George Cables

George Andrew Cables is a jazz pianist, born November 14, 1944 in New York City.

He 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.

In the 1980s he worked in the project Bebop & Beyond, who recorded tribute albums to Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk.

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 with Tony Williams, John Heard
 * 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
 * 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

As sideman
With Art Blakey With Joe Farrell With Curtis Fuller With Freddie Hubbard With Bobby Hutcherson With Eddie Marshall With Art Pepper With Max Roach With Archie Shepp 
 * Child's Dance (Prestige, 1972)
 * Sonic Text (Contemporary, 1979)
 * Crankin' (Mainstream, 1971)
 * Liquid Love (1975)
 * Waiting (Blue Note, 1975)
 * Knucklebean (Blue Note, 1977)
 * Highway One (Columbia, 1978)
 * Conception: The Gift of Love (Columbia, 1979)
 * Un Poco Loco (Columbia, 1979)
 * dance of the sun (Muse, 1977)
 * The Trip (Contemporary, 1976)
 * No Limit (Contemporary, 1977)
 * Friday Night at the Village Vanguard (Contemporary, 1977)
 * Landscape (1979)
 * Lift Every Voice and Sing (Atlantic, 1971)
 * To the Max! (Enja, 1990-91)
 * Archie Shepp
 * California Meeting: Live on Broadway (Soul Note, 1985)