In Good Company (George Cables album)

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In Good Company
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 23, 2015
RecordedFebruary 10, 2015
VenueSystems Two, Brooklyn, NY
Genre Jazz
Length62:21
Label HighNote
HCD 7275
Producer George Cables
George Cables chronology
Icons & Influences
(2014)
In Good Company
(2015)
The George Cables Songbook
(2016)

In Good Company is an album by pianist George Cables that was recorded in 2015 and released on the HighNote label. [1] [2]

Contents

Reception

In JazzTimes, Michael J. West called it " a cheery swinger, an exemplar of mainstream piano jazz. In short, the kind of record Cables always makes". [3]

Track listing

All compositions by George Cables except where noted

  1. "After the Morning" (John Hicks) – 8:39
  2. "Mr. Anonymouse" – 5:03
  3. "Naima's Love Song" (Hicks) – 6:51
  4. "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 4:36
  5. "Lotus Blossom" (Billy Strayhorn) – 8:17
  6. "Love You Madly" (Ellington) – 6:29
  7. "EVC" – 6:24
  8. "Lush Life" (Strayhorn) – 8:12
  9. "Voyage" (Kenny Barron) – 5:57
  10. "Day Dream" (Ellington, Strayhorn) – 1:53

Personnel

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References

  1. Jazz Depot: HighNote discography accessed February 26, 2019
  2. Jazzlists: George Cables discography accessed February 26, 2019
  3. West, M. J. JazzTimes Review accessed February 26, 2019