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Piano (Wynton Kelly album)

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Piano
Studio album by
Released1958
RecordedJanuary 31, 1958
StudioMetropolitan Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length46:28
LabelRiverside
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Wynton Kelly chronology
Piano Interpretations
(1951)
Piano
(1958)
Kelly Blue
(1959)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b Bloom, Lee. "Piano [Whisper Not]". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 August 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