Exploring the Scene!

Exploring the Scene!
Studio album by
Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne & Ray Brown
Released1960
RecordedAugust 30 & 31 & September 1, 1960
StudiosContemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California
GenreJazz
Length41:09
LabelContemporary C3581/S7581
ProducerLester Koenig
Barney Kessel chronology
Barney Kessel's Swingin' Party
(1960)		 Exploring the Scene!
(1960)		 Workin' Out! with the Barney Kessel Quartet
(1961)

Exploring the Scene! is an album by The Poll Winners, guitarist Barney Kessel with drummer Shelly Manne and bassist Ray Brown, recorded in 1960 and released on the Contemporary label. The album was the fourth of five to be released by the group.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStarStar
DownBeatStarStarStarHalf star

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "it may very well be their strongest program... Worth searching for".

The DownBeat review by Leonard Feather assigned the album 3.5 stars. He said that "all eight tracks are performed with skill and sensitivity. Such is the mutual feeling among the men that this could be called the best one-piece trio in jazz".

Track listing

  1. "Little Susie" (Ray Bryant) - 3:56
  2. "The Duke" (Dave Brubeck) - 4:53
  3. "So What" (Miles Davis) - 5:28
  4. "Misty" (Erroll Garner) - 3:27
  5. "Doodlin'" (Horace Silver) - 3:32
  6. "The Golden Striker" (John Lewis) - 3:22
  7. "Li'l Darlin'" (Neal Hefti) - 5:28
  8. "The Blessing" (Ornette Coleman) - 4:48
  9. "This Here" (Bobby Timmons) - 6:35

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Contemporary Records discography accessed May 21, 2015
  2. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. The Poll Winners: Exploring the Scene! – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Feather, Leonard (February 16, 1961). "Exploring the Scene". DownBeat. 28 (4): 32.