Icons & Influences

Icons & Influences is an album by pianist George Cables that was recorded in 2013 and released on the HighNote label early the following year.

Icons & Influences
Studio album by George Cables
Released	January 21, 2014
Recorded	September 16, 2013
Venue	Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY
Genre	Jazz
Length	72:45
Label	HighNote HCD 7255
Producer	George Cables
George Cables chronology
My Muse (2012) Icons & Influences (2014) In Good Company (2015)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
All About Jazz

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".

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".

Track listing

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

• George Cables – piano
• Dezron Douglas - bass
• Victor Lewis – drums