Recorded at Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, CA; August 30, 31, and September 1, 1960. Bass – Ray Brown Design – Guidi Drums – Shelly Manne Engineer – Roy DuNann Guitar – Barney Kessel Photography By – William Claxton Producer, Liner Notes – Lester Koenig For one of their better outings, the Poll Winners (guitarist Barney Kessel, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer Shelly Manne) perform nine fairly recent jazz standards. It is ironic that this is their only release not yet reissued on CD, since it may very well be their strongest program. The trio performs creative versions of such songs as "Little Susie," "So What," "Doodlin'," "This Here," and Ornette Coleman's "The Blessing." Worth searching for. - Scott Yanow User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.