Ellis Marsalis

Ellis Marsalis

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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 series of leader albums for various labels, including Columbia, including Homecoming (1986) in collaboration with Eddie Harris and tributes to Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk. He formed a trio, a quartet and a quintet, and collaborated with Wynton Marsalis on Joe Cool's Blues (1994) and Branford Marsalis on Loved Ones (1996). The Marsalis Family reunited in 2002 on A Jazz Celebration and again in 2010 on Music Redeems. In 2018, Ellis Marsalis was awarded an honorary doctorate from Boston's Berklee College of Music and inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. He died on April 1, 2020, at the age of 85, of pneumonia linked to the Covid-19 coronavirus.

Top tracks

07
Charlie Brown
Ellis Marsalis
Joe Cool's Blues
04:24
Composers: Vince Guaraldi
03
Haven's Paradise
Ellis Marsalis
Ruminations in New York
04:10
Composers: Ellis Marsalis
02
Maria
Ellis Marsalis
The Steep Anthology
06:09
Writer: L. Bernstein - Stephen Sondheim / Composers: L. Bernstein - Stephen Sondheim
01
Delilah (Delilah's Theme) (Album Version)
Ellis Marsalis
Loved Ones
05:26
Writer: Victor Young / Composers: Victor Young
01
Have You Met Miss Jones? (Album Version)
Ellis Marsalis
Heart Of Gold
04:07
Writer: Richard Rodgers - Lorenz Hart / Composers: Richard Rodgers - Lorenz Hart
09
DO You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans (Album Version)
Ellis Marsalis
Heart Of Gold
06:27
Writer: L. Alter - E. DeLange / Composers: L. Alter - E. DeLange
05
Oh, Good Grief!
Ellis Marsalis
Joe Cool's Blues
04:58
Composers: Vince Guaraldi
07
Heart of Gold
Ellis Marsalis
Heart Of Gold
03:43
Writer: D. Marsalis / Composers: D. Marsalis
05
Mo' Betta Blues
Irvin Mayfield
Love Songs, Ballads and Standards
05:26
04
Miss Otis Regrets (She's Unable To Have Lunch Today) (Album Version)
Ellis Marsalis
Loved Ones
04:41
Writer: C. Porter / Composers: C. Porter
10
Nancy (With The Laughing Face) (Album Version)
Ellis Marsalis
Loved Ones
02:11
Writer: Jimmy van Heusen - P. Silvers / Composers: Jimmy van Heusen - P. Silvers
07
Don't Know Why
Irvin Mayfield
Love Songs, Ballads and Standards
04:43
02
Never Let Me Go (Album Version)
Ellis Marsalis
Heart Of Gold
07:00
Writer: Jay Livingston - Ray Evans / Composers: Jay Livingston - Ray Evans
10
I Can't Give You Anything But Love
Ellis Marsalis
Heart Of Gold
05:18
Writer: Dorothy Fields - Jimmy McHugh / Composers: Dorothy Fields - Jimmy McHugh
04
Magnolia Triangle
Ellis Marsalis
Whistle Stop
06:03
Writer: J. Black / Composers: J. Black
13
Medley: I'm Beginning To see The Light/Do Nothin' Til You Hear From Me/In A Mellow Tone (Album Version)
Ellis Marsalis
Duke In Blue
03:49
Writer: Duke Ellington - Harry James - Don George - Bob Russell - H. James - Johnny Hodges - D. George - J. Hodges / Composers: Duke Ellington - Harry James - Don George - Bob Russell - H. James - Johnny Hodges - D. George - J. Hodges
01
Whistle Stop
Ellis Marsalis
Whistle Stop
04:56
Writer: J. Black / Composers: J. Black
08
Come Sunday (Album Version)
Ellis Marsalis
Duke In Blue
02:36
Writer: Duke Ellington / Composers: Duke Ellington
11
Drop Me Off In Harlem (Album Version)
Ellis Marsalis
Duke In Blue
03:35
Writer: Duke Ellington - Nick Kenny / Composers: Duke Ellington - Nick Kenny
01
Monkey Puzzle
Ellis Marsalis
The Classic Ellis Marsalis
04:45
Composers: afo records
06
Round Midnight
Irvin Mayfield
Love Songs, Ballads and Standards
05:59
05
Orchid Blue
Ellis Marsalis
Twelve's It
05:17
Composers: Ellis Marsalis
15
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
Ellis Marsalis
Heart Of Gold
03:16
Writer: M. Sherwin - E. Maschwitz / Composers: M. Sherwin - E. Maschwitz
06
Stella By Starlight (Album Version)
Ellis Marsalis
Loved Ones
07:00
Writer: N. Washington - Victor Young / Composers: N. Washington - Victor Young
01
Yesterday
Irvin Mayfield
Love Songs, Ballads and Standards
03:45

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  • Discography
Albums
On the Second Occasion
â„— 2013 ELM Records
08-04-2014
On the Second Occasion
01
Yesterdays
Ellis Marsalis
On the Second Occasion
05:22
Writer: Ellis Marsalis / Composers: Ellis Marsalis
02
Delilah
Ellis Marsalis
On the Second Occasion
05:52
Writer: Ellis Marsalis / Composers: Ellis Marsalis
03
The Breeze and I
Ellis Marsalis
On the Second Occasion
04:26
Writer: Ellis Marsalis / Composers: Ellis Marsalis
04
I Didn't Know What Time It Was
Ellis Marsalis
On the Second Occasion
07:13
Writer: Ellis Marsalis / Composers: Ellis Marsalis
05
Surrey with the Fringe on Top
Ellis Marsalis
On the Second Occasion
08:44
Writer: Ellis Marsalis / Composers: Ellis Marsalis
06
Things You Never Were
Ellis Marsalis
On the Second Occasion
03:27
Writer: Ellis Marsalis / Composers: Ellis Marsalis
07
Canadian Sunset
Ellis Marsalis
On the Second Occasion
06:51
Writer: Ellis Marsalis / Composers: Ellis Marsalis
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On the First Occasion
â„— 2012 ELM Records
08-10-2013
On the First Occasion
01
I Cover the Waterfront
Ellis Marsalis
On the First Occasion
03:30
Writer: Ellis Marsalis / Composers: Ellis Marsalis
02
Softly as in a Morning Sunrise
Ellis Marsalis
On the First Occasion
08:09
Writer: Ellis Marsalis / Composers: Ellis Marsalis
03
The Man I Love
Ellis Marsalis
On the First Occasion
08:51
Writer: Ellis Marsalis / Composers: Ellis Marsalis
04
Old Folks
Ellis Marsalis
On the First Occasion
05:50
Writer: Ellis Marsalis / Composers: Ellis Marsalis
05
The End of a Love Affair
Ellis Marsalis
On the First Occasion
08:08
Writer: Ellis Marsalis / Composers: Ellis Marsalis
06
So In Love
Ellis Marsalis
On the First Occasion
04:26
Writer: Ellis Marsalis / Composers: Ellis Marsalis
07
People
Ellis Marsalis
On the First Occasion
09:02
Writer: Ellis Marsalis / Composers: Ellis Marsalis
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Pure Pleasure For The Piano
â„— 2012 Universal Classics & Jazz, a division of UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC
01-01-2012
Pure Pleasure For The Piano
01
Confusing Blues
Ellis Marsalis
Pure Pleasure For The Piano
04:49
Composers: Ellis Marsalis - Makoto Ozone
02
Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans?
Ellis Marsalis
Pure Pleasure For The Piano
07:19
Writer: Eddie DeLange / Composers: Louis Alter
03
Sweet Georgia Brown
Ellis Marsalis
Pure Pleasure For The Piano
04:40
Writer: Kenneth Casey / Composers: Maceo Pinkard - Ben Bernie
04
A Moment Alone
Ellis Marsalis
Pure Pleasure For The Piano
04:25
Composers: Ellis Marsalis
05
Emily
Ellis Marsalis
Pure Pleasure For The Piano
06:46
Writer: Johnny Mercer / Composers: Johnny Mandel
06
Longing For The Past
Makoto Ozone
Pure Pleasure For The Piano
07:43
Composers: Makoto Ozone
07
What Is This Thing Called Love
Ellis Marsalis
Pure Pleasure For The Piano
06:03
Composers: Cole Porter
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A New Orleans Christmas Carol (Deluxe Edition)
11-10-2011
A New Orleans Christmas Carol (Deluxe Edition)
01
O Tannenbaum
Ellis Marsalis
A New Orleans Christmas Carol (Deluxe Edition)
01:29
02
The Little Drummer Boy (feat. Bill Huntington & Jason Marsalis)
Ellis Marsalis feat. Bill Huntington & Jason Marsalis
A New Orleans Christmas Carol (Deluxe Edition)
04:16
03
We Three Kings of Orient Are (feat. feat. Roman Skakun, Bill Huntington & Jason Marsalis)
Ellis Marsalis feat. Roman Skakun, Bill Huntington & Jason Marsalis
A New Orleans Christmas Carol (Deluxe Edition)
03:45
04
A Child Is Born (feat. Cynthia Liggins Thomas, Bill Huntington & Jason Marsalis)
Ellis Marsalis feat. Cynthia Liggins Thomas, Bill Huntington & Jason Marsalis
A New Orleans Christmas Carol (Deluxe Edition)
03:04
05
God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (feat. Bill Huntington & Jason Marsalis)
Ellis Marsalis feat. Bill Huntington & Jason Marsalis
A New Orleans Christmas Carol (Deluxe Edition)
03:06
06
It Came Upon A Midnight (feat. oman Skakun, Bill Huntington & Jason Marsalis)
Ellis Marsalis feat. oman Skakun, Bill Huntington & Jason Marsalis
A New Orleans Christmas Carol (Deluxe Edition)
02:07
07
O Holy Night (feat. Jason Marsalis)
Ellis Marsalis feat. Jason Marsalis
A New Orleans Christmas Carol (Deluxe Edition)
03:22
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New Orleans Christmas Carol
â„— 2010 ELM Records
11-10-2011
New Orleans Christmas Carol
01
O Tannenbaum
Ellis Marsalis
New Orleans Christmas Carol
01:30
Writer: Ellis Marsalis / Composers: Ellis Marsalis
02
The Little Drummer Boy
Ellis Marsalis
New Orleans Christmas Carol
04:17
Writer: Ellis Marsalis / Composers: Ellis Marsalis
03
We Three Kings of Orient Are
Ellis Marsalis
New Orleans Christmas Carol
03:45
Writer: Ellis Marsalis / Composers: Ellis Marsalis
04
A Child Is Born
Ellis Marsalis
New Orleans Christmas Carol
03:04
Writer: Ellis Marsalis / Composers: Ellis Marsalis
05
God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
Ellis Marsalis
New Orleans Christmas Carol
03:07
Writer: Ellis Marsalis / Composers: Ellis Marsalis
06
It Came Upon A Midnight
Ellis Marsalis
New Orleans Christmas Carol
02:08
Writer: Ellis Marsalis / Composers: Ellis Marsalis
07
O Holy Night
Ellis Marsalis
New Orleans Christmas Carol
03:23
Writer: Ellis Marsalis / Composers: Ellis Marsalis
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Homecoming
â„— 2008 ELM Records
09-06-2009
Homecoming
01
Homecoming
Ellis Marsalis
Homecoming
04:18
Writer: Ellis Marsalis / Composers: Ellis Marsalis
02
Deacceleration
Ellis Marsalis
Homecoming
09:24
Writer: Ellis Marsalis / Composers: Ellis Marsalis
03
Ethereal Moments Parts 1 & 2
Ellis Marsalis
Homecoming
07:03
Writer: Ellis Marsalis / Composers: Ellis Marsalis
04
Out of this World
Ellis Marsalis
Homecoming
04:03
Writer: Ellis Marsalis / Composers: Ellis Marsalis
05
Darn That Dream
Ellis Marsalis
Homecoming
07:00
Writer: Ellis Marsalis / Composers: Ellis Marsalis
06
Have You Met Miss Jones
Ellis Marsalis
Homecoming
05:52
Writer: Ellis Marsalis / Composers: Ellis Marsalis
07
Zee Blues
Ellis Marsalis
Homecoming
05:48
Writer: Ellis Marsalis / Composers: Ellis Marsalis
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An Open Letter To Thelonious (Deluxe Edition)
08-04-2008
An Open Letter To Thelonious (Deluxe Edition)
01
Crepuscule with Nellie
Ellis Marsalis, Jason Marsalis, Derek Douget, Jason Stewart
An Open Letter To Thelonious (Deluxe Edition)
04:22
02
Jackie-ing
Ellis Marsalis, Jason Marsalis, Derek Douget, Jason Stewart
An Open Letter To Thelonious (Deluxe Edition)
07:19
03
Epistrophy
Ellis Marsalis, Jason Marsalis, Derek Douget, Jason Stewart
An Open Letter To Thelonious (Deluxe Edition)
06:19
04
Monk's Mood
Ellis Marsalis, Jason Marsalis, Derek Douget, Jason Stewart
An Open Letter To Thelonious (Deluxe Edition)
03:32
05
Straight, No Chaser
Ellis Marsalis, Jason Marsalis, Derek Douget, Jason Stewart
An Open Letter To Thelonious (Deluxe Edition)
05:30
06
Light Blue
Ellis Marsalis, Jason Marsalis, Derek Douget, Jason Stewart
An Open Letter To Thelonious (Deluxe Edition)
04:17
07
Teo
Ellis Marsalis, Jason Marsalis, Derek Douget, Jason Stewart
An Open Letter To Thelonious (Deluxe Edition)
04:47
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Open Letter To Thelonious
â„— 2007 ELM Records
08-04-2008
Open Letter To Thelonious
01
Crepescule with Nellie
Ellis Marsalis
Open Letter To Thelonious
01:09
Writer: Thelonoius Monk / Composers: Thelonoius Monk
02
Jackie-ing
Ellis Marsalis
Open Letter To Thelonious
06:08
Writer: Thelonoius Monk / Composers: Thelonoius Monk
03
Epistrophy
Ellis Marsalis
Open Letter To Thelonious
04:26
Writer: Thelonoius Monk / Composers: Thelonoius Monk
04
Monk's Mood
Ellis Marsalis
Open Letter To Thelonious
03:55
Writer: Thelonoius Monk / Composers: Thelonoius Monk
05
Straight No Chaser
Ellis Marsalis
Open Letter To Thelonious
05:31
Writer: Thelonoius Monk / Composers: Thelonoius Monk
06
Light Blue
Ellis Marsalis
Open Letter To Thelonious
04:34
Writer: Thelonoius Monk / Composers: Thelonoius Monk
07
Teo
Ellis Marsalis
Open Letter To Thelonious
02:36
Writer: Thelonoius Monk / Composers: Thelonoius Monk
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Ruminations in New York
ESP Disk'
15-03-2005
Ruminations in New York
01
Things That You Never Were
Ellis Marsalis
Ruminations in New York
03:53
Composers: Ellis Marsalis
02
A Moment Alone
Ellis Marsalis
Ruminations in New York
04:49
Composers: Ellis Marsalis
03
Haven's Paradise
Ellis Marsalis
Ruminations in New York
04:10
Composers: Ellis Marsalis
04
Homecoming
Ellis Marsalis
Ruminations in New York
04:46
Composers: Ellis Marsalis
05
After
Ellis Marsalis
Ruminations in New York
04:29
Composers: Ellis Marsalis
06
Tell Me
Ellis Marsalis
Ruminations in New York
03:38
Composers: Ellis Marsalis
07
Somehow
Ellis Marsalis
Ruminations in New York
04:33
Composers: Ellis Marsalis
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Duke In Blue
(P) 1999 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
11-10-1999
Duke In Blue
01
The Mooche (Album Version)
Ellis Marsalis
Duke In Blue
05:17
Writer: Duke Ellington - Irving Mills / Composers: Duke Ellington - Irving Mills
02
Prelude To A Kiss (Album Version)
Ellis Marsalis
Duke In Blue
05:58
Writer: Irving Mills - Irving Gordon - Duke Ellington / Composers: Irving Mills - Irving Gordon - Duke Ellington
03
Squatty Roo (Album Version)
Ellis Marsalis
Duke In Blue
02:53
Writer: Johnny Hodges / Composers: Johnny Hodges
04
Sophisticated Lady (Album Version)
Ellis Marsalis
Duke In Blue
05:10
Writer: Duke Ellington - Mitchell Parish - Irving Mills / Composers: Duke Ellington - Mitchell Parish - Irving Mills
05
Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me) (Album Version)
Ellis Marsalis
Duke In Blue
05:16
Writer: Duke Ellington - Lee Gaines / Composers: Duke Ellington - Lee Gaines
06
Mood Indigo (Album Version)
Ellis Marsalis
Duke In Blue
04:11
Writer: Duke Ellington - Irving Mills - Barney Bigard / Composers: Duke Ellington - Irving Mills - Barney Bigard
07
Caravan (Album Version)
Ellis Marsalis
Duke In Blue
04:52
Writer: Duke Ellington - Juan Tizol / Composers: Duke Ellington - Juan Tizol
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Twelve's It
1998 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
15-06-1998
Twelve's It
01
Twelve's It (Live)
Ellis Marsalis
Twelve's It
05:13
Composers: Ellis Marsalis
02
Syndrome (Live)
Ellis Marsalis
Twelve's It
06:30
Composers: Ellis Marsalis
03
Homecoming (Live)
Ellis Marsalis
Twelve's It
05:58
Composers: Ellis Marsalis
04
Mozartin' (Live)
Ellis Marsalis
Twelve's It
08:33
Writer: Alvin Batiste / Composers: Alvin Batiste
05
Orchid Blue
Ellis Marsalis
Twelve's It
05:17
Composers: Ellis Marsalis
06
Friendships (Album Version)
Ellis Marsalis
Twelve's It
02:20
Composers: Ellis Marsalis
07
The Surrey With The Fringe On Top (Live)
Ellis Marsalis
Twelve's It
11:52
Writer: Oscar Hammerstein II / Composers: Richard Rodgers - Oscar Hammerstein II
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Loved Ones
(P) 1996 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
27-06-1995
Loved Ones
01
Delilah (Delilah's Theme) (Album Version)
Ellis Marsalis
Loved Ones
05:26
Writer: Victor Young / Composers: Victor Young
02
Maria
Ellis Marsalis
Loved Ones
06:09
Writer: L. Bernstein - Stephen Sondheim / Composers: L. Bernstein - Stephen Sondheim
03
Lulu's Back In Town (Album Version)
Ellis Marsalis
Loved Ones
04:55
Writer: Henry Warren - Al Dubin / Composers: Henry Warren - Al Dubin
04
Miss Otis Regrets (She's Unable To Have Lunch Today) (Album Version)
Ellis Marsalis
Loved Ones
04:41
Writer: C. Porter / Composers: C. Porter
05
Angelica (Album Version)
Ellis Marsalis
Loved Ones
06:00
Writer: D. Ellington / Composers: D. Ellington
06
Stella By Starlight (Album Version)
Ellis Marsalis
Loved Ones
07:00
Writer: N. Washington - Victor Young / Composers: N. Washington - Victor Young
07
Louise (Album Version)
Ellis Marsalis
Loved Ones
04:14
Writer: L. Robin - R.A. Whiting / Composers: L. Robin - R.A. Whiting
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Joe Cool's Blues
(P) 1995 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
25-08-1994
Joe Cool's Blues
01
Linus & Lucy
Wynton Marsalis
Joe Cool's Blues
04:40
Composers: Vince Guaraldi
02
Buggy Ride
Wynton Marsalis
Joe Cool's Blues
04:35
Composers: Wynton Marsalis
03
Peppermint Patty
Ellis Marsalis
Joe Cool's Blues
03:17
Composers: Vince Guaraldi
04
On Peanuts Playground
Wynton Marsalis
Joe Cool's Blues
04:51
Composers: Wynton Marsalis
05
Oh, Good Grief!
Ellis Marsalis
Joe Cool's Blues
04:58
Composers: Vince Guaraldi
06
Wright Brothers Rag
Wynton Marsalis
Joe Cool's Blues
04:43
Composers: Wynton Marsalis
07
Charlie Brown
Ellis Marsalis
Joe Cool's Blues
04:24
Composers: Vince Guaraldi
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Whistle Stop
(P) 1994 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
08-03-1994
Whistle Stop
01
Whistle Stop
Ellis Marsalis
Whistle Stop
04:56
Writer: J. Black / Composers: J. Black
02
Dee Wee
Ellis Marsalis
Whistle Stop
06:30
Writer: J. Black / Composers: J. Black
03
A Moment Alone
Ellis Marsalis
Whistle Stop
04:15
Writer: E. Marsalis / Composers: E. Marsalis
04
Magnolia Triangle
Ellis Marsalis
Whistle Stop
06:03
Writer: J. Black / Composers: J. Black
05
Mozartin'
Ellis Marsalis
Whistle Stop
04:31
Writer: A. Batiste / Composers: A. Batiste
06
Cry Again
Ellis Marsalis
Whistle Stop
05:55
Writer: E. Marsalis / Composers: E. Marsalis
07
Cochise
Ellis Marsalis
Whistle Stop
07:04
Writer: A. Batiste / Composers: A. Batiste
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Heart Of Gold
(P) 1992 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
28-01-1992
Heart Of Gold
01
Have You Met Miss Jones? (Album Version)
Ellis Marsalis
Heart Of Gold
04:07
Writer: Richard Rodgers - Lorenz Hart / Composers: Richard Rodgers - Lorenz Hart
02
Never Let Me Go (Album Version)
Ellis Marsalis
Heart Of Gold
07:00
Writer: Jay Livingston - Ray Evans / Composers: Jay Livingston - Ray Evans
03
Chapter 2 (Album Version)
Ellis Marsalis
Heart Of Gold
03:46
Writer: D. Marsalis / Composers: D. Marsalis
04
This Can't Be Love
Ellis Marsalis
Heart Of Gold
03:56
Writer: Lorenz Hart - Richard Rodgers / Composers: Lorenz Hart - Richard Rodgers
05
Spring Can Really Hang You the Most (Album Version)
Ellis Marsalis
Heart Of Gold
03:50
Writer: F. Landesman - T. Wolf / Composers: F. Landesman - T. Wolf
06
Swinging At The Haven (Album Version)
Ellis Marsalis
Heart Of Gold
04:31
Writer: E. Marsalis / Composers: E. Marsalis
07
Heart of Gold
Ellis Marsalis
Heart Of Gold
03:43
Writer: D. Marsalis / Composers: D. Marsalis
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