New Faces - New Sounds

by Wynton Kelly

New Faces - New Sounds cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: October 1953
  • Label: Blue Note
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 24:49
  • Community rating: 3.48/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Compiling the pianist's debut sessions as a leader for Blue Note, this 10-inch release captures him working primarily in a trio format. The recordings reveal the early development of his highly rhythmic, blues-inflected accompanying style that would later make him a crucial asset to Miles Davis.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental, acoustic, improvisation

Tracklist

  1. Cherokee (3:06)
  2. Crazy He Calls Me (3:14)
  3. Blue Moon (3:10)
  4. Born to Be Blue (3:23)
  5. Moonlight in Vermont (3:22)
  6. There'll Never Be Another You (2:59)
  7. I've Found a New Baby (2:51)
  8. Good-Bye (2:41)

Credits

  • Wynton Kelly - primary artist, piano
  • Oscar Pettiford - bass
  • Franklin Skeete - bass
  • Lee Abrams - drums, conga

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