June 26, 2023 Issue

Another week, another great jazz note by Steve Futterman. This one is on the George Cables Trio, performing at the Village Vanguard. Futterman says, “With many of his peers gone, Cables is among the last of a gifted generation, still panning gold from his keyboard.” He calls Cables “a genuine national treasure.” I agree. If I lived in NYC, I’d go hear him. And if Cables asked for requests from the audience, (unlikely, but you never know), I’d ask for “In Your Own Sweet Way,” a superb Dave Brubeck song that Cables interprets sublimely on his 1998 album “Bluesology.”