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Death day
April 12, 1971 (39 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Sagittarius
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Wynton Kelly
Wynton Charles Kelly is an American jazz pianist and composer. He is known for his lively, blues-based playing style and is one of the best accompanists in jazz music. He started playing professionally at the age of 12 and was a pianist in the number 1 hit R&B song at 16. Dinah Washington, and member of the orchestra of trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. This process was interrupted by two years in the US military, after which Kelly returned to Washington and Gillespie, and played with other leaders. Over the next few years, these included musical instrument artists Cannonball Adderley, John Coltrane, Hank Mobley, Wes Montgomery and Sonny Rollins, as well as music singers Betty Carter, Billie Holiday, and Abbey Lincoln.
Birth nameWynton Charles Kelly
BornDecember 2, 1931, Brooklyn, New York, United States
DiedApril 12, 1971, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
InstrumentsPiano
Years active1940s–1971
LabelsBlue Note, Riverside, Vee-Jay, Verve, Milestone
Associated actsPaul Chambers, Jimmy Cobb, Miles Davis, Blue Mitchell, Wes Montgomery

About Wynton Kelly

Pianist Wynton Kelly was born on December 2, 1931 in New York City, New York, United States (He dies at the age of 39, on April 12, 1971).

During the late 1950s and early 1960s, he worked as a jazz pianist with Trumpet Player Miles Davis, a renowned trumpet player. In the classic Davis album Kind of Blue, he made one of his most significant appearances.

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Wynton Kelly before becoming famous

Wynton Kelly was born in the Zodiac sign Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer), and 1931 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Goat (羊).

Despite attending New York's High School of Music and Art, he began playing the piano at the age of four and was primarily self-taught. In the early 1940s, he joined many R&B ensembles and began playing professionally.

Achievement of Wynton Kelly

He took over as Trumpet Player Miles Davis' primary pianist from Red Garland in 1959 and began working with him musically in 1960.

Wynton Kelly's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He was born to Jamaican immigrant parents in New York City.

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Wynton Kelly Collabed with

Kelly collaborated with saxophonist Saxophonist Hal Singer on the hit song Cornbread, which was released in 1948.

Hal Singer (1919 - 2020) (Saxophonist)
Hal Singer (1919 - 2020)

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Wynton Kelly Income & Net worth

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