{"product_id":"pre-order-barney-kessel-ray-brown-and-shelly-manne-the-poll-winners-lp","title":"Barney Kessel, Ray Brown, and Shelly Manne - The Poll Winners - Contemporary LP","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFeaturing all-analog mastering by Bernie Grundman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePressed at Quality Record Pressings\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStoughton Printing gatefold old-style tip-on jackets\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eContinuing Craft Recordings' 70th Anniversary celebration of Contemporary Records!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCraft Recordings and Acoustic Sounds are proud to announce the Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds series, which begins with six album releases from the Contemporary Records catalog, celebrating 70 years of the legendary jazz label. The releases are supervised by Chad Kassem, CEO of Acoustic Sounds, the world's largest source for audiophile recordings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEach title, originally engineered by Roy DuNann and\/or Howard Holzer, features all-analog mastering from the original tapes by legendary engineer Bernie Grundman (himself a former employee of the label), as well as unsurpassed audiophile pressing on 180-gram vinyl at Quality Record Pressings, presented in a Stoughton Printing old-style tip-on jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe series highlights gems from Contemporary's extraordinary catalog and features artists who both defined and expanded the sound of West Coast jazz.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1957's \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Poll Winners\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e was the first of five all-star trio sessions featuring the dazzling interplay of guitarist Barney Kessel, drummer Shelly Manne and bassist Ray Brown. For \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Poll Winners\u003c\/em\u003e, Kessel, Manne, and Brown did not record together simply because they all happened to have won first place on their respective instruments in the \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDown Beat\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMetronome\u003c\/em\u003e polls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTheir collaboration was due to mutual respect, and their sensitivity to one another's musical requirements. Here, in a set composed mainly of pop and jazz standards, they represent the ultimate in their fields, constituting a rhythm section that also provides brilliant solo interludes by all three members. Collectively, Kessel, Manne, and Brown won dozens of polls over the years; this record eloquently tells you why.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UMG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54460739813705,"sku":"888072240919","price":3.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/echoarchiv.com\/products\/pre-order-barney-kessel-ray-brown-and-shelly-manne-the-poll-winners-lp","provider":"Echo Archive Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}