Ellis Marsalis Duke in Blue

"...[His] abilities as a pianist have gone largely unnoticed....this solo collection of Ellington songs, ranging from the romping to the ruminative....[a] meaningful, swinging statement and [he] is always respectful of tradition."
"...brings an inspired vitality....meeting the challenge with imagination and originality, ably condensing an orchestra of instruments into the rich textures, well-turned nuances, and continually shifting rhythms of his interpretive piano..."