Satin Doll (The Poll Winners)

Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne & Ray Brown · 1957 · Trio with Shelly Manne and Ray Brown, recorded March 18-19, 1957 (Contemporary).

Context

Standard by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn (lyrics by Johnny Mercer), "Satin Doll" is the second track of The Poll Winners, the first record by the Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne and Ray Brown trio, recorded on March 18 and 19, 1957, at the Contemporary Records studio in Los Angeles, produced by Lester Koenig. The version runs over six minutes; critics noted the interplay among the three musicians.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to West Coast, Swing, big bands. Among the origins and influences of West Coast: Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's), Cool (Birth of the Cool), Bossa nova, jazz samba.

By the same artist

• Minor Mood (1957)

Sources

• EN: The Poll Winners

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