From septet to tentet
The Cookers.
Septet that owes its name to Freddie Hubbard’s Blue Note album from 1965, titled Night of the Cookers.
A septet that has existed since 2010 with the same lineup (only the alto saxophonist changed in 2014)
whose members write their own compositions.
David Weiss trp (founder, leader, and arranger)
Eddy Henderson trp
Billy Harper ten
Craig Handy alt flt ( until 2012)
Donald Harrison alt (after 2012)
George Cables p
Cecil McBee bs
Billy Harper drs
2010 Warriors
Close To You Alone (George Cables)
U Foria (Cecil McBee)
Believe 2012
But He Knows (George Cables)
Naaj ((Billy Hart)
2014 Time and Time Again
Three Fall (David Weiss)
Farewell Mulgrew ((George Cables)
2016 The Call Of the Wild and Peaceful Heart
Ocean’s Of Time (Billy Hart)
2022 Look Out
Aka Reggie (George Cables)
Cat’s Out The Bag (Cecil McBee)
