Discography

As leader

• 1951: Piano Interpretations (Blue Note)
• 1958: Piano (Riverside)
• 1959: Kelly Blue (Riverside)
• 1959: Kelly Great (Vee-Jay)
• 1960: Kelly at Midnight (Vee-Jay)
• 1961: Wynton Kelly! (Vee-Jay)
• 1961: Someday My Prince Will Come (Vee-Jay)
• 1963: Comin’ in the Back Door (Verve)
• 1964: It’s All Right! (Verve)
• 1965: Undiluted (Verve)
• 1965: Smokin’ at the Half Note (Verve)
• 1965: Blues on Purpose (Xanadu)
• 1967: Full View (Milestone)
• 1968: Last Trio Session (Delmark)

As sideman

With Julian “Cannonball” Adderley

• Things Are Getting Better (1958)
• Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago (1959)
• Cannonball Takes Charge (1959)
• African Waltz (1961)
• The Cannonball Adderley Quintet Plus (1961)

With Nat Adderley

• Much Brass (1959)
• That’s Right! (1960)
• Naturally! (1961)

With Lorez Alexandria

• Alexandria the Great (Impulse!, 1964)
• More of the Great Lorez Alexandria (Impulse!, 1964)

With Gene Ammons

• Night Lights (1970)

With Walter Benton

• Out of This World (1960)

With Bob Brookmeyer

• Jazz is a Kick (1960)

With Joy Bryan

• Make the Man Love Me (1961)

With Donald Byrd

• Off to the Races (1958)

With Betty Carter

• Out There (1958)

With Paul Chambers

• Go… (1959)
• 1st Bassman (1960)

With James Clay

• The Sound of the Wide Open Spaces!!! (1960)

With Jimmy Cleveland

• Cleveland Style (1957)

With John Coltrane

• Coltrane Jazz (1961)

With King Curtis

• The New Scene of King Curtis (1960)
• Soul Meeting (1960)

With Miles Davis

• Kind of Blue (1959)
• Someday My Prince Will Come (1961)

With Dizzy Gillespie

• Dee Gee Days: The Savoy Sessions (Savoy, 1951-52 [1976])
• Dizzy and Strings (1954)
• Dizzy Atmosphere (1957)
• Birks’ Works (1957)
• Dizzy in Greece (1957)
• Dizzy Gillespie and Stuff Smith (Verve, 1957)
• Dizzy Gillespie at Newport (Verve, 1957)

With Benny Golson

• Benny Golson’s New York Scene (1957)
• The Modern Touch (1957)
• Turning Point (1962)

With Paul Gonsalves

• Gettin’ Together (1960)

With Dexter Gordon

• The Jumpin’ Blues (1970)

With Grant Green

• First Session (1960)

With Johnny Griffin

• Introducing Johnny Griffin (1956)
• A Blowin’ Session (1957)

With Eddie Harris

• Cool Sax, Warm Heart (1964)

With Jimmy Heath

• On the Trail (1964)

With Bill Henderson

• Bill Henderson Sings (1959)

With Joe Henderson

• Four (1968)
• Straight, No Chaser (1968)

With Ernie Henry

• Seven Standards and a Blues (1957)
• Last Chorus (1957)

With Billie Holiday

• Lady Sings the Blues (1956)

With Helen Humes

• Swingin’ with Humes (1961)

With Illinois Jacquet

• The Blues That’s Me (1969)

With Eddie Jefferson

• Letter From Home (1962)

With J. J. Johnson

• The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2 (1954)

With Elvin Jones and Philly Joe Jones

• Together! (Atlantic, 1961)

With Sam Jones

• The Chant (1961)

With Roland Kirk

• Domino (1962)

With Steve Lacy

• Soprano Sax (1957)

With Abbey Lincoln

• That’s Him (1957)
• It’s Magic (1958)

With Booker Little

• Booker Little (1960)

With Chuck Magione

• Recuerdo (1962)

With Blue Mitchell

• Big 6 (1958)
• Blue Soul (1959)
• Blue’s Moods (1960)
• A Sure Thing (1962)

With Hank Mobley

• Peckin’ Time (1958)
• Soul Station (1960)
• Roll Call (1961)
• Workout (1961)
• Another Workout (1961)

With Milt Jackson and Wes Montgomery

• Bags Meets Wes! (1961)

With Wes Montgomery

• Full House (1962)
• Smokin’ at the Half Note (1965)

With Lee Morgan

• Lee Morgan Vol.3 (1957)
• Here’s Lee Morgan (1960)

With Mark Murphy

• Rah (1961)

With David Newman

• Staight Ahead (1960)

With Art Pepper

• Gettin’ Together (1960)

With Sonny Red

• Out of the Blue (1959)

With Dizzy Reece

• Star Bright (1959)

With Wayne Shorter

• Introducing Wayne Shorter (1959)

With Sonny Rollins

• Sonny Rollins, Vol. 1 (1956)
• Newk’s Time (1957)

With Don Sleet

• All Members (1961)

With Frank Strozier

• Fantastic Frank Strozier (1959)

With Art Taylor

• A.T.’s Delight (1960)

With Teri Thornton

• Devil May Care (1960)

With Phil Upchurch

• Feeling Blue (1967)

With Dinah Washington

• Back to the Blues (1962)