# The Poll Winners Ride Again!

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1958 studio album by Barney Kessel with Shelly Manne and Ray Brown

The Poll Winners Ride Again! Studio album by Barney Kessel with Shelly Manne and Ray Brown Released 1958 Recorded August 19 & 21, 1958 Studio Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California Genre Jazz Length 38:20 Label Contemporary C3556/S7556 Producer Lester Koenig Barney Kessel chronology Let's Cook! (1957) The Poll Winners Ride Again! (1958) Carmen (1958)

***The Poll Winners Ride Again!*** is an album by guitarist [Barney Kessel](/source/Barney_Kessel) with drummer [Shelly Manne](/source/Shelly_Manne) and bassist [Ray Brown](/source/Ray_Brown_(musician)), recorded in 1958 and released on the [Contemporary](/source/Contemporary_Records) label.[1] The album was the second of five to be released by the group.

## Reception

Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [3]

The [Allmusic](/source/Allmusic) review by Scott Yanow states: "This is a good outing, particularly for bop guitarist Barney Kessel".[2]

## Track listing

1. "Be Deedle Dee Do" (Barney Kessel) - 5:32

1. "[Volare](/source/Volare_(song))" ([Franco Migliacci](/source/Franco_Migliacci), Domenico Modugno) - 4:20

1. "[Spring Is Here](/source/Spring_Is_Here)" ([Richard Rodgers](/source/Richard_Rodgers), [Lorenz Hart](/source/Lorenz_Hart)) - 4:07

1. "[The Surrey with the Fringe on Top](/source/The_Surrey_with_the_Fringe_on_Top)" (Rogers, [Oscar Hammerstein II](/source/Oscar_Hammerstein_II)) - 5:27

1. "Custard Puff" (Ray Brown) - 4:25

1. "[When the Red, Red Robin (Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along)](/source/When_the_Red%2C_Red_Robin_(Comes_Bob%2C_Bob%2C_Bobbin'_Along))" ([Harry M. Woods](/source/Harry_M._Woods)) - 4:15

1. "Foreign Intrigue" (Kessel) - 3:22

1. "[Angel Eyes](/source/Angel_Eyes_(1946_song))" ([Matt Dennis](/source/Matt_Dennis), Earl Brent) - 4:40

1. "[The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down](/source/The_Merry-Go-Round_Broke_Down)" ([Dave Franklin](/source/Dave_Franklin), [Cliff Friend](/source/Cliff_Friend)) - 2:12

## 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-3556) accessed May 21, 2015

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Allmusic_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Allmusic_2-1) Yanow, Scott. [*The Poll Winners Ride Again!* – Review](https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000312392) at [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic_(identifier)). Retrieved May 21, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Penguin_3-0)** [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).

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