George Cables
Too Close for Comfort
HighNote Records HCD 7335
Essiet Essiet, bass • Victor Lewis, drums
HighNote Records HCD 7335

Track listing:  Too Close for Comfort • Circle of Love • This Is My Song • Klimo • For All We Know • Crazy Love • Roses Poses • I’ve Never Been in Love Before • Teddy • A Valentine for You

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 jaw-dropping beauty of tone he can produce from the pile of wood and metal we call a piano, and how much critical mass is behind every sonorous voicing of his chords.  As a musician he possesses endless imagination and creativity, shown by his strikingly new takes on tunes we thought we knew, particularly the title track, “Too Close for Comfort,” which retains little trace of its pop song origin.  As a composer he has quietly amassed a catalog of works of extremely wide range and extraordinary quality, such as his compositions on this new release, “Circle of Love,” “This is My Song,” “Klimo” and the aforementioned “A Valentine for You.”  And finally, the album’s cover photo perfectly captures George Cables the man – full of boundless energy, a love of his instrument and the music he makes on it and an impish sense of humor, evidenced by his titling the record TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT during a pandemic where social distancing has become the order of the day.  The artist Edward Hopper said, “Great art is the outward expression of an inner life of the artist, and this inner life will result in his personal vision of the world.”  That would explain why the world according to George Cables is such a wonderful place to be.

Too Close for Comfort

too Close for Comfort

"Too Close For Comfort" from George Cables' TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT -- HighNote Records

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Autumn In New York (Version Chet Baker (Quartet))

2013  An ethereal tune, based off Bill Evans' opening ostinato from Davis' Flamenco Sketches (Alternate Take), from the famous album "Kind of Blue"

Recorded Live at Concordia College, Moorhead MN.

Composed by Jason Aylward

Red River Jazz Group
Piano: Andrew Steinberg
Bass: Jason Aylward
Drums: Ryan Scholtterback

Recording Engineer: Andrew P. Clemenson

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Honeysuckle Rose cover by Ceora Jazz Entertainment (Quintet)

Honeysuckle Rose

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MY WILD IRISH ROSE

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"Too Close For Comfort" from George Cables' TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT -- HighNote Records

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