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Poll Winners Three!
Studio album by Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne & Ray Brown
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
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. The album was the third of five to be released by the group.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

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

References

1. Contemporary Records discography accessed May 21, 2015
2. ^ Yanow, Scott. The Poll Winners Ride Again! – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 821. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

• Contemporary Records albums
• Barney Kessel albums
• 1960 albums