The Poll Winners

The Poll Winners
The Poll Winners
Studio album by Barney Kessel with Shelly Manne and Ray Brown
Released	1957
Recorded	March 18 & 19, 1957
Studio	Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:35
Label	Contemporary
Producer	Lester Koenig
Barney Kessel chronology

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The Poll Winners is an album by jazz guitarist Barney Kessel with drummer Shelly Manne and bassist Ray Brown that was recorded in 1957 and released by Contemporary Records.^[1] The album was the first of five to be released by the group.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Down Beat	^[2]
Allmusic	^[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[4]

The Allmusic review by Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. states: "The choice of material, the interplay between the three players, and the lead work all meld together beautifully on The Poll Winners, making it a classic guitar album in a small-group setting".^[3]

Track listing

"Jordu" (Duke Jordan) - 3:27
"Satin Doll" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) - 6:30
"It Could Happen to You" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 4:23
"Mean to Me" (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) - 6:28
"Don't Worry 'bout Me" (Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler) - 4:34
"On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington) - 4:02
"You Go to My Head" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 4:22
"Minor Mood" (Barney Kessel) - 3:18
"Nagasaki" (Harry Warren, Mort Dixon) - 3:05

Personnel

References

^ Contemporary Records discography accessed May 21, 2015
^ Down Beat: January 9, 1958 Vol. 25, No. 1
^ ^a ^b Lankford Jr., Ronnie D.. The Poll Winners – 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.

[Contemporary_Records_discography-1] Contemporary Records discography accessed May 21, 2015

[2] Down Beat: January 9, 1958 Vol. 25, No. 1

[Allmusic-3] Lankford Jr., Ronnie D.. The Poll Winners – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 21, 2015.

[Penguin-4] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 821. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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