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Jazz
with Kenny Burrell, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones
Having played on dozens of other people's records in the 1950s, pianist Wynton Kelly in early 1958 went into the studio as a leader for the first time in seven years. With him were bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Philly Joe Jones, members of the Miles Davis rhythm section that Kelly would join the next year, and the increasingly important young guitarist Kenny Burrell. The result was this album, which is filled with the joy and blues feeling of a man about whose work fellow pianist Bill Evans said, ". . . Nothing about it seemed calculated . . . . there was just pure spirit shining through the conception." Here, that pure spirit shines through brilliantly.
With the exception of an album for Blue Note in 1951, this was pianist Wynton Kelly's first opportunity to record as a leader. At the time he was still a relative unknown but would soon get a certain amount of fame as Miles Davis's favorite accompanist. With guitarist Kenny Burrell, bassist Paul Chambers and (on three of the seven selections) drummer Philly Joe Jones, Kelly performs four jazz standards, Oscar Brown, Jr.'s "Strong Man" and two of his originals. Kelly became a major influence on pianists of the 1960s and '70s and one can hear the genesis of many other players in these swinging performances. The CD reissue adds an alternate take of "Dark Eyes" to the original program. [Universal Japan reissued the album in 2008.]
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Wynton Kelly
Active Decades: '50s, '60s and '70s
Born: Dec 02, 1931 in Jamaica
Died: Apr 12, 1971 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Hard Bop
A superb accompanist loved by Miles Davis and Cannonball Adderley, Wynton Kelly was also a distinctive soloist who decades later would be a strong influence on Benny Green. He grew up in Brooklyn and early on played in R&B bands led by Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Hal Singer, and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis. Kelly, who recorded 14 titles for Blue Note in a trio (1951), worked with Dinah Washington, Dizzy Gillespie, and Lester Young during 1951-1952. After serving in the military, he made a strong impression with Washington (1955-1957), Charles Mingus (1956-1957), and the Dizzy Gillespie big band (1957), but he would be most famous for his stint with Miles Davis (1959-1963), recording such albums with Miles as Kind of Blue, At the Blackhawk, and Someday My Prince Will Come. When he left Davis, Kelly took the rest of the rhythm section (bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Jimmy Cobb) with him to form his trio. The group actually sounded at its best backing Wes Montgomery. Before his early death, Kelly recorded as a leader for Blue Note, Riverside, Vee-Jay, Verve, and Milestone.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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