title: Poll Winners Three!
text: # Poll Winners Three!
  
  Poll Winners Three! is an album by guitarist Barney Kessel with drummer Shelly Manne and bassist Ray Brown, recorded in 1959 and released on the Contemporary label. The album was the third of five to be released by the group.
  
  ## Reception
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | Allmusic | |
  | The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
  
  The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow called it a "fairly typical but swinging straightahead set".
  
  ## Track listing
  
  * "Soft Winds" (Benny Goodman) - 4:14
  * "Crisis" (Barney Kessel) - 3:49
  * "The Little Rhumba" (Shelly Manne) - 3:41
  * "Easy Living" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 3:20
  * "It's All Right with Me" (Cole Porter) - 3:41
  * "Mack the Knife" (Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht) - 3:53
  * "Rain Check" (Billy Strayhorn) - 3:07
  * "Minor Mystery" (Ray Brown) - 5:50
  * "I'm Afraid the Masquerade Is Over" (Herb Magidson, Allie Wrubel) - 4:34
  * "I Hear Music" (Burton Lane, Frank Loesser) - 2:53
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Barney Kessel - guitar
  * Ray Brown - bass
  * Shelly Manne - drums
  