Kelly at Midnight is an album by jazz pianist Wynton Kelly released on the Vee-Jay label featuring performances by Kelly with Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones recorded in 1960.[1]

Kelly at Midnight
Studio album by
Released1960
RecordedApril 27, 1960
StudioBell Sound (New York City)
GenreJazz
Length32:32
LabelVee-Jay
ProducerSid McCoy
Wynton Kelly chronology
Kelly Great
(1959)
Kelly at Midnight
(1960)
Wynton Kelly!
(1961)

Reception edit

The AllMusic review by Ron Wynn states "This 1960 date was a first-rate trio outing with Kelly given the space to demonstrate subtlety and flair, harmonic precision, melodic brilliance and rhythmic diversity".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz    [3]

Track listing edit

All compositions by Wynton Kelly except as indicated
No.TitleLength
1."Temperance"7:31
2."Weird Lullaby" (Babs Gonzales)7:11
3."On Stage" (Rudy Stevenson)5:13
4."Skatin" (Stevenson)5:48
5."Pot Luck"6:48

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ Wynton Kelly discography accessed March 9, 2010
  2. ^ a b Wynn, R. AllMusic Review accessed March 9, 2010
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 813. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.