Eddie_Gómez_(musician)

Eddie Gómez

Eddie Gómez

Puerto Rican bassist

Edgar Gómez (born October 4, 1944) is a Puerto Rican jazz double bassist, known for his work with the Bill Evans Trio from 1966 to 1977.

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Biography

Gómez moved with his family from Puerto Rico at a young age to New York, where he was raised.[1] He started on double bass in the New York City school system at the age of eleven and at age thirteen went to the New York City High School of Music & Art.[2] He played in the Newport Festival Youth Band (led by Marshall Brown) from 1959 to 1961, and graduated from Juilliard in 1963.[2]

He has played with musicians such as Gerry Mulligan, Marian McPartland, Paul Bley, Tania Maria, Steps Ahead, and Chick Corea.[1] He spent a total of eleven years with the Bill Evans Trio, which included performances in the United States, Europe and Asia, as well as dozens of recordings.[1]

His career mainly consists of working as an accompanist, a position suited for his quick reflexes and flexibility.[2] In addition to working as a studio musician for many famous jazz musicians, he has recorded as a leader for Columbia Records, Projazz and Stretch.[1] Many of his recent recordings as a leader are co-led by the jazz pianist Mark Kramer.[2]

In May 2013, Gómez was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music in Valencia, Spain.[3] This was the first honorary doctorate granted at the college's new international campus in Spain.[3]

Discography

As leader/co-leader

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As sideman

With John Abercrombie

With Warren Bernhardt

  • Blue Montreux (Arista, 1978)
  • Blue Montreux II (Arista, 1979)
  • Warren Bernhardt Trio (DMP, 1983)

With Paul Bley

With Joanne Brackeen

With Randy Brecker

With Bill Bruford and Ralph Towner

With Frank Caruso and Bob Rummage

  • Chosen (CD Baby, 2017)

With Joe Chambers

  • Isla Verde (Paddle Wheel, 1995)

With Santos Chillemi

  • Trinidad (Maracatu, 1991)
  • Au Gre Du Temps (Frémeaux & Associés, 2004)

With Billy Cobham

  • Drum 'n' Voice - All That Groove (Sony Music, 2001)

With Chick Corea

With Jack DeJohnette

With Armen Donelian

With Eliane Elias

With Peter Erskine

With Bill Evans

With Art Farmer

With Mordy Ferber

  • Mr. X (Ozone Music, 1995)
  • Being There (CDBY, 2005)

With Michael Franks

With Jeff Gardner

  • Continuum (Terramar, 2007)

With Art Garfunkel

With George Garzone

  • Alone (NYC Records, 1995)

With Mick Goodrick

With Dino Govoni

With Bunky Green

With David Grisman

With Tim Hardin

With Billy Hart

With Richie Havens

With Terumasa Hino

  • Double Rainbow (CBS, 1981)

With Jennifer Holliday

With Freddie Hubbard

With Sandy Hurvitz

  • Sandy's Album Is Here At Last (Verve, 1968)

With Bob James

  • All Around The Town (CBS, 1981)

With Andrei Kondakov

  • Fairy Tale In The Rain (Outline Records, 2012)
  • Blues For 4 (СПб Собака RU, 2005)

With Lee Konitz

With Mark Kramer

  • Jazz Fiddler on the Roof (Mythic Jazz, 2002 | Twinz, 2005)
  • Art of the Heart (Art of Life, 2006)
  • Kind of Trio with Joe Chambers (Eroica, 2008 | Strawberry Mansion, 2017)
  • Boulders and Mountains (Eroica, 2009 | Blue Node, 2017)
  • Art of Music (Strawberry Mansion, 2017)

With Ernie Krivda

With Kronos Quartet

With Andy LaVerne

  • Liquid Silver (DMP, 1984)
  • Metropolis - Unreleased recording of 1979 (ALV Productions, 2018)

With Tom Lellis

  • And In This Corner... (Inner City, 1979)
  • Double Entendre (Beamtide Records, 1991)
  • Tom Lellis (Solid Records, 2018)

With Dave Liebman

With Joe Locke

With Giuseppi Logan

With Enric Madriguera

  • The Minute Samba 1932-50, Vol. 2 (Harlequin, 2003)

With Mike Mainieri

  • An American Diary (NYC Records, 1995)
  • Live At Seventh Avenue South (NYC Records, 1996)

With Melissa Manchester

With Manhattan Jazz Quintet

  • My Funny Valentine (Paddle Wheel, 1986)
  • The Sidewinder (Paddle Wheel, 1986)
  • Live At Pit Inn (Paddle Wheel, 1986)
  • Live At Pit Inn Vol. 2 (Paddle Wheel, 1986)
  • My Favorite Things - Live in Tokio (Paddle Wheel, 1986)
  • Manhattan Blues (Sweet Basil, 1990)
  • Funky Strut (Sweet Basil, 1991)
  • Manteca - Live At Sweet Basil (Sweet Basil, 1992)
  • Concierto de Aranjuez (Sweet Basil, 1994)

With Herbie Mann

With Andrea Marcelli

  • Beyond The Blue (Art Of Life, 2005)

With Tania Maria

  • Intimidade (Blue Note, 2005)

With Phil Markowitz

With Hugh Masekela

With Eugene Maslov

With Paul McCandless

With Jay McShann

With Charles Mingus

  • Me, Myself & Eye - Posthumous recording, Mingus does not play. (Atlantic, 1979)
  • Something Like a Bird - Posthumous recording, Mingus does not play. (Atlantic, 1980)

With Bob Mintzer

  • Bop Boy (Explore Records, 2002)

With Bob Moses

  • Bittersuite In The Ozone (Mozown, 1975)
  • Visit With The Great Spirit (Gramavision, 1983)

With Gerry Mulligan

With The New York Art Quartet

With Judy Niemack

  • About Time (Sony, 2002)

With Mike Nock

With Claus Ogerman

With Michel Petrucciani

With Marco Pignataro

With David Pomeranz

  • Time To Fly (Decca, 1971)

With Emily Remler

With Alex Riel

With Ted Rosenthal

  • Calling You (CTI Records, 1992)

With Iñaki Sandoval

  • Miracielos (Bebyne, 2011)

With Masahiko Satoh

  • Chagall Blue (Openskye, 1980)
  • Amorphism (Sony, 1985)

With Tom Schuman

  • Extremities (GRP, 1990)

With John Scofield

With Phil Seamen

  • Phil Seamen Meets Eddie Gómez (Saga, 1968)

With Ben Sidran

With Carly Simon

  • Torch (Warner Bros, 1981)

With Smappies

With Tommy Smith

  • Step by Step (Blue Note Records, 1988)

With David Spinozza

  • Spinozza (A&M Records, 1978)

With Spyro Gyra

With Jeremy Steig

With Steps Ahead

  • Step by Step (Better Days, 1980)
  • Smokin' in the Pit (NYC Records, 1980)
  • Paradox - Live At Seventh Avenue South (Better Days, 1982)
  • Steps Ahead (Elektra Musician, 1983)
  • Modern Times (Elektra Musician, 1984)

With Richard Stoltzman

  • Begin Sweet World (RCA, 1986)
  • Brasil (BMG, 1991)
  • Hark! (BMG Classics, 1992)
  • Dreams (RCA, 1995)
  • Danza Latina (RCA, 1998)

With Ira Sullivan

With Martin Taylor

  • Kiss and Tell (Columbia, 1999)

With The Gadd Gang

  • The Gadd Gang (A Touch, 1986)
  • Here & Now (Columbia, 1988)
  • Live At The Bottom Line (A Touch, 1994)

With Great Jazz Trio

  • Moreover (East Wind, 1980)
  • The Session / Sleepy Meets The Great Jazz Trio (Next Wave, 1980)
  • Chapter II (East Wind, 1981)
  • Re-Visited - The Great Jazz Trio At The Village Vanguard Volume 1 (Eastworld, 1981)
  • Re-Visited - The Great Jazz Trio At The Village Vanguard Volume 2 (Eastworld, 1981)
  • Aurex Jazz Festival' 81 / The Great Jazz Trio & Friends With Nancy Wilson (Eastworld, 1981)
  • What's New - with Nancy Wilson (East Wind, 1982)
  • Threesome (Eastworld, 1982)
  • The Club New Yorker (Interface, 1983)
  • Easy To Love: Eri Sings Cole Porter - with Eri Ohno (Interface, 1984)
  • Monk's Mood (Denon, 1984)
  • N.Y. Sophisticate: A Tribute To Duke Ellington (Denon, 1984)
  • Ambrosia - with Art Farmer (Denon/Interface, 1984)
  • The Great Jazz Trio Standard Collection (Interface, 1986)
  • The Great Jazz Trio Plays Standard (Somethin' Else, 1998)

With Eugenio Toussaint

  • Oinos (Música para beber vino) (Urtext, 2008)

With Ralph Towner

With McCoy Tyner

With Gabriel Vicéns

  • Point In Time (Self-Released, 2012)

With Roseanna Vitro

  • Conviction: Thoughts Of Bill Evans (A-Records, 2001)

With Bennie Wallace

  • The Fourteen Bar Blues (Enja Records, 1978)
  • Live At The Public Theatre (Enja Records, 1978)
  • The Free Will (Enja Records, 1980)
  • Mistyc Bridge (Enja Records, 1982)
  • Twilight Time (Blue Note, 1985)
  • The Art Of Saxophone (Denon, 1987)
  • Bordertown (Blue Note, 1988)
  • Bennie Wallace (AudioQuest Music, 1998)
  • The Nearness Of You (Enja Records, 2003)

With Jack Wilkins

With Larry Willis

With Daniel Wong

  • Daniel Wong Trio (Fonarte Latino 2014)

References

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    Yanow, Scott. Allmusic biography of Eddie Gómez.. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  2. [2]
    "Eddie Gomez". All About Jazz. Archived from the original on June 19, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
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    "Bassist Eddie Gomez Awarded Honorary Doctorate Degree". Jazztimes.com. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
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    Dan McClenaghan (June 15, 2011). ""Bill Evans The Sesjun Radio Shows"". Retrieved October 18, 2020.
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    Thomas Conrad (April 25, 2019). "Bill Evans: Live at Art D'Lugoff's Top of the Gate". Retrieved October 18, 2020.
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    Ernest Barteldes (July 7, 2007). "Bill Evans: The Oslo Concerts". Retrieved October 19, 2020.
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