Complete Vee Jay Studio Recordings

FEATURING PAUL CHAMBERS, SAM JONES, JIMMY COBB & PHILLY JOE JONES. INCLUDES ALL THE MASTER & ALTERNATE TAKES.

This release contains the complete Vee-Jay studio recordings by the Wynton Kelly trio for the first time ever on one edition. The Wynton Kelly heard here (from the period 1959-1961), as the original liner notes clearly state, was at the peak of his fruitful collaboration with Miles Davis, with Paul Chambers, Jimmy Cobb and the inimitable John Coltrane filling out the celebrated quintet. So it is truly interesting to hear Kelly as the main performer, displaying his own personality and even playing some of his own compositions.

Disc 1, 1 & Disc 2, 3-4: From Paul Chambers’ album GO:
Paul Chambers (b), Jimmy Cobb (d). Chicago, February 2, 1959.

Disc 1, 2-6: KELLY AT MIDNITE:
Paul Chambers (b), Philly Joe Jones (d). New York, April 27, 1960.

Disc 1, 7-14; Disc 2, 1-2 & 5-15: WYNTON KELLY!:
Paul Chambers or Sam Jones (b), Jimmy Cobb (d).

New York, July 20 & 21, 1961.

Total time: 71:13
DISC 2:
01. SOMEDAY MY PRINCE WILL COME 3:03
02. CHAR’S BLUES 5:37

The alternate takes
03. DEAR ANN (ALT 1 –take 1) 5:08
04. DEAR ANN (ALT 2 –take 2) 7:48
05. AUTUMN LEAVES (ALT 1 –take 1) 8:24
06. AUTUMN LEAVES (ALT 2 –take 2) 4:21
07. AUTUMN LEAVES (ALT 3 –take 3) 4:26
08. CHAR’S BLUES (ALT 1 –take 1) 4:57
09. CHAR’S BLUES (ALT 2 –take 2) 5:54
10. JOE’S AVENUE (ALT 1 –take 1) 6:38
11. JOE’S AVENUE (ALT 2 –take 4) 3:44
12. JOE’S AVENUE (ALT 3 –take 8) 2:58
13. JOE’S AVENUE (ALT 4 –take 9) 3:38
14. SOMEDAY MY PRINCE WILL COME (ALT –take 6) 3:41
15. SURREY WITH THE FRINGE ON TOP (ALT –take 3) 3:42
Total time: 74:00