George Cables
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| Background information | |
| Born | November 14, 1944 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Labels | Whynot, Contemporary, Toshiba, DIW, SteepleChase, Concord, Meldac, Soul Note |
| Website | Cables' Official Site |
George Andrew Cables (born November 14, 1944) is an American jazz pianist and composer.
Contents
Early life
Cables was born in New York City on November 14, 1944.[1] He was initially taught piano by his mother.[1] He then studied at the High School of Performing Arts and later at Mannes College (1963–65).[1] He formed the Jazz Samaritans at the age of 18 – a band that included Billy Cobham, Steve Grossman, and Clint Houston.[1]
Cables' early influences on piano were Thelonious Monk and Herbie Hancock.[1]
Later life and career
Cables has played with Art Blakey, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, Art Pepper, Joe Henderson, and many other well-established jazz musicians.[2]
His own records include the 1980 Cables' Vision with Freddie Hubbard among others.[3]
From 1983 Cables worked in the project Bebop & Beyond. He left later in the 1980s, but returned for guest appearances on two early 1990s albums, before rejoining in 1998.[1]
Discography
As leader
- 1979 - Circle with Joe Farrell, Ernie Watts, Rufus Reid, Eddie Gladden
- 1979 - Cables' Vision with Freddie Hubbard, Ernie Watts, Bobby Hutcherson, Tony Dumas, and Peter Erskine
- 1985 - Phantom of the City
- 1987 - Double Image with Frank Morgan
- 1987 - By George
- 1980 - Some Of My Favorite Things with Tony Dumas, Billy Higgins
- 1982 - Old Wine, New Bottle with David Williams, Carl Burnett
- 1982 - Wonderful L.A. with David Williams, Carl Burnett
- 1983 - Sleeping Bee with David Williams, Carl Burnett
- 1987 - Whisper Not with Tony Dumas, Peter Erskine
- 1993 - I Mean You with Jay Anderson, Adam Nussbaum
- 1994 - Beyond Forever with Joe Locke, Santi Debriano, Victor Lewis
- 1995 - Cables Fables with Peter Washington, Kenny Washington
- 1994 - Quiet Fire with Ron McClure, Billy Hart
- 1995 - Person to Person solo
- 1995 - Skylark with Jay Anderson, Albert Heath
- 1996 - Dark Side, Light Side with Jay Anderson, Billy Hart
- 2000 - Bluesology with Jay Anderson, Billy Drummond
- 2001 - One for My Baby with Jay Anderson, Yoron Israel
- Others
- 1975 - Why Not (Whynot) with Tony Dumas, Carl Burnett
- 1984 - The Big Jazz Trio (Eastworld) with Stanley Clarke, Peter Erskine
- 1991 - Night and Day (DIW) with Cecil McBee, Billy Hart
- 1994 - Maybeck Recital Hall Series - Volume 35 (Concord) solo
- 2000 - Alone Together (Groove Jazz) with Philippe Soirat, Carlos Barretto
- 2001 - Senorita de Aranjuez (Meldac) with George Mraz, Victor Lewis
- 2002 - Shared Secrets (MuseFX) with Bennie Maupin, Gary Bartz
- 2003 - Looking for the Light (MuseFX) with Gary Bartz, Peter Washington, Victor Lewis
- 2006 - A letter to Dexter (Kind of Blue) with Rufus Reid, Victor Lewis
- 2010 - You Dont Know Me (Kind of Blue)
- 2012 - My Muse (HighNote) with Essiet Essiet, Victor Lewis
- 2014 - Icons & Influences
- 2015 - In Good Company
As sideman
With Laurie Antonioli
- Soul Eyes (Catero, 1984)
With Art Blakey
- Child's Dance (Prestige, 1972)
With Joe Chambers
- The Almoravid (Muse, 1974)
With Joe Farrell
- Sonic Text (Contemporary, 1979)
With Chico Freeman
- Focus (Contemporary, 1995)
With Curtis Fuller
- Crankin' (Mainstream, 1971)
With Billy Harper
- Capra Black (Strata-East, 1973)
With Eddie Henderson
- Comin' Through (Capitol, 1977)
With Joe Henderson
- If You're Not Part of the Solution, You're Part of the Problem (Milestone, 1970)
With Freddie Hubbard
- High Energy (Columbia, 1974)
- Liquid Love (1975)
With Bobby Hutcherson
- Waiting (Blue Note, 1975)
- Knucklebean (Blue Note, 1977)
- Highway One (Columbia, 1978)
- Conception: The Gift of Love (Columbia, 1979)
- Un Poco Loco (Columbia, 1979)
With Eddie Marshall
- Dance of the Sun (Muse, 1977)
With Art Pepper
- The Trip (Contemporary, 1976)
- No Limit (Contemporary, 1977)
- Friday Night at the Village Vanguard (Contemporary, 1977)
- Landscape (1979)
With Max Roach
- Lift Every Voice and Sing (Atlantic, 1971)
- To the Max! (Enja, 1990-91)
With Bud Shank
- California Concert (Contemporary, 1985) with Shorty Rogers
- That Old Feeling (Contemporary, 1986)
- Quiet Fire (Contemporary, 1991)
With Woody Shaw
- Blackstone Legacy (Contemporary, 1970)
- Song of Songs (Contemporary, 1972)
- Woody III (Columbia, 1979)
With Archie Shepp
- Archie Shepp
- California Meeting: Live on Broadway (Soul Note, 1985)
References
External links
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