The story
Kenneth Vincent John Wheeler, OC was a Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player, based in the U.K. from the 1950s onwards.
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Records
- Vital Spark (Music of Kenny Wheeler)
Vital Spark (Music of Kenny Wheeler)20 Feb 2026Vinyl - On the Way to Two
On the Way to Two16 Oct 2015Vinyl - La geometria dell'abisso
La geometria dell'abisso13 Oct 2015Vinyl - Songs for Quintet
Songs for Quintet16 Jan 2015Vinyl
- Six for Six
Six for Six10 Sep 2013Vinyl - Mirrors
Mirrors25 Feb 2013Vinyl - Swiss Radio Days Jazz Series Vol. 28
Swiss Radio Days Jazz Series Vol. 2817 Jun 2012Vinyl - The Long Waiting
The Long Waiting24 Jan 2012Vinyl - One of Many
One of Many4 Feb 2011Vinyl - Nineteen Plus One
Nineteen Plus One6 Jul 2009Vinyl
- Long Shadows (with NDR Pops Orchestra)
Long Shadows (with NDR Pops Orchestra)31 Dec 2007Vinyl - It Takes Two!
It Takes Two!8 May 2006Vinyl - Other People
Other People22 Jan 2005Vinyl - What Now?
What Now?2005Vinyl - Where Do We Go From Here?
Where Do We Go From Here?8 Jun 2004Vinyl - Brand New
Brand New2004Vinyl - Island
Island12 Aug 2003Vinyl
- Dream Sequence
Dream Sequence2003Vinyl
- Overnight
Overnight3 May 2002Vinyl
- Ordesa
Ordesa2002Vinyl
- Reinventing The World
Reinventing The World2002Vinyl - Moon
Moon17 Jul 2001Vinyl
- That's for Sure
That's for Sure2001Vinyl - Sometime Suite
Sometime Suite2001Vinyl
- One More Time
One More TimeJun 2000Vinyl
- Gorizia
Gorizia2000Vinyl
- A Long Time Ago
A Long Time Ago7 Jun 1999Vinyl - Still Waters
Still Waters1999Vinyl - Jeff Johnston Quartet with Kenny Wheeler
Jeff Johnston Quartet with Kenny Wheeler24 Mar 1998Vinyl
- A Child's Blessing
A Child's Blessing1998Vinyl
- Summerflood
Summerflood1998Vinyl
- All the More
All the More31 Dec 1997Vinyl - Angel Song
Angel Song11 Feb 1997Vinyl - Siren's Song
Siren's Song1997Vinyl
- Touché
Touché28 Sep 1996Vinyl - Freigeweht
Freigeweht15 Apr 1996Vinyl - Ten Tributes
Ten Tributes1995Vinyl
- Tales
Tales1993Vinyl - Kayak
Kayak1992Vinyl
- Greenhouse Fables
Greenhouse Fables1992Vinyl
- Kenny Wheeler - Peter O'Mara - Wayne Darling - Bill Elgart
Kenny Wheeler - Peter O'Mara - Wayne Darling - Bill Elgart1991Vinyl
- Music for Large & Small Ensembles
Music for Large & Small EnsemblesOct 1990Vinyl - El Jammo: Kindred Spirits with Strings and Voices (feat....
El Jammo: Kindred Spirits with Strings and Voices (feat. Ric Halstead, Dave Packer, Eugene Pao & Rudi Balbuena)1 May 1989Vinyl - Land
Land1989Vinyl
- Chautemps
Chautemps1988Vinyl
- Welcome
Welcome1987Vinyl - Gigolo
Gigolo1986Vinyl
- Double, Double You
Double, Double You1984Vinyl - Around 6
Around 630 Jun 1980Vinyl - Seven Steps to Evans
Seven Steps to Evans1980Vinyl
- Horns
Horns20 Jul 1979Vinyl
- Deer Wan
Deer Wan1978Vinyl - The Cheque Is in the Mail
The Cheque Is in the Mail1977Vinyl
- Azimuth
Azimuth1977Vinyl
- Gnu High
Gnu High1976Vinyl - Song for Someone
Song for Someone1973Vinyl
- Windmill Tilter: The Story of Don Quixote
Windmill Tilter: The Story of Don Quixote1 Mar 1969Vinyl
- Jazz Standards Live · 2024 · live
- Live '71: The Kenny Wheeler Big Band & Friends · 2023 · EP · live
- Under Milk Wood in Hamburg · 2022 · live
- The Banff Sessions: A Tribute to Kenny Wheeler · 2015 · live
- The Complete Remastered Recordings On Black Saint & Soul Note · 2015 · compilation
- Live at the Vortex, London · 2011 · live
- Free Zone Appleby 2005 · 2006 · live
- Free Zone Appleby 2003 · 2004 · live
- Live at Birdland Neuburg · 2000 · live
- Live at the Montreal Bistro · 1997 · compilation
- Live at Roccella Jonica · 1985 · live
- Quartet: At Moers Festival · 1976 · live
- Kpm 1000 Series: Underscore - Volume 2 · 1970 · compilation
Records from MusicBrainz, completed with the release lists of Deezer. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive and the same lists.
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Bands and projects
The bands Kenny Wheeler played in, each with its own records. From MusicBrainz and Discogs.
Also plays on
Records by other artists with Kenny Wheeler in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.
In playlists
Playlists with Kenny Wheeler in them: Sonic Architects selections and Pause & Record tapes from linr listeners, Deezer’s editors and curators, radio shows on Mixcloud and ListenBrainz playlists. Every tile opens on linr first, with the original one link away.
If you like Kenny Wheeler
- Charles Lloyd3 sources agree
- Enrico Rava3 sources agree
- John Abercrombie2 sources agree
- Paul Motian2 sources agree
- Eberhard Weber2 sources agree
- John Surman2 sources agree
- Terje Rypdal2 sources agree
- Ralph Towner2 sources agree
- Jack DeJohnette2 sources agree
- Kenny Garrett2 sources agree
- Paul Bley2 sources agree
- Gary Burton2 sources agree
Where the listeners of ListenBrainz, Last.fm and Deezer agree, with the circle of Kenny Wheeler’s own bands. A source that names other people with the same name is left out.
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