The Poll Winners with Ray Brown and Shelly Manne

1. Jordu

2. Satin Doll

3. It Could Happen to You

4. Mean to Me

5. Don't Worry 'Bout Me

6. On Green Dolphin Street

7. You Go to My Head

8. Minor Mood

9. Nagasaki

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Average customer rating: A winner album The Three-Peat is a Bit of a Repeat The best of the best Don't dare to miss it!!!

Poll Winners Three! Barney Kessel with Shelly Manne and Ray Brown Manufacturer: Ojc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Cool Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Poll Winners Ride Again The Poll Winners Poll Winners: Exploring the Scene Easy Like, Vol. 1 Kessel Plays Standards ASIN: B000000YWI Release Date: 1992-02-17

Tracks:

1. Soft Winds
2. Crisis
3. The Little Rhumba
4. Easy Living
5. It's All Right With Me
6. Mack The Knife
7. Raincheck
8. Minor Mystery
9. I'm Afaid The Masquerade Is Over
10. I Hear Music

Customer Reviews:

A winner album.......2004-08-03

I heard that Barney Kessel passed away last may. This is the right occasion to tribute his talent rewieving this album. 1959 was running when this album was released. Just two years were passed since the Jazz zenith, 1957, but the freshness was still there. At least in the hands of these three poll winners, Barney, Ray and Shelly for sure. What separate this guitar /doublebass/ drums trio from trios of the same category are two things. Fantasy and fun. Fantasy because these three giants approach every tune with a different mind, contributing with fresh harmonic, melodic and moreover rythmical ideas, so the tune still if it is a well known standard finds new life. Few guitar based trios have the ability to sound fresh and inventive. The guitar has some idiosyncrasis which make it difficult for the guitarist to be interesting as a band leader. Only few did it successfully, Montgomery, Kessel,.. very, very few. The second is fun. Jazz surely should be deep musically but it should be funny too. These guys never forget this rule. They create interest, they are always ironic, and more than anything else they don't ever forget to swing hard. A special mention should be done to Barney because he has in the trio format, the greatest weight to carry. I don't want to steal you the surprise of hearing for yourself what were able to create these guys, talking about the tunes contained here. It will be enough to say that these guys were winners, and rightly so.

The Three-Peat is a Bit of a Repeat.......2004-02-01

As the reviews below are not very helpful, I will try to contribute one that is. As I have indicated in my reviews of the first two Poll Winners CDs, Guitarist Barney Kessel, bassist Ray Brown and drummer Shelly Manne were the people's choice on their instruments in the late 1950s. Since they had recorded together in the past (with a variety of frontmen), it was only natural that they try to reap the financial rewards of their popularity by forming the Poll Winners Trio. Their third album, "Poll Winners Three!" recorded on November 2, 1959, is perfectly good but the formula of running through the standards of the day is getting a bit repetitive. The album's three originals, "Crisis," "The Little Rhumba," and "Minor Mystery" contributed by Kessel, Manne and Brown respectively, offer some differentiation, and the performances of "Soft Winds" and "Easy Living" are excellent, but the true spirit of these trio collaborations are best captured on the first two albums. "Three!" and "Exploring the Scene" are certainly less about cashing in than their 1975 reunion album "The Straight Ahead," but for my money I would start at "poll" position.

The best of the best.......2001-11-12

All of the pollwinners recordings are great, but this one really stands out. The tunes and the playing is so hip. Ray, Manne, and Kessel where really at their best.

Don't dare to miss it!!!.......2001-05-31

5 stars? 50 stars!! From the first note of the smooth "Soft winds" right to the end of the end of the grooving "I hear Music" you won't be able stop listening. What an album...

Average customer rating: Poll winners means perfection The Winners Repeat as Champions

The Poll Winners Ride Again Barney Kessel with Shelly Manne and Ray Brown Manufacturer: Ojc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Cool Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Poll Winners Three! The Poll Winners Poll Winners: Exploring the Scene Easy Like, Vol. 1 Barney Kessel, Vol. 3: To Swing or Not to Swing ASIN: B000000YSE Release Date: 1991-07-01

Tracks:

1. Be Deedle Dee Do
2. Volare (Nel Blu, Dipinto Di Blu)
3. Spring Is Here
4. The Surrey with the Fringe on Top
5. Custard Puff
6. When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along
7. Foreign Intrigue
8. Angel Eyes
9. The Merry Go Round Broke Down

Customer Reviews:

Poll winners means perfection.......2004-08-04

These three guys were not lucky poll winners. They were winners because they were rightly the best in their instrument category but not only this. They taken together were a fantastic unit, with great musical ideas in the trio context. And they proved once more their abilities here, on this second album of the saga. I mean, these great can transform "volare" the italian popular little melody (that I'm sure noone would listen again) into an interesting and catching swinging little portrait. But for more serious efforts you simply have to listen to the masterful rendition of "The spring is here". A master in guitar trio playing. Wonderfully balanced. The opener "Be deedle dee do" is a blues instead, taken at medium tempo. Barney, a musician strongly rooted in blues, wrote the theme for this blues. "Angel eyes" has a splendid, touching intro by Barney's guitar.

The fact is that these guys really know how to play, in every sense. I'm not talking only about technical chops, they listen to each other, they know the meaning of the word "dynamic", they invent musical devices, interesting rhiytmical, melodical and harmonical situations, different in every tune. They have personality and they have chops and a personal recognizable sound. They deeply understand the tune's essence and arrange the parts to take the best out of the tune and out of the trio setting. Nothing here is out of place. Everything sounds perfect, everything is in place. Everything sound right, every note says something, every musical decision is right.
How do you spell perfection? Let's do it together c'mon, repeat with me P, O, L, L, - W, I, N, N, E, R, S. Ok.

The Winners Repeat as Champions.......2004-02-01

As I stated in my review of the self-titled "Poll Winners" debut, Guitarist Barney Kessel, bassist Ray Brown and drummer Shelly Manne were the people's choice on their instruments in the late 1950s. Since they had recorded together in the past (with a variety of frontmen), it was only natural that they try to reap the financial rewards of their popularity by forming the Poll Winners Trio. Their second album, "The Poll Winners Ride Again!," picks up where the first album left off -- a perfect blend of jazz ear-candy and passionate, professional playing. With the exception of Kessel's two original compositions, "Be Deedle Dee Do" and " Foreign Intrigue," this August 1958 session is an all standard affair, and they are all rendered beautifully, particularly the latin anthem "Volare" and "Surrey with the Fringe on Top." Simply put, the Poll Winners easily repeat as champions on "Ride Again!"

Average customer rating:

The Poll Winners Ride Again Barney Kessel with Shelly Manne and Ray Brown Manufacturer: Contemporary ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Cool Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000FIHC3U Release Date: 2006-07-03

Tracks:

1. Be Deedle Dee Do
2. Volare
3. Spring Is Here
4. Surrey with the Fringe on Top
5. Custard Puff
6. When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along
7. Foreign Intrigue
8. Angel Eyes
9. Merry-Go-Round Broke Down

Album Details

Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork.

Average customer rating:

Poll Winners Three! Barney Kessel with Shelly Manne and Ray Brown Manufacturer: Jvc Victor ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Cool Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000FIHC44 Release Date: 2006-07-03

Tracks:

1. Soft Winds
2. Crisis
3. Little Rhumba
4. Easy Living
5. It's All Right With Me
6. Mack the Knife
7. Rain Check
8. Minor Mystery
9. (I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over
10. I Hear Music

Album Details

Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork.

Average customer rating: You shall fall in love Tonemandan's thoughts

Poll Winners (Extended Resolution) Barney Kessel with Shelly Manne and Ray Brown Manufacturer: Jvc / Xrcd ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Cool Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Cool Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000040OHF Release Date: 1997-03-25

Tracks:

1. Jordu
2. Satin Doll
3. It Could Happen To You
4. Minor Mood
5. Nagasaki
6. On Green Dolphin Street
7. Don't Worry `Bout Me
8. You Go To My Head
9. Mean To Me

Amazon.com

The Poll Winners trio was based on guitarist Barney Kessel, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer Shelly Manne, who each managed to place first on his instrument in the 1956 Down Beat, Metronome, and Playboy readers' polls, a remarkable feat given the range from hardcore jazz fans to casual generalists who read the magazines. Kessel and Brown had worked together as two-thirds of the Oscar Peterson trio, and they had all played together on numerous recording sessions, but the open sound of the guitar-led trio was a special opportunity for Brown and Manne to share the foreground. Kessel was an outstanding soloist, capable of almost trumpetlike phrases delivered with rhythmic bite and flexibility--unusual in guitarists of the era. His clear, boppish lines intertwine neatly with Brown's loping pulse and Manne's lightly swinging drums, while Brown's solos are almost as dexterous as the guitarist's. It's low-key, melodic music, equally suited for casual and close listening. Stuart Broomer

Customer Reviews:

You shall fall in love.......2001-07-08

Kessel Manne and Brown play for their fun - how can you not fall in love with this music? This alboum is a master piece.

Tonemandan's thoughts.......2000-11-24

Simply put this is one of the great guitar albums of all time. The first in a series of successful "poll winners" albums by this group, this stands out as the best one. Barney Kessell was one of the first jazz guitarists to record jazz guitar in a trio format like this. His swinging, boppish lines are hornlike, and yet intespersed with chordal interjections which suggest an entire big band. Ray Brown plays with rock solid time, inventive solos, and massive tone. Shelly Manne provides not only a swinging rhythmic foundation for the group but is a wellspring of musical ideas. This should be required listening for any aspiring musician. I was just that in 1975 when I first heard this album and it moved me to take up playing jazz guitar! I am still listening to this album today and it sounds just as fresh as the first time. Highly recommended.

Average customer rating:

Poll Winners Three! Barney Kessel with Shelly Manne and Ray Brown Manufacturer: Jvc Japan ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Cool Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005J4CG Release Date: 2001-07-17

Tracks:

1. Soft Winds
2. Crisis
3. Little Rhumba
4. Easy Living
5. It's All Right With Me
6. Mack the Knife
7. Rain Check
8. Minor Mystery
9. (I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over
10. I Hear Music

Album Description

Japanese remastered reissue of 1960 album. Packaged in a limited edition miniature LP sleeve.

Album Details

Japanese version featuring a limited LP style slipcase. 20bit digital K2 mastering.

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