George Cables draws from a variety of standards and jazz compositions by well-known composers for this 2000 trio date with bassist
Jim Anderson and drummer
Yoron Israel, the latter appearing for the first time with the pianist on a record date.
Cables starts with a decidedly bop-flavored take of
Duke Ellington's "Drop Me off in Harlem," romps through
Billy Taylor's lively calypso "Capricious," and offers stunning interpretations of two gems by
Wayne Shorter, "Virgo" and "Anna Maria." His interpretations of the standards are also of high value. He glides effortlessly through
Johnny Mandel's "Emily" (a favorite of the late pianist
Bill Evans and many others), while his sensitive rendition of the lush ballad "My Foolish Heart" is very lyrical. The session wraps with a loping, blues-drenched take of "One for My Baby."