Wynton Kelly
Piano Solo on
Lover Man

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Wynton Kelly's piano solo is the closing of 2 solos on this recording, following Johnny Griffin's tenor sax. Spanning half a chorus of the 32-bar AABA form at a ballad tempo of 48 BPM in D, the solo runs approximately 1:21. Pianist Wynton Kelly follows with a half-chorus solo, his playing tender and harmonically rich, perfectly complementing the reflective mood. Wynton Kelly was 24 to 25 years old at the time of this 1956 recording. "Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)" is a ballad written in 1941 by Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, and James Sherman, composed specifically for Billie Holiday.

Wynton Kelly was 24 to 25 years old at the time.