| Eddie Gomez DVD
Santa brought me "An Evening with Eddie Gomez" DVD. Perhaps the expert players on TB will find this DVD routine, but as a one-year DB player (and 20 year blank plank player), I found the Eddie Gomez DVD to be highly useful, as well as enjoyable.
First, he comes across as a genuine person who has spent decades working on developing as better a musician. He's warm, honest, and at times witty, and at times belabors his point.
He plays some great bass, in the context of tunes and also in the context of practice/technique/approach.
There's a lot in this DVD, more than a person can write in a post like this. Still, his summary of the three things a striving bassist/musican could hold as important are:
harmonic clarity
rhythmic clarity
expressiveness
It was my pleasure to say hello to Mr Gomez earlier this year at the Blue Note in New York. He was gracious and personable. But better than all that, he was great on the bandstand. Some of his excellent musicianship comes across clearly in this DVD
Ken
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