George Cables


George Andrew Cables is an American jazz pianist and composer.

Early life

Cables was born in New York City on November 14, 1944. 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, and many 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.

Discography

As leader/co-leader

As sideman

With Laurie Antonioli
With Gary Bartz
With Art Blakey
With Joe Chambers
With Joe Farrell
With Chico Freeman
With Curtis Fuller
With Billy Harper
  • Capra Black
With Roy Haynes
With Eddie Henderson
  • Comin' Through
With Joe Henderson
  • If You're Not Part of the Solution, You're Part of the Problem
  • In Pursuit of Blackness
With Freddie Hubbard
  • High Energy
  • Liquid Love
With Bobby Hutcherson
With Philly Joe Jones
With Eddie Marshall
With Greg Marvin
With Frank Morgan
With David "Fathead" Newman
  • Keep the Dream Alive
With Art Pepper
With Max Roach
With Sonny Rollins
  • Next Album
With Charlie Rouse
  • Epistrophy
With Bud Shank
  • Yesterday, Today and Forever with Shorty Rogers
  • California Concert with Shorty Rogers
  • That Old Feeling
  • Quiet Fire
  • Song of Songs
  • Woody III
With Archie Shepp
With Bennie Wallace
With Kazumi Watanabe