Format Details: CD Jewel Case
Release Date: 12 January 2018
Label: Alligator Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 014551497929
Description
Recorded in Nashville and produced by Ellis and keyboardist Kevin McKendree, the ten brilliantly performed, fervently sung tracks on Winning Hand include nine originals, ranging from blistering blues to heart-pounding rock to soulful ballads. As his only cover song, Ellis pays tribute to his greatest guitar-playing and songwriting influences with a Freddie King-inspired version of rock legend Leon Russell's Dixie Lullaby. "Guitar, guitar, guitar is what this album is all about," says Ellis, who recorded primarily with his 1959 Fender Stratocaster, his 1967 Gibson ES 345 and his 1973 Les Paul Deluxe. Guitar World says, "Ellis' playing sparkles with depth and subtlety. Whether playing deep, slow blues or uptempo rockers, Ellis rides a gorgeously fat, pure tone."
"Feral blues guitar...non-stop gigging has sharpened his six-string to a razor's edge...his eloquence dazzles...he achieves pyrotechnics that rival early Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton." - Rolling Stone
"Ellis unleashes a torrent of dazzling musicianship pitched between the exhilarating volatility of rock and roll and the passion of urban blues." - Los Angeles Times.
Tracklisting
Various Artists
Charlie Musselwhite
Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
Shemekia Copeland
Coco Montoya
Christone Kingfish Ingram
Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite
Various Artists
Tinsley Ellis
Tinsley Ellis
Tinsley Ellis
Tinsley Ellis
Tinsley Ellis
Tinsley Ellis
