Comin' in the Back Door
Studio album by Wynton Kelly
Released	1963
Recorded	May 10 and November 14 & 15, 1963
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:27
Label	Verve
Producer	Creed Taylor
Wynton Kelly chronology
Someday My Prince Will Come (1961) Comin' in the Back Door (1963) It's All Right! (1964)

Comin' in the Back Door is an album by American jazz pianist Wynton Kelly released on the Verve label featuring performances by Kelly with Paul Chambers and Jimmy Cobb with guitarist Kenny Burrell and an orchestra recorded in 1963.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

1. "If That's the Way You Want It" (Gloria Shayne) - 2:36
2. "Comin' in the Back Door" (Scott Turner) - 2:20
3. "Don't Wait Too Long" (Sunny Skylar) - 2:10
4. "Nocturne" (Claus Ogerman) - 2:40
5. "The Bitter End" (Ogerman) - 2:00
6. "Theme from "Burke's Law" (Herschel Burke Gilbert) - 2:10
7. "Quiet Village" (Les Baxter) - 3:09
8. "Caesar and Cleopatra Theme" (Alex North) - 3:10
9. "Signing Off" (Leonard Feather) - 2:27
10. "Little Tracy" (Wynton Kelly) - 2:39
11. "To Kill a Mockingbird" (Elmer Bernstein) - 2:15

• Recorded in New York City on May 10, 1963 (tracks 7, 8 & 11), November 14, 1963 (tracks 4, 5 & 10) and November 15, 1963 (tracks 1-3, 6 & 9)

Personnel

• Wynton Kelly - piano
• Kenny Burrell - guitar (tracks 1, 3-6 & 8-11)
• Paul Chambers - bass
• Jimmy Cobb - drums
• Claus Ogerman - string arrangement, conductor (tracks 1-3, 6-9 & 11)
• Unknown musicians - cornet, clarinet, tenor saxophone (tracks 2 & 5)
• Unknown musician - vibes (tracks 8, 9 & 11)
• Unknown musician - percussion (tracks 1, 7 & 8)
• Unknown musicians - trumpet, trombone, saxophones, conga, timpany, bell (track 11)
• Bob Simpson, Phil Ramone - engineer
• Val Valentin - director of engineering

References