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His playing was rich, masterful and above all, versatile, covering everything from stride and ragtime to bebop and free jazz. Pianist, saxophonist, composer, arranger, and teacher Jaki Byard had a...

Few Jazz pianist could honestly claim to be more eclectic then that late Jaki Byard. Depending on the mood he was in, the Bostonian could acknowledge anyone from Dave Brubeck to James P Johnson to...

Tenor sax player is recorded here at the famed Harlem night spot, joined by a young Thelonious Monk & Helen Humes (in Monk biographies, the Minton sessions are viewed as his emergence)1. Stardust 2...

Cables,George George Cables Songbook CD1. Traveling Lady 2. Aka Reggie 3. The Dark the Light 4. For Honey Lulu 5. Melodious Funk 6. Face the Consequences 7. Colors of Light 8. Think on Me 9. The...

George Cables has been the pianist of choice for saxophonists Dexter Gordon and Art Pepper; Pepper called him his favorite pianist. Cables also recorded a lot with jazz stars Joe Henderson, Freddie...

In the studio again for HighNote, George Cables takes a lifetime of experience and distills it into an unhackneyed program of originals, standards and not-so-standards that pays tribute to those...

Cables,George In Good Company CD1. After the Morning 2. Mr. Anonymouse 3. Naima's Love Song 4. It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) 5. Lotus Blossom 6. Love You Madly 7. Evc 8. Lush...

As a leader and a sideman, George Cables defines mainstream jazz piano. In addition to composing and arranging for his own albums, George Cables has contributed to recordings by Dexter Gordon, Art...

Having absorbed a huge variety of sounds and styles and incorporated them into his playing - from harmonically adventurous post-bop to gospel-tinged blues - pianist George Cables mines the mother...

George Cables should be declared a National Treasure. As a pianist he is surely second-to-none on today's jazz scene. Listen only to "A Valentine for You" on Cables' current offering to hear what a...

Cedar Walton's amazing technical prowess and impeccable taste at the keyboard sometimes masks the fact that he is one of the most respected and recorded of Jazz composers. His works exhibit a...

NEA Jazz Master Cedar Walton has enjoyed an up-tempo career, which never seems to slow down. As a composer, Cedar is one of the finest in jazz whose works have been widely recorded with many now...