"Duke has produced and played on albums by a who's who of greats that embraces Ruth Brown, Jimmy Witherspoon, Rosco Gordon, Billy Boy Arnold, Jay McShann, Eddie Clearwater and others, and he's toured and recorded with Tom Waits and Bob Dylan ... B.B. King says "Duke's one of the great players," and the New York Times says Robillard is "a soloist of stunning force and originality." On hearing "Blues Full Circle," I defy anyone to contradict either statement".