Poll Winners Three! Explained

Poll Winners Three!
Type:	Album
Artist:	Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne & Ray Brown
Cover:	Poll Winners Three!.jpg
Released:	1960
Recorded:	November 2, 1959
Studio:	Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	38:33
Label:	Contemporary C3576/S7576
Producer:	Lester Koenig
Chronology:	Barney Kessel
Prev Title:	Some Like It Hot
Prev Year:	1959
Next Title:	Barney Kessel's Swingin' Party
Next Year:	1960

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

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow called it a "fairly typical but swinging straightahead set".

Track listing

1. "Soft Winds" (Benny Goodman) - 4:14
2. "Crisis" (Barney Kessel) - 3:49
3. "The Little Rhumba" (Shelly Manne) - 3:41
4. "Easy Living" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 3:20
5. "It's All Right with Me" (Cole Porter) - 3:41
6. "Mack the Knife" (Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht) - 3:53
7. "Rain Check" (Billy Strayhorn) - 3:07
8. "Minor Mystery" (Ray Brown) - 5:50
9. "I'm Afraid the Masquerade Is Over" (Herb Magidson, Allie Wrubel) - 4:34
10. "I Hear Music" (Burton Lane, Frank Loesser) - 2:53

Personnel

• Barney Kessel - guitar
• Ray Brown - bass
• Shelly Manne - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/contemporary-records/catalog-3500-7500-series/#m-3576 Contemporary Records discography