Wynton Kelly
Piano Solo on
My Shining Hour

About

Wynton Kelly's piano solo is the second of three solos on this recording, following John Coltrane on tenor sax. Spanning two choruses of the 32-bar AB form in C at a vigorous 226 BPM with a swing feel, harold Arlen's standard from the 1943 film The Sky's the Limit receives a vigorous up-tempo treatment at approximately 227 BPM, transformed into a vehicle for extended improvisation over its 32-bar AB form in the key of C. Wynton Kelly was 27 to 28 years old at the time of this recording.

Wynton Kelly was 27 to 28 years old at the time.