Icons & Influences
| Icons & Influences | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 21, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | September 16, 2013 | |||
| Venue | Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 72:45 | |||
| Label | HighNote HCD 7255 | |||
| Producer | George Cables | |||
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Icons & Influences is an album by pianist George Cables that was recorded in 2013 and released on the HighNote label early the following year.[1][2][3]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| All About Jazz | [5] |
The AllMusic review by Matt Collar said "As with all of Cables' albums, Icons & Influences is a fluid, urbane album full of engaging modern jazz".[4]
On All About Jazz, Jack Bowers stated "on the trio date Icons and Influences Cables warmly salutes a number of those who have helped frame his musical persona and escorted him along a journey of wonder and discovery that has enabled him to become the superbly talented artist he is today ... Dedications aside, this is a splendid trio session led by one of the jazz world's more proficient and accessible contemporary pianists. Full credit to Cables, Douglas and Lewis for a job well done".[5]
Track listing[edit]
All compositions by George Cables except where noted
- "Cedar Walton" – 4:34
- "Farewell Mulgrew" – 6:48
- "Happiness" – 6:25
- "The Duke" (Dave Brubeck) – 7:24
- "Come Sunday" (Duke Ellington) – 7:04
- "Little B's Poem" (Bobby Hutcherson) – 6:35
- "Nature Boy" (eden ahbez) – 6:56
- "Very Early" (Bill Evans) – 6:29
- "Isotope" (Joe Henderson) – 5:12
- "The Very Thought of You" (Ray Noble) – 6:31
- "Mo' Pan" (Aldwyn Roberts) – 5:31
- "Blue Heart" (Benny Golson) – 2:38
Personnel[edit]
- George Cables – piano
- Dezron Douglas - bass
- Victor Lewis – drums
References[edit]
- ^ Jazz Depot: HighNote discography accessed February 26, 2019
- ^ Jazzlists: George Cables discography accessed February 26, 2019
- ^ George Cables website: album details accessed February 26, 2019
- ^ a b Collar, Matt. George Cables: Icons & Influences – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ a b Bowers, J. All About Jazz Review accessed February 26, 2019
