Someday My Prince Will Come (Wynton Kelly album)

Someday My Prince Will Come
Studio album by Wynton Kelly
Released	1961
Recorded	August 12, 1959, April 27, 1960, and July 20 & 21, 1961
Genre	Jazz
Length	78:06 (reissue with bonus tracks)
Label	Vee-Jay
Wynton Kelly chronology
Wynton Kelly! (1961) Someday My Prince Will Come (1961) Comin' in the Back Door (1963)

Someday My Prince Will Come is an album by jazz pianist Wynton Kelly released on the Vee-Jay label featuring performances by Kelly with Paul Chambers or Sam Jones and Jimmy Cobb recorded in 1961 and one track with Lee Morgan and Wayne Shorter from 1959.^[1] Additional performances from these sessions were released as Wynton Kelly!.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and states "His light touch and perfect taste are very much present along with a steady stream of purposeful single-note lines that are full of surprising twists... this recommended set (a definitive Wynton Kelly release) showcases magical trio performances".^[2] The All About Jazz Review by David Rickert said "Kelly was never in better form than on this album. A great piano trio date".^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Wynton Kelly except as indicated

1. "Someday My Prince Will Come" (Frank Churchill, Larry Morey) - 3:02
2. "Gone with the Wind" (Herbert Magidson, Allie Wrubel) - 4:15
3. "Autumn Leaves" [Take 2] (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert) - 4:28
4. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 5:54
5. "Weird Lullabye" (Babs Gonzales) - 7:13
6. "Sassy" - 5:10
7. "Wrinkles" - 7:56
8. "On Stage" - 5:12
9. "Char's Blues" [Take 1] - 4:59
10. "Love, I've Found You" (Danny Small) - 2:37
11. "The Surrey With the Fringe on Top" [Take 3] (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) - 3:43 Bonus track on CD reissue
12. "Joe's Avenue" aka "Scotch and Water" [Take 4] - 6:36 Bonus track on CD reissue
13. "Someday My Prince Will Come" [Take 5] (Churchill, Morey) - 3:02 Bonus track on CD reissue
14. "Autumn Leaves" [Take 1] (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert) - 8:23 Bonus track on CD reissue
15. "Char's Blues" [Take 2] - 5:36 Bonus track on CD reissue

• Recorded at Fine Sound Studios, NYC, August 12, 1959 (track 7), Bell Sound Studio A in New York City on April 27, 1960 (tracks 5 & 8), and July 20 (tracks 1, 13 & 14) & 21 (tracks 2-4, 6, 9-12 & 15), 1961

Personnel

• Wynton Kelly - piano
• Lee Morgan - trumpet (track 7)
• Wayne Shorter - tenor saxophone (track 7)
• Paul Chambers (tracks 1-3, 5 & 7-15), Sam Jones (tracks 4 & 6) - bass
• Jimmy Cobb - drums

References

1. Wynton Kelly discography accessed August 19, 2010
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed August 19, 2010
3. Rickert, D. Someday My Prince Will Come Review, All About Jazz, December 1, 2000.
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 813. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.