"Guitarist Barney Kessel, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer Shelly Manne were dubbed "the Poll Winners" when they swept the Down Beat, Metronome, and Playboy polls during 1956-1957. 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." This quality leads to sensitive interpretations of melody-filled standards like "On Green Dolphin Street" and "It Could Happen to You." As is traditional in small settings, both Manne and Brown are also given a piece of the action, usually near the end of a tune. His expressive style has more in common with bluesy players like Kenny Burrell than cool ones like Tal Farlow. While each player is always fully engaged in this small setting, Kessel's guitar supplies the lead voice. After kicking off with a fine take on Duke Jordan's "Jordu," the group delivers an emotionally warm, six-minute version of "Satin Doll," one the album's highlights. Here, on their first outing, they interpret nine pieces for 40 lovely minutes of modern jazz. Besides, guitarist Barney Kessel, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer Shelly Manne really did win polls in Down Beat, Playboy, and Metronome in 1956, and this is precisely what brought the players together. "If the picture of three grown men hanging onto giant, colored swirl sticks looks a bit odd, or if the title The Poll Winners seems a bit conceited, the music, nonetheless - recorded in 1957 - still sounds great. Recorded in Los Angeles, August 19 & 21, 1958.īarney Kessel (g), Ray Brown (b) and Shelly Manne (d). Tracks #10-18 from "The Poll Winners Ride Again" (Contemporary C 3556). Recorded in Los Angeles, March 18-19, 1957. Tracks #1-9 from "The Poll Winners" (Contemporary C 3535). WHEN THE RED, RED ROBIN COMES BOB, BOB BOBBIN' ALONG (4:18) THE SURREY WITH THE FRINGE ON TOP (5:30)ġ5.
VOLARE (NEL BLU, DIPINTO DI BLU) (4:23)ġ3.
IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU BARNEY KESSEL TAB FULL
See full details in the 16-page comprehensive booklet.ġ1.
This formation began as the result of all three musicians sweeping the Metronome, Down Beat and Playboy polls, but quickly proved to be a greatly effective and popular unit. Both LPs were given top ratings when originally reviewed in Down Beat. These albums included here marked the first two out of five LPs made by the Trio. Presenting the first two Contemporary albums recorded by the Kessel-Brown-Manne Trio in its entirety: The Poll Winners and The Poll Winners Ride Again.
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