Apr 2018 Tinsley Ellis “Winning Hand”
Artista / Grupo: Tinsley Ellis
Álbum: Winning Hand
Discográfica: Alligator / Discmedi
Año publicación: 2017
Fecha crítica: 4/2018
Valoración: GREAT
Since his debut with Alligator records thirty years ago, guitar player, singer and composer Tinsley Ellis has become a valuable guitar icon He is deeply admired by a huge number of blues guitar fans, thanks to his rough power sound as well as his particular guitar phrasing Now he comes back to scene frontline with a powerful work, full of melodic riffs, intense solos and a colourful warm sound that will satisfy his legion of followers who were eager to listen to a new recording The album was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee, produced by Ellis in collaboration with keyboardist Kevin McKendree and gathers ten amazing songs, where the guitar takes a prominent place Tinsley plays with some of the most precious guitars of his guitar collection, like the 1959 Fender Stratocaster, the 1967 Gibson ES 345, the 1973 Gibson Les Paul DeLuxe or the 1996 Fender Telecaster For the recording Tinsley Ellis has been surrounded by Kevin McKendree on organ, piano and baritone sax in a cut, Steve Mackey on bass and Lynn Williams on drums and percussion This is a compact robust fast-paced album that lets us savour all the flavour and the passionate feeling of this exceptional musician called Tinsley Ellis