Track Listing 1. Darktown Poker Club - Phil Harris & His Orchestra 2. Ramblin' Gamblin' Willie - Bob Dylan 3. Turn the Cards Slowly - Patsy Cline 4. Five Card Stud - Lorne Greene 5. Don't Turn the Card - Memphis Minnie 6. Politics and Poker - Howard Da Silva 7. Ace in the Hole - Anita O'Day 8. Little Queen of Spades - Robert Johnson 9. Etienne Gonna Die - Saint Etienne 10. Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold - Townes Van Zandt 11. Poker Playing Baby - Harry Willis 12. Gambler's Guitar - Merle Travis 13. Darktown Poker Club - Bert Williams 14. Dolan's Poker Party - Frank Crumit 15. Poker Woman Blues - Blind Blake 16. Wild Card - Tex Williams 17. Ace of Spades - O.V. Wright 18. Roving Gambler - The Country Gentlemen 19. Bed String Poker - Mississippi Sheiks 20. Ace in the Hole - Dave Van Ronk 21. Politics and Poker - Howard Da Silva (Reprise)
| Details | | Producer: | Ricky Jay (Compilation) | | Distributor: | Sony Music Distribution ( | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Actor (MAGNOLIA; SPANISH PRISONER), writer/historian, and card sharp/sleight-of-hand artist Ricky Jay is, not surprisingly, also an avid poker player. Like all Jay's many and varied endeavors, the compilation RICKY JAY PLAYS POKER displays Jay's consummate knowledge of his subject. The disc features a stellar collection of tracks celebrating or bemoaning (depending on your hand) the hottest game in town. Among the many artists Jay looks to are Townes Van Zandt, Bob Dylan, O.V. Wright, Merle Travis, Memphis Minnie, and Saint Etienne. (Note: The deluxe edition of the disc comes with a DVD that shows Jay explaining the ins and outs of various card tricks, sleight-of-hand moves, and classic con games. Brilliant stuff.)
Editorial Reviews [A] set of gambling tunes to accompany your basement games of Texas Hold 'Em. -- Grade: B Entertainment Weekly
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