Wynton Kelly

Kind of Blue

Miles Davis · 1959

Wynton KellyWynton Kellyウィントン・ケリー appears on only one track from Kind of BlueKind of BlueMiles Davis · 1959 — 'Freddie Freeloader' — while Bill EvansBill Evansビル・エヴァンス played the rest. Kelly's blues-drenched phrasing offers a vivid contrast to Evans's impressionism, and that single track remains one of his most celebrated performances.

— Kind of Blue: The Making of the Miles Davis Masterpiece, Ashley Kahn, 2000

From 1958 to 1962, Jimmy CobbJimmy Cobbジミー・コブ was Miles DavisMiles Davisマイルス・デイヴィス's regular drummer. After the quintet dissolved, he formed the Wynton Kelly Trio with Wynton KellyWynton Kellyウィントン・ケリー and Paul ChambersPaul Chambersポール・チェンバース, carrying on the standard for hard-bop rhythm sections.

— So What: The Life of Miles Davis, John Szwed, 2002

After Miles DavisMiles Davisマイルス・デイヴィス's quintet dissolved, Wynton KellyWynton Kellyウィントン・ケリー formed the Wynton Kelly Trio with Paul ChambersPaul Chambersポール・チェンバース and Jimmy CobbJimmy Cobbジミー・コブ. As the rhythm section on Wes Montgomery's 1965 Smokin' at the Half Note, they left a defining model of the hard-bop trio.

— Smokin' at the Half Note, Wikipedia, 1965