Wynton Kelly
Piano Solo on
The Way You Look Tonight

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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 two choruses of the 64-bar AABA form at a brisk 340 BPM with a swing feel in F, the solo runs approximately 1:31. Pianist Wynton Kelly follows with two choruses of his own, rising to the challenge with his characteristic blend of grace and drive. Wynton Kelly was 24 to 25 years old at the time of this 1956 recording. "The Way You Look Tonight" is a popular standard with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Dorothy Fields, composed in 1936 for the RKO film Swing Time.

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