| Eddie Gomez | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Edgar Gomez |
| Born | October 4, 1944 |
| Origin | |
| Genre(s) | Jazz, Jazz fusion |
| Occupation(s) | Double bassist |
| Instrument(s) | Double bass |
| Associated acts | Bill Evans |
Edgar "Eddie" Gomez (born October 4, 1944) is a Puerto Rican jazz double bassist born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, perhaps most notable for his work done with the Bill Evans trio from 1966 to 1977. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Santurce is a district or barrio in San Juan Puerto Rico. The name Santurce comes from St A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Fusion or more specifically jazz fusion or jazz rock, is a Musical genre that merges Jazz with elements of other styles of music particularly The double bass is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed String instrument used in the modern symphony orchestra. A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The double bass is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed String instrument used in the modern symphony orchestra. William John Evans (better known as Bill Evans) ( August 16, 1929 &ndash September 15, 1980) was one of the most famous and influential Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A Puerto Rican ('puertorriqueño' ( Taíno term boricua) is a person who was born in Puerto Rico. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States The double bass is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed String instrument used in the modern symphony orchestra. Santurce is a district or barrio in San Juan Puerto Rico. The name Santurce comes from St William John Evans (better known as Bill Evans) ( August 16, 1929 &ndash September 15, 1980) was one of the most famous and influential Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays
Gomez emigrated with his family at a young age to the United States of America and grew up in New York. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous 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 and Art. The double bass is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed String instrument used in the modern symphony orchestra. He played in the Newport Festival Youth Band (led by Marshall Brown) from 1959 to 1961, and graduated from Juilliard in 1963. Marshall Brown (1920 - 1983 was a Jazz musician and educator He played Trombones and less often Bass trumpet or Euphonium. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Juilliard School, located in New York City, is a world renowned Performing arts conservatory.
His impressive resumé includes performances with jazz giants such as Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Gerry Mulligan, Benny Goodman, Buck Clayton, Marian McPartland, Paul Bley, Wayne Shorter, Steve Gadd, Jeremy Steig, Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams, Al Foster, Chick Corea and Carli Muñoz. Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26 1926 &ndash September 28 1991 was an American Jazz Trumpeter, Bandleader, and Composer. John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie ( October 21 1917 &ndash January 6 1993) was an American Jazz Trumpeter Gerald Joseph "Gerry" Mulligan (April 6 1927 – January 20 1996 was an American Jazz saxophonist Composer and arranger. Buck Clayton (born Wilbur Dorsey Clayton in Parsons Kansas on November 12, 1911 -died in New York City on December 8 Marian McPartland (b March 20, 1918) born Margaret Marian Turner in Slough England, is a Jazz Pianist, Composer Paul Bley, CM, (born November 10, 1932) is a Canadian Free jazz pianist. Wayne Shorter (born August 25 1933) is an American Jazz Composer and Saxophonist, commonly regarded as one of the Stephen Kendall Gadd (born April 9, 1945 in Rochester New York) is an American session and studio drummer notable for Jeremy Steig, ( September 23, 1942) the son of New Yorker cartoonist William Steig, is notable as one of the few Jazz Herbert Jeffrey Hancock ("Herbie" born April 12 1940 is a Jazz Pianist and Composer. Anthony Tillmon "Tony" Williams ( December 12, 1945 &ndash February 23, 1997) was an American jazz drummer. Al Foster (born January 18, 1944 in Richmond Virginia) is a Jazz Drummer " Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (born June 12, 1941) is a multiple Grammy Award winning American Jazz Pianist Carlos C Muñoz, better known as Carli Munoz or Carli Muñoz (born October 16, 1948) is a self-taught American Jazz Time Magazine lauded: "Eddie Gómez has the world on his strings". Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and He would spend a total of eleven years with the Bill Evans Trio, which included performances throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia, as well as dozens of recordings. William John Evans (better known as Bill Evans) ( August 16, 1929 &ndash September 15, 1980) was one of the most famous and influential Two of the Trio's recordings won Grammy awards. In addition, he was a member of the Manhattan Jazz Quintet. The Manhattan Jazz Quintet is a Jazz ensemble consisting of David Matthews on Piano, Lew Soloff on Trumpet, Victor
His career mainly consists of working as an accompanist, a position suited for his quick reflexes and flexibility. 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. Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company Stretch Records was established in 1997 by pianist/composer/producer Chick Corea and music industry veteran Ron Moss Most of his recent recordings as a leader are co-led by jazz pianist Mark Kramer. Mark Kramer ( November 3, 1945 -) is a Philadelphia -born jazz pianist composer arranger and producer/engineer
Gomez was also a member of the fusion band Steps Ahead. Steps Ahead (originally known as Steps is a Jazz fusion group and the brainchild of Vibraphonist Mike Mainieri.