Ellis Mano Band Luck Of The Draw (CD)

(Jazzhaus Records) 11 tracks, digipack

With their third record since 2019, the Ellis Mano Band primarily targets an audience whose taste in style has an intersection with their personal favorites: Tedeschi Trucks Band, John Mayer, The Black Crowes, Stevie Ray Vaughan or Led Zeppelin - names with international renown. Handmade, down-to-earth rock plus pointedly placed blues particles, without fashionable frills - but still fresh and unspent - that is their trademark.

The eleven songs with the dramaturgically cleverly placed arcs of tension come across as versatile above all.