Phil Kelly recordings, clips and credits
Three big band albums as leader on Origin Records, with audio clips, and the arranging and composing credits behind them.
Ballet of the Bouncing Beagles
Phil Kelly and the NW Prevailing Winds · Origin 82549
- Play Tonic Buds
- Limehouse Blues
- Ballet of the Bouncing Beagles
- Ewe Doo on Bubbas Shoux
- Rainshadow
- Note-o-Riot-ee
- B D Bunz
- Estos Frijoles Causa Me Falta Pasar A Los Vientos
- Grover
- Top Fuel Pete vs. The Trav-ski
The title track was inspired by the nightly romp Phil's beagles stage after dinner. Pete Christlieb and former Thad Jones/Mel Lewis lead alto Jerry Dodgion joined the band at Bear Creek Studio; the session photos are on the news and recording diary.
My Museum
Phil Kelly and the SW Santa Ana Winds · Origin 82468
- Jeannine
- Bluelonius
- Pleading Dim Cap
- Daydream
- My Museum
- Juan Beatov Stomp
- Body & Soul
- It's A Lazy Afternoon
- Zip Code 2005
Recorded in Los Angeles with a band assembled by lead trumpeter Wayne Bergeron, with no time for rehearsal. The title track features Seattle vocalist Greta Matassa with strings.
Convergence Zone
Phil Kelly and the NW Prevailing Winds · Origin 82417 · two Grammy nominations
- Damp Brown Places
- Cuzn Bubba Luvz Ewe
- Subztatoot Shuffle
- Sweet Georgia Upside Down
- Bella Luce
- You And The Night And The Music
- Yada Yada
- O.T.B.S.
- Kathy's Waltz
- The Refrigerator
Phil's first album as a leader, with guests Pete Christlieb, Andy Martin and Gary Smulyan. Many of these scores are also available as published stage band arrangements.
Convergence Zone at Origin Records · Buy Convergence Zone on Amazon
Arranger, drummer and conductor for
Julius LaRosa, Buddy Greco, Oscar Brown Jr., Mel Tormé, John Gary, Germaine Bazzle, Molly Bee, Marilyn McCoo, Jenny Smith, Sylvia Syms, Mike Douglas, John Nitzinger, Jim Rutledge, Bloodrock, Al "TNT" Braggs, Bill Watrous's NY Wildlife Refuge, and Doc Severinsen with the Tonight Show orchestra, among others.
Selected recordings as arranger or composer
| Title | Artist | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 'Tis the Season | Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra | Radio Shack |
| Night Dreams | Doc Severinsen | Mercury |
| Tiger of San Pedro | Bill Watrous | Columbia |
| Manhattan Wildlife Refuge | Bill Watrous | Columbia |
| Bigfoot | Lou Fischer Big Band | Seabreeze |
| Lab 76 | NTSU One O'Clock Lab Band | — |
| Constantly | John Gary | Pye |
| Prairie Portrait | Don Edwards with the Fort Worth Symphony | Shanachie |
| Germaine Bazzle | New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival | Rounder |
| Convergence Zone | Phil Kelly | Origin 82417 |
Arranging credits
- Fort Worth Symphony Pops series since 1975
- Doc Severinsen, for live symphonic appearances with orchestras across the US and Canada
- Dallas Symphony "Dallasound" pops series (1974)
- Dallas, Houston, North Carolina and Vermont symphony pops series, among others
Composition credits
- Wishbone (PBS), ten episodes, 1994
- West of Hester Street, Media Projects for PBS, Gold Award at the Zagreb International Educational Film Festival
- JFK "Sixth Floor" memorial exhibition, Dallas, Texas
- Shadows on the Wall and Papa Was a Preacher, co-composed with Ken Sutherland
Teaching
Guest lecturer and clinician in film scoring and music for commercial media at the University of North Texas, Southern Methodist University and the University of Colorado at Denver, among others, and student big band coach at the Bud Shank Jazz Workshop in Port Townsend, Washington, in July 2002 and 2003. Client and award lists, references and demo reels are available on request.