Poll Winners Three!
| Poll Winners Three! | ||||
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| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | November 2, 1959 | |||
| Studios | Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:33 | |||
| Label | Contemporary C3576/S7576 | |||
| Producer | Lester Koenig | |||
| Barney Kessel chronology | ||||
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Poll Winners Three! is an album by guitarist Barney Kessel with drummer Shelly Manne and bassist Ray Brown, recorded in 1959 and released on the Contemporary label.[1] The album was the third of five to be released by the group.
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow called it a "fairly typical but swinging straightahead set".[2]
Track listing
[edit]- "Soft Winds" (Benny Goodman) - 4:14
- "Crisis" (Barney Kessel) - 3:49
- "The Little Rhumba" (Shelly Manne) - 3:41
- "Easy Living" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 3:20
- "It's All Right with Me" (Cole Porter) - 3:41
- "Mack the Knife" (Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht) - 3:53
- "Rain Check" (Billy Strayhorn) - 3:07
- "Minor Mystery" (Ray Brown) - 5:50
- "I'm Afraid the Masquerade Is Over" (Herb Magidson, Allie Wrubel) - 4:34
- "I Hear Music" (Burton Lane, Frank Loesser) - 2:53
Personnel
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Contemporary Records discography accessed May 21, 2015
- 1 2 Yanow, Scott. The Poll Winners Ride Again! – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
- ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 821. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
