| Kelly Great | ||||
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| 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 | |||
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Kelly Great is an album by pianist Wynton Kelly released in 1959 by the Vee-Jay label. [1] [2]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [4] |
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". [3]
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Wynton Charles Kelly was an American jazz pianist and composer. He is known for his lively, blues-based playing and as one of the finest accompanists in jazz. He began playing professionally at the age of 12 and was pianist on a No. 1 R&B hit at the age of 16. His recording debut as a leader occurred three years later, around the time he started to become better known as an accompanist to singer Dinah Washington, and as a member of trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie's band. This progress was interrupted by two years in the United States Army, after which Kelly worked again with Washington and Gillespie, and played with other leaders. Over the next few years, these included instrumentalists Cannonball Adderley, John Coltrane, Hank Mobley, Wes Montgomery, and Sonny Rollins, and vocalists Betty Carter, Billie Holiday, and Abbey Lincoln.
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