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Biography
Infobox musical artist| name = Eddie Gómez| image = Eddie1.png| caption = Gómez on tour with Chick Corea in May 2010 in Santiago, Chile|Santiago , Chile | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist| birth_name = Edgar Gómez| alias =| Born = birth date and age|1944|10|4 Santurce, Puerto Rico | death_date =| instrument = Double bass | genre = Jazz , jazz fusion | occupation = Musician , bandleader | years_active =| label = Columbia Records|Columbia | associated_acts = Bill Evans , Chick Corea , Mark Kramer (jazz pianist)|Mark Kramer , Steps Ahead | website = http://www.eddiegomez.com/ www.eddiegomez.com| notable_instruments = Edgar "Eddie" Gómez (born October 4, 1944) is a Puerto Rican people|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.
Biography
Gómez emigrated with his family from Puerto Rico at a young age to New York, where he was raised.Allmusic|class=artist|id=p6588/biography|pure_url=yes Yanow, Scott. Allmusic biography of Eddie Gómez. Accessed September 2009. 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. He played in the Newport Festival Youth Band (led by Marshall Brown ) from 1959 to 1961, and graduated from The Juilliard School|Juilliard in 1963. http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php? id=7095 All About Jazz entry for Eddie Gomez. Accessed September 2009.
His impressive résumé includes performances with jazz giants such as Miles Davis , Dizzy Gillespie , Gerry Mulligan , Benny Goodman , Buck Clayton , Bill Bruford , Marian McPartland , Paul Bley , Bill Evans, Michael Brecker , Wayne Shorter , Steps Ahead , Steve Gadd , Jeremy Steig , Herbie Hancock , Tony Williams (drummer)|Tony Williams , Al Foster , Chick Corea , Eugenio Toussaint and Carli Muñoz . Time Magazine|Time lauded: "Eddie Gómez has the world on his strings".Citation needed|date=September 2009 He spent 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. Two of the Trio's recordings won Grammy awards. In addition, he was a member of the Manhattan Jazz Quintet .
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 Records|Stretch . Most of his recent recordings as a leader are co-led by jazz pianist Mark Kramer (jazz pianist)|Mark Kramer .
Gómez was also a member of the fusion band Steps Ahead .
Discography
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As sideman
With Chick Corea
The Leprechaun (Chick Corea album)|The Leprechaun (1976)
"Solo Albums" Eddie Gomez: Next Future produced by Eddie Gomez and Chick Corea 1993 stretch records (GRP records)
References
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External links
Official website| http://www.eddiegomez.com/
Persondata | NAME =Gomez, Eddie | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =October 4, 1944 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Gomez, Eddie Category:1944 births Category:Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School alumni Category:Jazz fusion musicians Category:Living people Category:Puerto Rican jazz musicians Category:Juilliard School alumni Category:Jazz double-bassists Category:People from Santurce, Puerto Rico Category:Latin Grammy Award winners
