A magician, master card manipulator, magic historian and curator of the arcane, Ricky Jay presents this CD of his 21 favorite songs about card playing (from Bob Dylan, Patsy Cline, Tex Williams, Lorne Greene and others), accompanied by a DVD of Jay demonstrating (to a bemused group of his good-natured poker buddies) how effective his seamless slight of hand could be if he ever put it to work at the betting table.
Ricky Jay combines his talents as a sleight of hand expert, historian of cons and cheats, and lover of poker and poker music in this remarkable CD/DVD deluxe set that celebrates the history, the language and literature, the art and the music of poker. Topping it off is a 66-page book of poker legend and lore, replete with curios and photos. The entire package will dazzle any fan of the felt, and makes an incredible gift for the gambler or gamer you love.
