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Edgar Gómez (born October 4, 1944) is a Puerto Rican
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ist, known for his work with the
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Trio from 1966 to 1977.


Biography

Gómez moved with his family from Puerto Rico at a young age to New York, where he was raised. Yanow, Scott. Allmusic biography of Eddie Gómez. Retrieved January 26, 2014. 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 & Art. He played in the Newport Festival Youth Band (led by Marshall Brown) from 1959 to 1961, and graduated from
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in 1963. He played with musicians such as
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, Marian McPartland,
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, Steps Ahead, and
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. He spent a total of eleven years with the
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Trio, which included performances in the United States, Europe and Asia, as well as dozens of recordings. 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
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, Projazz and Stretch. Many of his recent recordings as a leader are co-led by the jazz pianist Mark Kramer. In May 2013, Gómez was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music from
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in Valencia, Spain. This was the first honorary doctorate granted at the college's new international campus in Spain.


Discography


As leader/co-leader


As sideman

With
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* '' A Simple Matter of Conviction'' ( Verve, 1966) * '' California Here I Come'' (Verve, 1967) * '' Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival'' (Verve, 1968) * '' What's New'' (Verve, 1969) * '' Autumn Leaves'' (Lotus, 1969) * '' Jazzhouse'' (
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, 1969) * '' You're Gonna Hear From Me'' (Milestone, 1969) * ''
From Left to Right ''From Left to Right'' is an album by American jazz pianist Bill Evans, released in 1971. Reissues * ''From Left to Right'' was reissued on CD by Verve Records on November 13, 1998 with bonus tracks. *''From Left to Right'' was reissued on CD by ...
'' ( MGM, 1970) * ''
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'' ( Charly, 1970) * '' Montreux II'' ( CTI, 1970) * ''Homewood'' ( Red Bird Records, 1970) * ''
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'' (Columbia, 1971) * ''Two Super Bill Evans Trios: Live In Europe!'' (Unique Jazz, 1972) * '' Living Time'' with George Russell Orchestra (Columbia, 1972) * '' The Tokyo Concert'' (
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, 1973) * ''
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'' (Fantasy, 1973) * '' Half Moon Bay'' (Milestone, 1973) * '' Since We Met'' (Fantasy, 1974) * '' Re: Person I Knew'' (Fantasy, 1974) * ''
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'' ( MPS, 1974) * '' But Beautiful'' (Milestone, 1974) * '' Blue in Green: The Concert in Canada'' (Milestone, 1974) * ''Live In Europe, Vol.1 & Vol.2'' ( EPM Musique, 1974) * '' Intuition'' (Fantasy, 1974) * '' Montreux III'' (Fantasy, 1975) * ''With Monica Zetterlund'' - Swedish Concert 1975 (Nova Disc, 1975) * ''In His Own Way'' (Nova Disc, 1975) * '' Crosscurrents'' (Fantasy, 1977) * '' I Will Say Goodbye'' (Fantasy, 1977) * '' You Must Believe in Spring'' ( Warner Bros., 1977) * ''From The 70's'' - Unreleased live recordings from 1973-74 (Fantasy, 1983/ Original Jazz Classics, 2002) * ''Live In Paris 1972 Vol.1 y 2'' ( France's Concert, 1988) * ''Live In Paris 1972 Vol.3'' (France's Concert, 1989) * ''Switzerland 1975'' ( Domino Records, 1990) * ''Buenos Aires Concert 1973'' (Yellow Note Records, 1991) * ''The Secret Sessions: Recorded at the Village Vanguard 1966-1975'' (Milestone, 1996) * ''The Sesjun Radio Shows'' - Unreleased live recordings from 1973 (Out Of The Blue, 2011) * ''Live At Art D'Lugoff's Top Of The Gate'' - Live recordings 1968 (
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, 2012) * ''Live '66: The Oslo Concerts'' (Somethin' Cool, 2016) * ''Some Other Time: The Lost Session From The Black Forest'' - Unreleased live recordings from 1968 (Resonance, 2016) * ''Another Time: The Hilversum Concert'' - Unreleased recording of 1968 (Resonance, 2017) * ''On A Monday Evening'' - Unreleased live recording of 1976 at Madison Union Theater,
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(Fantasy, 2017) * ''Evans In England'' - Unreleased live recording of 1969 (Resonance, 2019) With John Abercrombie * '' Structures'' ( Chesky, 2006) With Warren Bernhardt * ''Blue Montreux'' ( Arista, 1978) * ''Blue Montreux II'' (Arista, 1979) * ''Warren Bernhardt Trio'' (DMP, 1983) With
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* '' Barrage'' ( ESP-Disk, 1965) With Joanne Brackeen * '' Prism'' (Choice, 1978) * ''
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, 1981) * '' Breath of Brazil'' ( Concord Picante, 1991) * '' Where Legends Dwell'' ( Ken Music, 1992) * '' Take a Chance'' (Concord Picante, 1993) With Randy Brecker * ''
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'' ( Solid State, 1969) With Bill Bruford and Ralph Towner * ''
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'' ( DGM, 1997) With Frank Caruso and Bob Rummage * ''Chosen'' (CD Baby, 2017) With Joe Chambers * ''Isla Verde'' (Paddle Wheel, 1995) With Santos Chillemi * ''Trinidad'' (Maracatu, 1991) * ''Au Gre Du Temps'' (Frémeaux & Associés, 2004) With Billy Cobham * ''Drum 'n' Voice - All That Groove'' (
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, 2001) With
Chick Corea Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021) was an American jazz composer, pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and occasional percussionist. His compositions "Spain", " 500 Miles High", "La Fiesta", "Armando's Rhumba", and ...
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, 1976) * ''
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'' (Polydor, 1978) * '' Three Quartets'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1981) * ''The Boston Three Party'' ( Stretch Records, 2007) * ''From Miles'' (Stretch Records, 2007) * ''Further Explorations'' (
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, 2012) With
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* '' The DeJohnette Complex'' (Milestone, 1969) * '' New Directions'' (
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, 1978) * ''
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'' (ECM Records, 1980) With
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, 1981) With
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'' (Blue Note, 1992) *'' Paulistana'' (Blue Note, 1993) *'' Music from Man of La Mancha'' (Concord, 2017) With
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(CTI, 1979) With Mordy Ferber * ''Mr. X'' (Ozone Music, 1995) * ''Being There'' (CDBY, 2005) With Michael Franks * ''
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* ''Alone'' (NYC Records, 1995) With Mick Goodrick * '' In Pas(s)ing'' (ECM, 1979) With Dino Govoni *''Breakin' Out'' ( Whaling City Sound, 2001) With Bunky Green *''
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* '' Rah'' ( Gramavision, 1988) With
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* '' Something Else Again'' (Verve Forecast, 1967) With Terumasa Hino * ''Double Rainbow'' ( CBS/
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, 1981) With Jennifer Holliday * '' Say You Love Me'' (Geffen, 1985) With
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, 1983) With Sandy Hurvitz * ''Sandy's Album Is Here At Last'' (Verve, 1968) With Bob James * ''All Around The Town'' (CBS, 1981) With Andrei Kondakov * ''Fairy Tale In The Rain'' (Outline Records, 2012) * ''Blues For 4'' (СПб Собака RU, 2005) With
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* '' The Lee Konitz Duets'' (Milestone, 1968) * '' Peacemeal'' (Milestone, 1969) With Mark Kramer * ''Jazz Fiddler on the Roof'' (Mythic Jazz, 2002 , Twinz, 2005) * ''Art of the Heart'' (Art of Life, 2006) * ''Kind of Trio'' with Joe Chambers (Eroica, 2008 , Strawberry Mansion, 2017) * ''Boulders and Mountains'' (Eroica, 2009 , Blue Node, 2017) * ''Art of Music'' (Strawberry Mansion, 2017) With
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* ''The Alchemist'' ( Inner City, 1978) With Kronos Quartet * '' Music of Bill Evans'' ( Landmark Records, 1986) With
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*'' Liquid Silver'' (DMP, 1984) *''Metropolis'' - Unreleased recording of 1979 (ALV Productions, 2018) With Tom Lellis * ''And In This Corner...'' (Inner City, 1979) * ''Double Entendre'' (Beamtide Records, 1991) * ''Tom Lellis'' (Solid Records, 2018) With
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'' (ESP-Disk, 1966) With Enric Madriguera * ''The Minute Samba 1932-50, Vol. 2'' (Harlequin, 2003) With Mike Mainieri * ''An American Diary'' (NYC Records, 1995) * ''Live At Seventh Avenue South'' (NYC Records, 1996) With
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, 1997) With Manhattan Jazz Quintet * ''My Funny Valentine'' (Paddle Wheel, 1986) * ''The Sidewinder'' (Paddle Wheel, 1986) * ''Live At Pit Inn'' (Paddle Wheel, 1986) * ''Live At Pit Inn Vol. 2'' (Paddle Wheel, 1986) * ''My Favorite Things - Live in Tokio'' (Paddle Wheel, 1986) * ''Manhattan Blues'' (Sweet Basil, 1990) * ''Funky Strut'' (Sweet Basil, 1991) * ''Manteca - Live At Sweet Basil'' (Sweet Basil, 1992) * ''Concierto de Aranjuez'' (Sweet Basil, 1994) With Herbie Mann * ''Peace Pieces - The Music Of Bill Evans'' (
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, 1995) * ''America/Brasil'' (
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, 1997) With Andrea Marcelli * ''Beyond The Blue'' (Art Of Life, 2005) With
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* ''Intimidade'' (Blue Note, 2005) With Phil Markowitz * ''Sno' Peas'' ( Bellaphon, 1981) With
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, 1972) With Eugene Maslov * ''The Face Of Love'' ( Mack Avenue Records, 1999) With Paul McCandless * '' All the Mornings Bring'' ( Elektra, 1979) With Jay McShann *'' The Big Apple Bash'' (Atlantic, 1979) With
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*''Bop Boy'' (Explore Records, 2002) With
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Michel plays Petrucciani ''Michel Plays Petrucciani'' is a jazz album by Michel Petrucciani, Blue Note catalogue number CDP 7 48679 2. The album was recorded during two sets of sessions, with tracks 1-5 recorded on 24 September 1987 with Gary Peacock and Roy Haynes, a ...
'' (Blue Note, 1988) With Marco Pignataro * ''Sofia's Heart'' (
CD Baby CD Baby, Inc. is an online distributor of independent music. The company was described as an "anti-label" by its parent company's Chief Operating Officer Tracy Maddux. The CD Baby music store was shut down in March 2020 with a statement that " ...
, 2007) With
David Pomeranz David Pomeranz (born February 9, 1951) is an American singer, composer, lyricist, and writer for musical theatre. He is also an ambassador for Operation Smile. Solo career Born and raised on Long Island, Pomeranz expressed interest in music from ...
* ''Time To Fly'' (Decca, 1971) With
Emily Remler Emily Remler (September 18, 1957 – May 4, 1990) was an American jazz guitarist, active from the late 1970s until her death in 1990. Early life and influences Born in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey,Staff"Emily Remler Dies On Australia Tour; Gu ...
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Concord Concord may refer to: Meaning "agreement" * Pact or treaty, frequently between nations (indicating a condition of harmony) * Harmony, in music * Agreement (linguistics), a change in the form of a word depending on grammatical features of other ...
, 1983) * '' Catwalk'' (Concord, 1985) With
Alex Riel Alex Riel (born 13 September 1940) is a Danish jazz and rock drummer.''Jeg skal sgu sidde ved trommerne'' Af Bine Madsen. Dagbladenes Bureau, 9 February 2010. Same interview in Flensborg Avis, 17 February 2010, Side 18''Alex Riel'' Horsens F ...
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Stunt Records Stunt Records is an independent record label formed in 1990 by Daniel Amos, Terry Scott Taylor, and Tom Gulotta. This is different from the Stunt Records which is a jazz record label in Denmark. Discography # The Swirling Eddies – ''Swirling ...
, 1997) With Ted Rosenthal * ''Calling You'' (CTI Records, 1992) With Iñaki Sandoval * ''Miracielos'' (Bebyne, 2011) With Masahiko Satoh * ''Chagall Blue'' (Openskye, 1980) * ''Amorphism'' (Sony, 1985) With
Tom Schuman Thomas William Schuman (born January 31, 1958) is an American jazz pianist, smooth jazz keyboardist, the co-leader, composer and arranger. of 13 Grammy nominated contemporary jazz group, Spyro Gyra Spyro Gyra is an American jazz fusion band ...
* ''Extremities'' (GRP, 1990) With John Scofield * ''
Who's Who? ''Who's Who?'' is a 1979 studio album by American jazz guitarist John Scofield. It features an acoustic band on two tracks (including Scofield's then-employer Dave Liebman on saxophones, bassist Eddie Gómez and drummer Billy Hart), and an ele ...
'' ( Arista/Novus, 1979) With
Phil Seamen Philip William Seamen (28 August 1926 – 13 October 1972) was an English jazz drummer. With a background in big band music, Seamen played and recorded in a wide range of musical contexts with virtually every key figure of 1950s and 1960s Bri ...
* ''Phil Seamen Meets Eddie Gómez'' (Saga, 1968) With Ben Sidran * ''Bop City'' (
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, 1983) With
Carly Simon Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, memoirist, and children's author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records; her 13 Top 40 U.S. hits include " Anticipation" (No. 13), " The Right Th ...
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Torch A torch is a stick with combustible material at one end, which is ignited and used as a light source. Torches have been used throughout history, and are still used in processions, symbolic and religious events, and in juggling entertainment. I ...
'' (Warner Bros, 1981) With Smappies * ''Smappies II'' ( Victor, 1999) With Tommy Smith *''Step by Step'' (Blue Note Records, 1988) With David Spinozza *''Spinozza'' (A&M Records, 1978) With
Spyro Gyra Spyro Gyra is an American jazz fusion band that was formed in Buffalo, New York, in 1974. The band's music combines jazz, R&B, funk, and pop music. The band's name comes from '' Spirogyra'', a genus of green algae which founder Jay Beckenstei ...
* '' City Kids'' (
MCA Records MCA Records was an American record label owned by MCA Inc., which later became part of Universal Music Group. Pre-history MCA Inc., a powerful talent agency and a television production company, entered the recorded music business in 1962 w ...
, 1983) With
Jeremy Steig Jeremy Steig (September 23, 1942 – April 13, 2016)Peter Keepnews, "Jeremy ...
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Jeremy & The Satyrs ''Jeremy & The Satyrs'' is an album by American jazz flautist Jeremy Steig released on the Reprise label in 1968.
'' ( Reprise, 1968) *'' Legwork'' (Solid State, 1970) *'' Wayfaring Stranger'' (Blue Note, 1971) *''
Energy In physics, energy (from Ancient Greek: ἐνέργεια, ''enérgeia'', “activity”) is the quantitative property that is transferred to a body or to a physical system, recognizable in the performance of work and in the form of ...
'' (Capitol, 1971) *'' Fusion'' (
Groove Merchant Groove Merchant was an American jazz and R&B record label during the 1970s. It was run by producer Sonny Lester and distributed by Pickwick Records. Notable artists included Chick Corea, O'Donel Levy, Buddy Rich, Jimmy McGriff, Lonnie Smith ...
, 1972) - contains ''Energy'' and additional tracks *'' Monium'' (Columbia, 1974) *''
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'' (Enja. 1977) *'' Lend Me Your Ears'' (CMP, 1978) with Joe Chambers *'' Music for Flute & Double-Bass'' (CMP, 1979) *'' Rain Forest'' (CMP, 1980) *''Jam'' (Steig-Gomez Records, 2003) *''What's New At F'' (Tokuma Japan, 2004) With Steps Ahead * ''Step by Step'' (Better Days, 1980) * ''Smokin' in the Pit'' (NYC Records, 1980) * ''Paradox - Live At Seventh Avenue South'' (Better Days, 1982) * '' Steps Ahead'' (Elektra Musician, 1983) * ''Modern Times'' (Elektra Musician, 1984) With Richard Stoltzman *''Begin Sweet World'' ( RCA, 1986) *''Brasil'' ( BMG, 1991) *''Hark!'' (BMG Classics, 1992) *''Dreams'' (RCA, 1995) *''Danza Latina'' (RCA, 1998) With
Ira Sullivan Ira Sullivan (May 1, 1931 – September 21, 2020) was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, flautist, saxophonist, and composer born in Washington, D.C., United States. An active musician since the 1950s, he often worked with Red Rodn ...
*'' The Incredible Ira Sullivan'' ( Stash, 1980) With Martin Taylor * ''Kiss and Tell'' (Columbia, 1999) With The Gadd Gang *''The Gadd Gang'' (A Touch, 1986) *''Here & Now'' (Columbia, 1988) *''Live At The Bottom Line'' (A Touch, 1994) With Great Jazz Trio *''Moreover'' ( East Wind, 1980) *''The Session / Sleepy Meets The Great Jazz Trio'' (Next Wave, 1980) *''Chapter II'' (East Wind, 1981) *''Re-Visited - The Great Jazz Trio At The Village Vanguard Volume 1'' (Eastworld, 1981) *''Re-Visited - The Great Jazz Trio At The Village Vanguard Volume 2'' (Eastworld, 1981) *''Aurex Jazz Festival' 81 / The Great Jazz Trio & Friends With Nancy Wilson'' (Eastworld, 1981) *''What's New'' - with Nancy Wilson ( East Wind, 1982) *''Threesome'' (Eastworld, 1982) *''The Club New Yorker'' (Interface, 1983) *''Easy To Love: Eri Sings
Cole Porter Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. Many of his songs became standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, and many of his scores found success on Broadway and in film. Born to ...
'' - with Eri Ohno (Interface, 1984) *''Monk's Mood'' (Denon, 1984) *''N.Y. Sophisticate: A Tribute To
Duke Ellington Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was bas ...
'' (Denon/Interface, 1984) *''Ambrosia'' - with
Art Farmer Arthur Stewart Farmer (August 21, 1928 – October 4, 1999) was an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player. He also played flumpet, a trumpet–flugelhorn combination especially designed for him. He and his identical twin brother, doub ...
(Denon/Interface, 1984) *''The Great Jazz Trio Standard Collection'' (Interface, 1986) *''The Great Jazz Trio Plays Standard'' (Somethin'Else, 1998) With
Eugenio Toussaint Eugenio Toussaint Uhtohff (October 9, 1954 – February 8, 2011) was a Mexican composer, arranger and jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20t ...
* ''Oinos (Música para beber vino)'' (Urtext, 2008) With Ralph Towner * ''
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'' (ECM, 1978) * '' Old Friends, New Friends'' (ECM, 1979) With McCoy Tyner * ''
Supertrios ''Supertrios'' is a 1977 album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner, his eleventh to be released on the Milestone label. It was recorded in April 1977 and features performances by Tyner with two rhythm sections: bassist Ron Carter and drummer Tony Wi ...
'' (Milestone, 1977) With Gabriel Vicéns * ''Point in Time'' (Sello Independiente, 2012) With Roseanna Vitro * ''Conviction: Thoughts Of Bill Evans'' (A-Records, 2001) With Bennie Wallace * ''The Fourteen Bar Blues'' (Enja Records, 1978) * ''Live At The Public Theatre'' (Enja Records, 1978) * ''The Free Will'' (Enja Records, 1980) * ''Mistyc Bridge'' (Enja Records, 1982) * ''Twilight Time'' (Blue Note, 1985) * ''The Art Of Saxophone'' (Denon, 1987) * ''Bordertown'' (Blue Note, 1988) * ''Bennie Wallace'' (AudioQuest Music, 1998) * ''The Nearness Of You'' (Enja Records, 2003) With
Jack Wilkins Jack Rivers Lewis (born June 4, 1944), known professionally as Jack Wilkins, is a jazz guitarist. Career A native of New York City, Wilkins grew up listening to his parents' music, such as Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, and Billie Holiday. He ...
* ''Merge'' (
Chiaroscuro Chiaroscuro ( , ; ), in art, is the use of strong contrasts between light and dark, usually bold contrasts affecting a whole composition. It is also a technical term used by artists and art historians for the use of contrasts of light to achi ...
, 1977) * ''Reunion'' (Chiaroscuro, 2001) With Larry Willis *''
Inner Crisis ''Inner Crisis'' is an album by American jazz pianist Larry Willis recorded in 1973 and released on the Groove Merchant label.Blue Fable ''Blue Fable'' is an album by pianist Larry Willis which was recorded in 2006 and released on the Highnote label early the following year. Reception Allmusic's Ken Dryden reviewed the album stating "Larry Willis' second CD for HighNote is a pr ...
'' ( HighNote, 2007) *'' The Offering'' (HighNote, 2008) With Daniel Wong *''Daniel Wong Trio'' (Fonarte Latino 2014)


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