Wynton Kelly: Autumn Leaves

Track

Autumn Leaves

Artist

Wynton Kelly (piano)

CD

Birmingham Jazz Festival, Volume 4, The Early Years (Consolidated Artists Productions)

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Musicians:

Wynton Kelly (piano),

unknown bassist and drummer

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Composed by Joseph Kosma & Jacques Prevert

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Recorded: Birmingham Jazz Festival, 1961

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Rating: 84/100 (learn more)

Wynton Kelly recorded only once with the Jazz Messengers – on an interesting 1957 session billed as The Jazz Messengers + 4 (released as Theory of Art and Second Edition 1957 ). Expanded to a nonet, this unique Messengers lineup featured Kelly and Art Blakey along with Lee Morgan, Sahib Shihab, Johnny Griffin and Cecil Payne, among others. Equally distinctive is this trio performance from the 1961 Birmingham Jazz Festival. After an extended unaccompanied intro, a whisper-soft rhythm section enters, but this is essentially a Kelly solo performance. His shifting between chordal expressions of the melody and his naturally soulful improvised lines make this track an excellent representation of Kelly's wide range of stylistic abilities.

Reviewer: Eric Novod

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