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Kelly Great
Studio album by Wynton Kelly
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
Wynton Kelly chronology
Kelly Blue (1959) Kelly Great (1959) Kelly at Midnight (1960)

Kelly Great is an album by pianist Wynton Kelly released in 1959 by the Vee-Jay label.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz

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".

Track listing

1. "Wrinkles” (Wynton Kelly) – 8:05
2. "Mama 'G'" (Wayne Shorter) – 7:42
3. "June Night" (Abel Baer, Cliff Friend) – 8:23
4. "What Know" (Lee Morgan) – 8:01
5. "Sydney" (Shorter) – 3:55

Personnel

• Wynton Kelly – piano
• Lee Morgan – trumpet
• Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
• Paul Chambers – bass
• Philly Joe Jones – drums
• Sid McCoy – producer
• Cozy Noda – digital remastering

External links

• Wynton Kelly - Kelly Great (1959)

References

1. Jazzdisco: Wynton Kelly Catalog, accessed July 23, 2019
2. Callahan, M. & Edwards, D. Both Sides Now: Vee-Jay Album Discography, Part 1: Main Series LP-100-101 & LP-1001-1070 (1956-1963), accessed July 22, 2019
3. ^ Yanow, Scott. "Kelly Great > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 813. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

• 1959 albums
• Wynton Kelly albums
• Vee-Jay Records albums
• 1950s instrumental albums