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Ellis Marsalis

Jazz
Hard bop
New Orleans jazz
The patriarch of a large family of jazz musicians, along with his sons Wynton, Branford, Delfeayo and Jason, pianist Ellis Marsalis had to wait for their consecration before being recognized for his talent. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on November 14, 1934, Ellis Louis Marsalis Jr. began working with Ed Blackwell, brothers Julian Cannonball and Nat Adderley (1962) and Al Hirt before teaching at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts in the 1970s, where his students included Terence Blanchard, Harry Connick Jr. and Nicholas Payton. In 1985, he recorded the first of a long ser...
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These Foolish ThingsDavid "Fathead" Newman, Ellis Marsalis and Cornell Dupree
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EmilyBranford Marsalis, Ellis Marsalis and Makoto Ozone
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St. Louis BluesEllis Marsalis
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Come SundayEllis Marsalis
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EmilyEllis Marsalis
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Sophisticated LadyEllis Marsalis
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These Foolish ThingsDavid "Fathead" Newman, Ellis Marsalis and Cornell Dupree

Return to the Wide Open Spaces

5:05

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EmilyBranford Marsalis, Ellis Marsalis and Makoto Ozone

Ellis Marsalis Trio

6:48

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St. Louis BluesEllis Marsalis

5:44

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Come SundayEllis Marsalis

Duke in Blue

2:36

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EmilyEllis Marsalis

Ellis Marsalis Trio

5:51

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Sophisticated LadyEllis Marsalis

Duke in Blue

5:10

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