George Cables


George Andrew Cables is an American jazz pianist and composer.
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Early life

Cables was born in New York City, United States. He was initially taught piano by his mother. He then studied at the High School of Performing Arts and later at Mannes College. He formed the Jazz Samaritans at the age of 18, a band that included Billy Cobham, Steve Grossman, and Clint Houston. Cables' early influences on piano were Thelonious Monk and Herbie Hancock.

Later life and career

Cables has played with Art Blakey, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, Art Pepper, Joe Henderson, Frank Morgan and other well-established jazz musicians.
His own records include the 1980 Cables' Vision with Freddie Hubbard among others. 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.
Cables is a charter member of The Cookers band, founded in 2010, which includes leading jazz composers and players like Billy Harper, Eddie Henderson, David Weiss, Donald Harrison, Cecil McBee, Billy Hart and others.

Discography

As sideman

With The CookersWarriors Cast The First Stone Believe Time And Time Again The Call Of The Wild And Peaceful Heart Look Out!
With Roy HaynesThank You Thank You Vistalite
With Eddie HendersonComin' Through Witness to History
With Joe HendersonIf You're Not Part of the Solution, You're Part of the Problem In Pursuit of Blackness
With Freddie HubbardKeep Your Soul Together High Energy Gleam Liquid Love Windjammer
With Bobby HutchersonWaiting Knucklebean Highway One Conception: The Gift of Love Un Poco Loco Four Seasons – rec. 1983Good Bait
With Greg MarvinTaking Off! Special Edition
With Frank MorganMood Indigo Quiet Fire with Bud Shank – rec. 1987A Lovesome Thing City Nights: Live at the Jazz Standard – rec. 2003Raising the Standard – rec. 2002A Night in the Life – rec. 2003Montreal Memories (Live Duo Performance) – rec. 1989
With Art PepperThe Trip No Limit Thursday Night at the Village Vanguard – rec. 1977Friday Night at the Village Vanguard – rec. 1977Saturday Night at the Village Vanguard – rec. 1977So in Love Landscape Besame Mucho – rec. 1979Roadgame – rec. 1981Art Lives – rec. 1981Artworks – rec. 1979APQ – rec. 1981More for Les at the Village Vanguard – rec. 1977Arthur's Blues – rec. 1981San Francisco Samba – rec. 1977Art Pepper: Unreleased Art, Vol. 1
With Max RoachLift Every Voice and Sing To the Max! – rec. 1990–1991
With Bud ShankYesterday, Today and Forever with Shorty RogersCalifornia Concert with Shorty RogersThat Old Feeling Quiet Fire with Frank Morgan – rec. 1987
With Woody ShawBlackstone Legacy Song of Songs Woody III
With others