# The Poll Winners

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1957 studio album by Barney Kessel with Shelly Manne and Ray Brown

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 Music to Listen to Barney Kessel By (1956) The Poll Winners (1957) Let's Cook! (1957)

***The Poll Winners*** is an album by jazz guitarist [Barney Kessel](/source/Barney_Kessel) with drummer [Shelly Manne](/source/Shelly_Manne) and bassist [Ray Brown](/source/Ray_Brown_(musician)) that was recorded in 1957 and released by [Contemporary Records](/source/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](/source/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

1. "[Jordu](/source/Jordu)" ([Duke Jordan](/source/Duke_Jordan)) - 3:27

1. "[Satin Doll](/source/Satin_Doll)" ([Duke Ellington](/source/Duke_Ellington), [Billy Strayhorn](/source/Billy_Strayhorn), [Johnny Mercer](/source/Johnny_Mercer)) - 6:30

1. "[It Could Happen to You](/source/It_Could_Happen_to_You_(song))" ([Jimmy Van Heusen](/source/Jimmy_Van_Heusen), [Johnny Burke](/source/Johnny_Burke_(lyricist))) - 4:23

1. "[Mean to Me](/source/Mean_to_Me_(1929_song))" ([Fred E. Ahlert](/source/Fred_E._Ahlert), [Roy Turk](/source/Roy_Turk)) - 6:28

1. "[Don't Worry 'bout Me](/source/Don't_Worry_'bout_Me)" ([Rube Bloom](/source/Rube_Bloom), [Ted Koehler](/source/Ted_Koehler)) - 4:34

1. "[On Green Dolphin Street](/source/On_Green_Dolphin_Street_(song))" ([Bronisław Kaper](/source/Bronis%C5%82aw_Kaper), [Ned Washington](/source/Ned_Washington)) - 4:02

1. "[You Go to My Head](/source/You_Go_to_My_Head)" ([J. Fred Coots](/source/J._Fred_Coots), [Haven Gillespie](/source/Haven_Gillespie)) - 4:22

1. "Minor Mood" (Barney Kessel) - 3:18

1. "[Nagasaki](/source/Nagasaki_(song))" ([Harry Warren](/source/Harry_Warren), [Mort Dixon](/source/Mort_Dixon)) - 3:05

## Personnel

- [Barney Kessel](/source/Barney_Kessel) - [guitar](/source/Guitar)

- [Ray Brown](/source/Ray_Brown_(musician)) - [bass](/source/Double_bass)

- [Shelly Manne](/source/Shelly_Manne) - [drums](/source/Drum_kit)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Contemporary_Records_discography_1-0)** [Contemporary Records discography](http://www.jazzdisco.org/contemporary-records/catalog-3500-7500-series/#c-3535) accessed May 21, 2015

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Down Beat](/source/Down_Beat): January 9, 1958 Vol. 25, No. 1

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Allmusic_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Allmusic_3-1) Lankford Jr., Ronnie D.. [*The Poll Winners* – Review](https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000649597) at [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic_(identifier)). Retrieved May 21, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Penguin_4-0)** [Cook, Richard](/source/Richard_Cook_(journalist)); [Morton, Brian](/source/Brian_Morton_(Scottish_writer)) (2008). *[The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings](/source/The_Penguin_Guide_to_Jazz)* (9th ed.). [Penguin](/source/Penguin_Books). p. 821. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-141-03401-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-141-03401-0).

v t e Barney Kessel Studio albums Easy Like Kessel Plays Standards To Swing or Not to Swing Music to Listen to Barney Kessel By The Poll Winners Let's Cook! The Poll Winners Ride Again! Carmen Some Like It Hot Poll Winners Three! Barney Kessel's Swingin' Party Exploring the Scene! Workin' Out! with the Barney Kessel Quartet Bossa Nova Plus Big Band Feeling Free With Billie Holiday Billie Holiday Sings Billie Holiday Billie Holiday Billie Holiday at JATP Music for Torching Velvet Mood Lady Sings the Blues Body and Soul Songs for Distingué Lovers All or Nothing at All Signature guitar Gibson Barney Kessel

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