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Apr 1, 1999 · Jazz musician Bev Kelly's bio, concert & touring information, albums, reviews, videos, photos and more.
Bev Kelly. Bev Kelly made a strong impression in the 1950s as a jazz singer, and has made a few musical comebacks since then while pursuing other careers. Kelly started studying classical piano when she was five,…. Read Full Biography.
Beverly Wolfe Kelly. Profile: American jazz vocalist and composer. Worked with : Herb Ellis, Jimmy Jones, Lou Levy, Hampton Hawes, Dwight Dickerson, Jack Wilson, Leroy Vinnegar, Ramsey Lewis, Kenny Burrell and many others. Born : June 18, 1934 in Rittman, Ohio.
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Pat Moran, piano; Scott LaFaro, bass; Gene Gammage, drums; Beverly Kelly, vocal. NYC, late 1957 * Audio Fidelity AFLP 1874, AFSD 5874 Beverly Kelly Sings With The Pat Moran Trio1958
Bev Kelly, vocal; accompanied by Harry Edison, trumpet #2,3,8; Jerome Richardson, flute, tenor sax #1,6,7,10; Jimmy Jones, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Milt Hinton, bass; Osie Johnson, drums #1,6,7,10; Johnny Cresci, drums #2,3,8; Roy Haynes, drums #4,5,9,11; Jimmy Jones, arranger. Bell Sound Studios, NYC, October 27, 28 and 30, 1959 * Riverside RLP 328, RLP 1182 Bev Kelly - Love Locked Out 1960 = Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1798-2 -1992
Robert Graf, tenor sax; James Williams, piano; Lyle Moore, bass; Henry Ettman, drums; Beverly Kelly, vocal. St. Stephen's House, St. Louis, MO, November 21, 1959 * VGM Records VGM0007 Bev Kelly, Bob Graf - You Go To My Head1981
Bev Kelly, vocal; accompanied by "Pony" Poindexter, alto sax; "Flip" Nunez, piano; Johnny Allen, bass; Tony Johnson, drums. The Coffee Gallery, San Francisco, CA, October 14, 1960 * Riverside RLP 345, RLP 9345 Bev Kelly In Person 1961 = Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1019-2 - 1999 * Riverside R-45456 Bev Kelly - My Foolish Heart / Love Letters1961
Bev Kelly, vocal; Alan Copeland, vocal #2,13; and others. London, England, 1971 and 1972 * SSJ (J) XQAM-1048 Bev Kelly - Long Ago And Far Away +1 2010 = SSJ (J) XQAM-1910 -2014
Rudy Johnson, tenor sax; Dwight Dickerson, piano, electric piano; Richard Madariaga, guitar; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Al Williams, drums; Bev Kelly, vocal. Jazz Safari, Long Beach, CA, April 13 and 14, 1979 * SSJ (J) XQAM-1017 Bev Kelly - Live At The Jazz Safari2007
Bev Kelly, vocal; Jimmy Felber, background vocal, all instruments; added Chris Myers, drums, percussion. James Exchange Studio, Long Beach, CA, released 2002 * Jimeni Records 786497494026 Bev Kelly And Jimmy Felber - Portrait Of Nine Dreams2002
Aug 16, 2013 · Sadly, not many do – unless you’re a jazz vocal aficionado of a certain age. Back in the late-’50s, though, Ohio-born Ms. Kelly was a rising star having come to the attention of the US public via an appearance with the Pat Moran band on Steve Allen’s legendary TV programme, the Tonight Show.
Aug 13, 2013 · Few singers curl up on a song's lap like Bev Kelly. In the '50s she worked clubs and recorded several albums with pianist Pat Moran. She also recorded her first solo album in 1957.
Aug 10, 2017 · Bev Kelly: From the Heart. A couple of days ago I heard from singer Bev Kelly. If you're unfamiliar with Bev, dig my two-part interview with her from 2013 ( here and here ). In the 1950s, Bev was one of the hippest jazz vocalists in Chicago's vast bevy of hotel clubs and lounges.
