Eric Felten writes:
On the “Kelly Blue” post: There’s another reason to cherish Wynton Kelly’s Kelly Blue. The title cut has what I consider to be Benny Golson’s finest solo on record, and one of the great tenor solos of all time. It starts out bluesy and easy-going and builds relentlessly (and logically) into a torrent of out-and-in-and-back-out-again playing. Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant.
The lengthy “Kelly Blue” track, by the way, was clearly cobbled together from at least a couple of takes. Take a listen and try to spot the most egregious edit — the guy splicing tape accidently created a 5/4 bar at the end of one of the solos.