Wynton Kelly
Piano Solo on
Some Other Blues

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Wynton Kelly's piano solo is the second solo on this recording, following John Coltrane on tenor sax. Spanning five choruses of the 12-bar Blues form in F at a driving 193 BPM with a swing feel, Kelly follows with five energized choruses that match the saxophonist's enthusiasm, trading bebop sophistication with earthy blues feeling in equal measure. Wynton Kelly was 27 to 28 years old at the time of this recording. Kelly's extended piano improvisation builds gradually through the choruses, developing melodic ideas with increasing complexity and rhythmic intensity.

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