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Jazz
bassist Eddie Gomez,was born October 4, 1944 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
He grew up in New York and played in the Newport Festival Youth Band
from 1959 to 1961, and was later educated at Juilliard. His impressive
resumé includes performances with jazz giants such as Miles Davis,
Dizzy Gillespie, Bill Evans, Gerry Mulligan, Benny Goodman, Buck
Clayton, Marian McPartland, Paul Bley, Wayne Shorter, erbie Hancock,
Tony Williams, Chick Corea and Carli Muñoz. Time Magazine lauded:
"Eddie Gómez has the world on his strings". Eddie Gómez would spend a
total of eleven years with Bill Evans Trio which included performances
throughout the United States, Europe, and the Orient, as well as dozens
of recordings. Two of the Trio's recordings won Grammy awards.
Albums:
- Live in Moscow
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.
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