The obscure music on this CD has rarely been reissued.
Pianist Wynton Kelly is heard with a trio (Franklin Skeete or Oscar Pettiford on bass and drummer Lee Abrams) at the age of 19 when he was working as an accompanist for Dinah Washington.
Featured on this recording a year before he joined Dizzy Gillespie and seven years before his next date as a leader, Kelly in 1951 was already long on his way to achieving his own sound.
Influenced most by Bud Powell but also displaying some of the joy of Teddy Wilson's style along with his own chord voicings, Kelly gives listeners no hints on this enjoyable CD (which has two complete sessions plus three alternate takes) that he was still a teenager.
[Originally released in 1951, Piano Interpretations was reissued on an import-only Japanese CD in 2000.].
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue MoonLorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers | Wynton Kelly | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 14 MB |
| 2 | Fine and DandyPaul James, Kay Swift | Wynton Kelly | Play | 02:51 | 6 MB | 13 MB |
| 3 | I Found a New BabyJack Palmer, Spencer Williams | Wynton Kelly | Play | 02:55 | 6 MB | 12 MB |
| 4 | CherokeeRay Noble | Wynton Kelly | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 14 MB |
| 5 | Born to Be BlueMel Tormé, Robert Wells | Wynton Kelly | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 14 MB |
| 6 | Where or WhenLorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers | Wynton Kelly | Play | 02:54 | 6 MB | 14 MB |
| 7 | MoonglowEddie DeLange, Will Hudson, Irving Mills | Wynton Kelly | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 15 MB |
| 8 | MoonglowEddie DeLange, Will Hudson, Irving Mills | Wynton Kelly | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 15 MB |
| 9 | If I Should Lose YouRalph Rainger, Leo Robin | Wynton Kelly | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 13 MB |
| 10 | Born to Be BlueMel Tormé, Robert Wells | Wynton Kelly | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 14 MB |
| 11 | Foolin' MyselfJack Lawrence, Peter Tinturin | Wynton Kelly | Play | 03:04 | 7 MB | 13 MB |
| 12 | There Will Never Be Another YouMack Gordon, Harry Warren | Wynton Kelly | Play | 03:05 | 7 MB | 14 MB |
| 13 | SummertimeGeorge Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward | Wynton Kelly | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 14 MB |
| 14 | Moonlight in VermontJohn Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf | Wynton Kelly | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 13 MB |
| 15 | Crazy He Calls MeBob Russell, Carl Sigman | Wynton Kelly | Play | 03:15 | 7 MB | 12 MB |
| 16 | Opus CapriceAl Haig | Wynton Kelly | Play | 02:53 | 6 MB | 14 MB |
| 17 | Moonglow (Alt. Take) | Wynton Kelly | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 14 MB |
| 18 | Born To Be Blue (Alt. Take) | Wynton Kelly | Play | 03:01 | 6 MB | 13 MB |
| 19 | Goodbye (1st Take) | Wynton Kelly | Play | 02:24 | 5 MB | 10 MB |
| 20 | Goodbye (2nd Take) | Wynton Kelly | Play | 02:49 | 6 MB | 11 MB |
| 21 | Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me | Wynton Kelly | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 13 MB |
| 65 mins | 150 MB | |||||
| 65 mins | 288 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Abrams | Congas, Drums |
| 2 | John Blackburn | Composer |
| 3 | Michael Cuscuna | Liner Notes, Producer |
| 4 | Eddie DeLange | Composer |
| 5 | Duke Ellington | Composer |
| 6 | George Gershwin | Composer |
| 7 | Ira Gershwin | Composer |
| 8 | Mack Gordon | Composer |
| 9 | Al Haig | Composer |
| 10 | Lorenz Hart | Composer |
| 11 | DuBose Heyward | Composer |
| 12 | Will Hudson | Composer |
| 13 | Paul James | Composer |
| 14 | Gordon Jenkins | Composer |
| 15 | Wynton Kelly | Piano, Primary Artist |
| 16 | Jack Lawrence | Composer |
| 17 | Alfred Lion | Producer |
| 18 | Gil Melle | Cover Design |
| 19 | Irving Mills | Composer |
| 20 | Ray Noble | Composer |
| 21 | Jack Palmer | Composer |
| 22 | Oscar Pettiford | Bass |
| 23 | Ralph Rainger | Composer |
| 24 | Leo Robin | Composer |
| 25 | Richard Rodgers | Composer |
| 26 | Bob Russell | Composer |
| 27 | Carl Sigman | Composer |
| 28 | Franklin Skeete | Bass |
| 29 | Karl Suessdorf | Composer |
| 30 | Kay Swift | Composer |
| 31 | Peter Tinturin | Composer |
| 32 | Mel Tormé | Composer |
| 33 | Harry Warren | Composer |
| 34 | Robert Wells | Composer |
| 35 | Spencer Williams | Composer |
Wynton Kelly
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |