Piano (Wynton Kelly album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Piano

| type = studio

| artist = Wynton Kelly

| cover = Piano (Wynton Kelly album).jpg

| released = 1958

| recorded = January 31, 1958

| studio = Metropolitan Studios, New York City

| genre = Jazz

| length = 46:28

| label = Riverside

| producer = Orrin Keepnews

| prev_title = Piano Interpretations

| prev_year = 1951

| next_title = Kelly Blue

| next_year = 1959

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}

|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz

|rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite book|last1=Cook|first1=Richard|authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist)|last2=Morton|first2=Brian|authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer)|year=2008|title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings|edition=9th|publisher=Penguin|page=813|isbn=978-0-141-03401-0}}

}}

Piano, also released as Whisper Not, is an album by jazz pianist Wynton Kelly that was released by Riverside in 1958. Kelly recorded the album with Kenny Burrell, Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/wynton-kelly/catalog/#riverside-rlp-12-254 Wynton Kelly discography] accessed February 26, 2010

Reception

AllMusic gave the album four and a half stars and called it "an important recording" that displays Kelly's "distinctive drive and buoyant swing feel".{{cite web |last1=Bloom |first1=Lee |title=Piano [Whisper Not] |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/piano-whisper-not-mw0000206718 |website=AllMusic |accessdate=17 August 2018}}

Track listing

: All compositions by Wynton Kelly except as indicated

  1. "Whisper Not" (Benny Golson) – 7:12
  2. "Action" – 7:12
  3. "Dark Eyes" (Traditional) – 5:59
  4. "Strong Man" (Oscar Brown, Jr.) – 5:17
  5. "Ill Wind" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 4:25
  6. "Don't Explain" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog Jr.) – 5:36
  7. "You Can't Get Away" – 6:24
  8. "Dark Eyes" [Take 2] (Traditional) – 5:19

Personnel

References