Musician Dictionary

Wynton Kelly

American jazz pianist (1931–1971)

DescriptionAmerican jazz pianist (1931–1971)
Source: Wikidata
Born1931-12-02
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceBrooklyn Brooklyn
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Died1971-04-12
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Place of deathToronto Toronto
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaUnited States
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryUS
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipUnited States
Source: Wikidata
Occupationjazz musician pianist recording artist composer musician
Source: Wikidata
Instrumentspiano
Source: Wikidata
Genresjazz hard bop
Source: Wikidata
Record labelsVerve Records Blue Note
Source: Wikidata
Member ofMiles Davis Sextet The Wynton Kelly Trio Johnny Griffin Sextet Chuck Mangione Quintet Cannonball Adderley Quartet The Riverside Jazz Stars Charles Persip and The Jazz Statesmen The Miles Davis Sextet The Miles Davis Quintet The Cannonball Adderley Quintet Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra Dizzy Gillespie Big Band Benny Golson Sextet Art Pepper Quartet Tony Scott And His Orchestra Lester Young Quintet The Roland Kirk Quartet Art Farmer Quartet Walter Benton Quintet Lee Morgan Quintet Babs Gonzales And His Orchestra Sonny Criss Quartet Clark Terry Quintet The Pepper-Knepper Quintet Wynton Kelly Trio Jimmy Heath Quintet Wynton Kelly Sextet Ernie Henry Quartet Jimmy Cobb's Orchestra Blue Mitchell Sextet The Blue Mitchell Orchestra Sam Jones & Co. Charlie Persip's Jazz Statesmen Benny Golson Quintet Jimmy Heath Sextet King Curtis Quintet The Wynton Kelly Quartet The Charles Mingus Group Bunky Green Sextet Benny Golson Quartet Ernie Henry Octet Jimmy Cobb Quintet Johnny Griffin Septet Sonny Redd Quintet
Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz

Also known as

Kelly PWynton Kelly W. Kelley W. Kelly W.Kelly Wington Kelly Winton Kelly Wyn Kelly Wynton Wynton C. Kelly Wynton Kelley Wynton Kelly & Friends Wyntonton Kelly У. Келли Уинтон Келли ウィントン・ケリー ウイントン・ケリー

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