The Poll Winners • Ride Again!

 

Review by Scott Yanow
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. They recorded several albums together and this CD reissue features the pianoless trio playing a variety of material, some of it a little odd (including "Volare," "Custard Puff," "When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob Bobbin' Along," and "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down"). This is a good outing, particularly for bop guitarist Barney Kessel.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-poll-winners-ride-again%21-mw0000312392

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Reseña de Scott Yanow
El guitarrista Barney Kessel, el bajista Ray Brown y el batería Shelly Manne fueron apodados «los ganadores de las encuestas» cuando arrasaron en las encuestas de Down Beat, Metronome y Playboy durante 1956-1957. Grabaron varios álbumes juntos y esta reedición en CD presenta al trío sin pianola tocando una variedad de material, algunos de ellos un poco extraños (incluyendo «Volare», «Custard Puff», «When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bobbin' Along» y «The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down»). Es una buena salida, sobre todo para el guitarrista de bop Barney Kessel.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-poll-winners-ride-again%21-mw0000312392


 

Tracks:
1 - Bee Deedle Dee Do
Written-By – Barney Kessel

2 - Volare (Nel Blu, Dipinto Di Blu)
Written-By – Domenico Modugno

3 - Spring Is Here
Written By – Rodgers-Hart

4 - The Surrey With The Fringe On Top
Written By – Rodgers-Hammerstein

5 - Custard Puff
Written-By – Ray Brown

6 - When The Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob Bobbin' Along
Written-By – Harry M. Woods*

7 - Foreign Intrigue
Written-By – Kessel*

8 - Angel Eyes
Written By – Dennis-Brent

9 - The Merry Go Round Broke Down
Written By – Franklin-Friend


Credits:
    Bass – Ray Brown
    Drums – Shelly Manne
    Engineer [Sound] – Roy DuNann
    Guitar – Barney Kessel
    Photography By [Cover Photo] – William Claxton

Recorded at Contemporary's Studio in Los Angeles, August 19 and 21, 1958.

Label:    Stereo Records (4) – S7029
Country:    US
Released:    1958
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Cool Jazz
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