". jazzdisco.org Retrieved December 29, 2013.
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