Kelly Blue
by Wynton Kelly
- Type: Album
- Released: 1959
- Label: Riverside
- Country: United States
- Length: 43:04
- Community rating: 4.63/5 from 6 ratings
Artists on this release: Benny Golson, Nat Adderley, Bobby Jaspar, Jimmy Cobb, Paul Chambers
Album Notes & Community Reviews
A quintessential album from one of hard bop's most influential pianists. Featuring an all-star lineup in both trio and sextet formats, the record is a masterclass in Kelly's signature style: an elegant, buoyant touch, deep blues feeling, and an impeccable sense of swing. The title track has become a jazz standard, and the album as a whole is a perfect encapsulation of the sophisticated, soulful mainstream jazz of the period.
Genres
Descriptors: piano, bluesy, soulful, grooves, classic
Tracklist
- Kelly Blue (10:55)
- Softly, With Feeling (6:03)
- On Green Dolphin Street (4:43)
- Willow Weep for Me (6:05)
- Keep It Moving (7:34)
- Old Clothes (7:44)
Credits
- Wynton Kelly - primary artist, piano, written-by
- Paul Chambers - bass
- Nat Adderley - cornet
- Harris Lewine - cover [produced and designed by]
- Ken Braren - cover [produced and designed by]
- Paul Bacon - cover [produced and designed by]
- Jimmy Cobb - drums
- Jack Higgins - engineer
- Bobby Jaspar - flute
- Jack Matthews - mastered by
- Lawrence N. Shustak - photography by [back liner]
- Orrin Keepnews - producer, liner notes
- Benny Golson - tenor saxophone
- Oscar Hammerstein II - written-by
- Sigmund Romberg - written-by
- Bronislaw Kaper - written-by
- Ann Ronell - written-by