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Jazz supergroup
the Cookers feature a handful of journeyman musicians who play passionate, high-energy post-bop in the tradition of such groups as
Art Blakey's
Jazz Messengers and
Horace Silver's '60s ensembles. Formed in 2007, the group originally included saxophonists
Billy Harper and
Craig Handy, trumpeters
Eddie Henderson and
David Weiss, pianist
George Cables, bassist
Cecil McBee, and drummer
Billy Hart.
The Cookers have released several albums, including
Warriors (2010), Cast the First Stone (2010), and
Believe (2012). In 2014, the group returned with its fourth studio album,
Time & Time Again, which featured new member
Donald Harrison on saxophone. Two years later, they delivered The Call of the Wild and Peaceful Heart. ~ Matt Collar