George Cables at Maybeck

Live album by George Cables

George Cables at Maybeck

Live album by

George Cables

Recorded| April 1994
Venue| Maybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley, California
Genre| Jazz
Label| Concord

George Cables at Maybeck: Maybeck Recital Hall Series, Volume 35 is an album of solo performances by jazz pianist George Cables.

## Music and recording

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The album was recorded at the Maybeck Recital Hall in Berkeley, California[1] in April 1994.[2] The material includes standards and Cables originals.[3]

## Release and reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz| [2]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz| [4]

The AllMusic reviewer wrote that Cables found little new to say on the familiar material, and was more interesting on the other pieces.[3] The 1996 edition of The Penguin Guide to Jazz suggested that this album would be a good starting point for any listeners who doubted Cables' worth.[2]

## Track listing

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1. "Over the Rainbow"
2. "Helen's Song"
3. "Bess, You Is My Woman Now"
4. "My Man's Gone Now"
5. "Someone to Watch over Me"
6. "You Don't Know What Love Is"
7. "Lullaby"
8. "Everything Happens to Me"
9. "Goin' Home"
10. "Little B's Poem"

## Personnel

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* George Cables – piano

## References

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1. ^ Asher, Don (July 24, 2013). "Solo Jazz Piano at Maybeck Recital Hall: A Treasure Hunt Remembered". Jazz Profiles. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
2. ^ a b c Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1996). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (3rd ed.). Penguin. pp. 212–213. ISBN 978-0-14-051368-4.
3. ^ a b c Ginell, Richard S. "George Cables – Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol. 35". AllMusic. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
4. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 144.

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George Cables

Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.

Studio albums|

* Why Not (1975)
* Circle (1979)
* Cables' Vision (1979)
* Goin' Home (with Art Pepper, 1982)
* Tête-à-Tête (with Art Pepper, 1982)
* Phantom of the City (1985)
* Double Image (with Frank Morgan, 1986)
* By George (1987)
* Cables Fables (1991)
* I Mean You (1993)
* Quiet Fire (1994)
* Person to Person (1995)
* Skylark (1995)
* Dark Side, Light Side (1996)
* Bluesology (1997)
* One for My Baby (2000)
* Senorita de Aranjuez (2001)
* Shared Secrets (2001)
* Looking for the Light (2003)
* A Letter to Dexter (2004)
* You Don't Know Me (2007)
* My Muse (2012)
* Icons & Influences (2013)
* In Good Company (2015)
* The George Cables Songbook (2016)

Live albums|

* Morning Song (1980)
* George Cables at Maybeck (1994)

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* The Jazz Messengers
* Bebop & Beyond

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