The Poll Winners Ride Again!

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

The Poll Winners Ride Again!
Studio album by
Released1958
RecordedAugust 19 & 21, 1958
StudioContemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California
GenreJazz
Length38:20
LabelContemporary C3556/S7556
ProducerLester Koenig
Barney Kessel chronology
Let's Cook!
(1957)
The Poll Winners Ride Again!
(1958)
Carmen
(1958)

Reception

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

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

Track listing

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  1. "Be Deedle Dee Do" (Barney Kessel) - 5:32
  2. "Volare" (Franco Migliacci, Domenico Modugno) - 4:20
  3. "Spring Is Here" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 4:07
  4. "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" (Rogers, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 5:27
  5. "Custard Puff" (Ray Brown) - 4:25
  6. "When the Red, Red Robin (Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along)" (Harry M. Woods) - 4:15
  7. "Foreign Intrigue" (Kessel) - 3:22
  8. "Angel Eyes" (Matt Dennis, Earl Brent) - 4:40
  9. "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" (Dave Franklin, Cliff Friend) - 2:12

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Contemporary Records discography accessed May 21, 2015
  2. ^ a b 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.