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Active

1950s - 1970s

Born

December 2, 1931 in Jamaica

Died

April 12, 1971 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Genre

Jazz

Styles

Hard Bop Mainstream Jazz Jazz Instrument Piano Jazz
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Wynton Kelly

Biography by Scott Yanow

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A wonderfully delicate and inventive jazz pianist who led his own trio and had a famous stint with the Miles Davis Sextet in the late '50s and early '60s.
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Album Highlights

  • Someday My Prince Will Come
    Wynton Kelly
    Someday My Prince Will …
  • Kelly Blue
    Wynton Kelly
    Kelly Blue
  • Piano [Whisper Not]
    Wynton Kelly
    Piano [Whisper Not]
  • Piano Interpretations
    Wynton Kelly
    Piano Interpretations
  • In Concert
    Wynton Kelly
    In Concert
  • Complete Live at the Half Note [Kelly Wynton Trio with Wes Montgomery]
    Wynton Kelly
    Complete Live at the Ha …
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