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]

Icons & Influences
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 21, 2014
RecordedSeptember 16, 2013
VenueSystems Two, Brooklyn, NY
GenreJazz
Length72:45
LabelHighNote
HCD 7255
ProducerGeorge Cables
George Cables chronology
My Muse
(2012)
Icons & Influences
(2014)
In Good Company
(2015)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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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

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All compositions by George Cables except where noted

  1. "Cedar Walton" – 4:34
  2. "Farewell Mulgrew" – 6:48
  3. "Happiness" – 6:25
  4. "The Duke" (Dave Brubeck) – 7:24
  5. "Come Sunday" (Duke Ellington) – 7:04
  6. "Little B's Poem" (Bobby Hutcherson) – 6:35
  7. "Nature Boy" (eden ahbez) – 6:56
  8. "Very Early" (Bill Evans) – 6:29
  9. "Isotope" (Joe Henderson) – 5:12
  10. "The Very Thought of You" (Ray Noble) – 6:31
  11. "Mo' Pan" (Aldwyn Roberts) – 5:31
  12. "Blue Heart" (Benny Golson) – 2:38

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Jazz Depot: HighNote discography accessed February 26, 2019
  2. ^ Jazzlists: George Cables discography accessed February 26, 2019
  3. ^ George Cables website: album details accessed February 26, 2019
  4. ^ a b Collar, Matt. George Cables: Icons & Influences – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Bowers, J. All About Jazz Review accessed February 26, 2019