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Double Bass Eddie Gomez
- Thread starter Paul New
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I freaking love Eddie Gomez. I think it's common for people in my generation (er... the "younger", let's say under-35 generation...) to sleep on Eddie a bit, as he seems to be less talked about (amongst my peers) than other bassists. Anyways, again...
I freaking love Eddie Gomez! His melodic sense is superb and he knew how to get around the instrument. For anyone who needs further proof, I show them this one-chorus solo over My Romance. Oof. What I would give to be able to express so much in such a short statement...!
I freaking love Eddie Gomez! His melodic sense is superb and he knew how to get around the instrument. For anyone who needs further proof, I show them this one-chorus solo over My Romance. Oof. What I would give to be able to express so much in such a short statement...!
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This, in my opinion, is some of the greatest bass playing of all time:
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Almost forty years on, this entire recording keeps teaching me.
I was so lucky to see them play this material live at Symphony Hall in Boston, 1981. That was the first set. The second set they backed Dizzy Gillespie.
Have you seen this reprise performance? I think there have been many, but of sadly there will be no more. Per the video notes, Steve Gadd is playing oboe on this one. What a thrill it must have been to share a stage with Mike Brecker!
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- Dec 13, 1999
- 11,736
- 8,941
- 70
- Disclosures
- Chuck Sher publishes my book, WALKING BASSICS:The Fundamentals of Jazz Bass Playing.
He is a great bass player.
Some great free playing here with the great Milford Graves on Drums:
I always liked his playing on this Ralph Towner LP:
This is always great to watch:
Some great free playing here with the great Milford Graves on Drums:
I always liked his playing on this Ralph Towner LP:
This is always great to watch:
Haven’t heard the Giuseppe Logan
Side before! Damon you are always a wealth of knowledge!!!
Side before! Damon you are always a wealth of knowledge!!!
- Dec 13, 1999
- 11,736
- 8,941
- 70
- Disclosures
- Chuck Sher publishes my book, WALKING BASSICS:The Fundamentals of Jazz Bass Playing.
The first time I heard Eddie live was in Boston spring of 82, the trio with Bennie Wallace and Dannie Richmond. It was pretty amazing....
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I have an LP on Enja with that trio. Wallace made some really ripping albums. Not quite out but fast and raging.
A clip from this session was posted above, here is the entire thing. Bill, Gomez, and Morell playing in a living room in Helsinki. Gomez is on guts with no amp and sounding mighty fine.
Eddie Moore was amazing. Oakland used to have an Eddie Moore festival every year after he passed, mostly avant garde jazz but certainly jazz. He was on some great Dewey Redman LPs.
This is the LP I have:
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Then there's this, the first I had ever heard of Gomez, played mostly on a Garrard turntable at the time ('72) with a tonearm like a backhoe.
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I grew up with both of these records as my father played them in the house — also on a Garrard turntable! And I eventually inherited them.
