The pace report a composer s muse the george cables interview
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 (1963–65). 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.
As leader
Contemporary Records
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
Atlas Records
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
SteepleChase Records
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
1982 Goin' Home (Galaxy) with Art Pepper
1982 Tête-à-Tête (Galaxy) with Art Pepper
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)
In Pursuit of Blackness (Milestone, 1971)
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)
Thursday Night at the Village Vanguard (Contemporary, 1977 [1979])
Friday Night at the Village Vanguard (Contemporary, 1977 [1979])
Saturday Night at the Village Vanguard (Contemporary, 1977 [1979])
More for Les at the Village Vanguard (Contemporary, 1977 [1985])
San Francisco Samba (Contemporary, 1977 [1997])
So in Love (Artists House, 1979)
Artworks (Galaxy, 1979 [1984])
Landscape (Galaxy, 1979)
Besame Mucho (JVC, 1979 [1981])
Roadgame (Galaxy, 1981 [1982])
Art Lives (Galaxy 1981 [1983])
APQ (Galaxy, 1981 [1984])
Arthur's Blues (Galaxy, 1981 [1991])
Art Pepper: Unreleased Art, Vol. 1 (APM 2006)
With Max Roach
Lift Every Voice and Sing (Atlantic, 1971)
To the Max! (Enja, 1990–91)
With Sonny Rollins
Next Album (Milestone 1972)
With Bud Shank
Yesterday, Today and Forever (Concord Jazz, 1983) with Shorty Rogers
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)