27/03/2009 The Guardian ( John Fordham )

"the ballads are sumptuosly couched in lustrous chords and seductive melodic turns, built around the intertwined voicings
of piano and bass. And the faster pieces exhibit a surging freshness"

14/03/2009 The Jazz Mann ( Ian Mann )

"Master of the Game is a highly distinctive album in an overcrowded field. It deserves to propel Eales into the premier league"

01/03/2009 Jazzwise ( Robert Shore )

"the overriding sense on Master of the Game is of a famously eclectic musician who's become a master of his influences and begun to speak in a voice that is unmistakably his own"

01/02/2009 The Vortex ( Chris Parker )

"to a superb technique honed over years of professional playing in a wide variety of contexts, he is able to add more elusive qualities, chief among them grace, wit, control and
musicianly intelligence. Recommended"