Piano (Wynton Kelly album)

Piano
Studio album by Wynton Kelly
Released	1958
Recorded	January 31, 1958
Studio	Metropolitan Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:28
Label	Riverside
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
Wynton Kelly chronology
Piano Interpretations (1951) Piano (1958) Kelly Blue (1959)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[2]

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. ^[3]

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". ^[1]

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)

References

1. Bloom, Lee. "Piano [Whisper Not]". AllMusic. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 813. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
3. Wynton Kelly discography accessed February 26, 2010