Poll Winners Three!

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Poll Winners Three!
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Studio album by
Released1960
RecordedNovember 2, 1959
StudioContemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California
GenreJazz
Length38:33
LabelContemporary C3576/S7576
ProducerLester Koenig
Barney Kessel chronology
Some Like It Hot
(1959)
Poll Winners Three!
(1960)
Barney Kessel's Swingin' Party
(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

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStarStar[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz RecordingsStarStarStarHalf star[3]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow called it a "fairly typical but swinging straightahead set".[2]

Track listing

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  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

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References

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  1. ^ Contemporary Records discography accessed May 21, 2015
  2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. The Poll Winners Ride Again! – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
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