Edgar Gómez (born October 4, 1944) is a Puerto Rican
jazz
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double bass
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ist, known for his work with the
Bill Evans
William John Evans (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer who worked primarily as the leader of his trio. His use of impressionist harmony, interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, block ch ...
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
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. He played in the Newport Festival Youth Band (led by Marshall Brown) from 1959 to 1961, and graduated from
Juilliard
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in 1963.
He played with musicians such as
Gerry Mulligan
Gerald Joseph Mulligan (April 6, 1927 – January 20, 1996), also known as Jeru, was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and arranger. Though primarily known as one of the leading jazz baritone saxophonists—playing the instrum ...
,
Marian McPartland
Margaret Marian McPartland OBE ( Turner;Hasson, Claire"Marian McPartland: Jazz Pianist: An Overview of a Career" PhD Thesis. Retrieved 12 August 2008. 20 March 1918 – 20 August 2013), was an English–American jazz pianist, composer, and writ ...
,
Paul Bley
Paul Bley, CM (November 10, 1932 – January 3, 2016) was a jazz pianist known for his contributions to the free jazz movement of the 1960s as well as his innovations and influence on trio playing and his early live performance on the Moog and ...
,
Steps Ahead
Steps Ahead is an American jazz fusion group.
History
The group arose out of spontaneous sessions at Seventh Avenue South, a jazz club in New York City owned by saxophonist Michael Brecker and trumpeter brother Randy Brecker. The first three al ...
, and
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 " ...
. He spent a total of eleven years with the
Bill Evans
William John Evans (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer who worked primarily as the leader of his trio. His use of impressionist harmony, interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, block ch ...
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
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for many famous jazz musicians, he has recorded as a leader for
Columbia Records
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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
Berklee College of Music
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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
Bill Evans
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What's New
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* What's New?, a song composed by Bob Haggart in 1939
* What's New? (album), ''What's New?'' (album), by Sonny Rollins, 1962
* What's New (Bill Evans album), ''What's New'' (Bill Evans album), 1969
* Wh ...
Milestone
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MGM
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, 1970)
* ''
Quiet Now
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'' (
Charly
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Red Bird Records
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, 1970)
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The Bill Evans Album
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At the Grammy Awards of 1972, ''The Bill Evans A ...
'' (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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Eloquence
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'' (Fantasy, 1973)
* ''
Half Moon Bay
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EPM Musique
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"EPM is a French la ...
, 1974)
* ''
Intuition
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Monica Zetterlund
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'' - Swedish Concert 1975 (Nova Disc, 1975)
* ''In His Own Way'' (Nova Disc, 1975)
* ''
Crosscurrents
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Warner Bros.
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, 1977)
* ''From The 70's'' - Unreleased live recordings from 1973-74 (Fantasy, 1983/
Original Jazz Classics
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Under this name original editions of jazz LPs have been reissued on CD and LP, and formerly on cassette as well. The recordings in the seri ...
, 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'' (
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*Domino Records (1924), American record label, from 1924 to 1933
* Domino Records (Canada), produced by the Compo Company in the 1920s a ...
, 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 (
Resonance
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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,
University of Wisconsin
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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
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Paul Bley
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ESP-Disk
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History
Though it originally existed to release Esperanto-based music, beginning with its second release (Albert Ayler's '' Spiritual Unity''), ESP ...
, 1965)
With
Joanne Brackeen
Joanne Brackeen (born Joanne Grogan; July 26, 1938) is an American jazz pianist and music educator.
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Brackeen was born in Ventura, California, United States, and attended the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music. She was a fan of pop pi ...
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Prism
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* Prism (geometry), a kind of polyhedron
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* Prism (geology), a type of sedimentary ...
Antilles
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Where Legends Dwell
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, 1992)
* '' Take a Chance'' (Concord Picante, 1993)
With
Randy Brecker
Randal Edward Brecker (born November 27, 1945) is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, and composer. His versatility has made him a popular studio musician who has recorded with acts in jazz, rock, and R&B.
Early life
Brecker was born on N ...
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Score
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* Score Media, a former Canadian m ...
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Solid State
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Solid state may also refer to:
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* Solid state ionics, study of ionic conductors and their u ...
, 1969)
With
Bill Bruford
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and
Ralph Towner
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Towner was born ...
* '' If Summer Had Its Ghosts'' ( DGM, 1997)
With Frank Caruso and Bob Rummage
* ''Chosen'' (CD Baby, 2017)
With
Joe Chambers
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* ''Joe'' (2013 film), starring Nicolas Cage
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* ''Isla Verde'' (Paddle Wheel, 1995)
With Santos Chillemi
* ''Trinidad'' (Maracatu, 1991)
* ''Au Gre Du Temps'' (Frémeaux & Associés, 2004)
With
Billy Cobham
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He was inducted into the ''Moder ...
* ''Drum 'n' Voice - All That Groove'' (
Sony Music
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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 " ...
Polydor
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, 1976)
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The Mad Hatter
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Three Quartets
''Three Quartets'' is a jazz album released in 1981 by American jazz pianist Chick Corea, in collaboration with saxophonist Michael Brecker, bassist Eddie Gómez and drummer Steve Gadd.
Composition
All compositions are by Corea who wanted ...
'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1981)
* ''The Boston Three Party'' (
Stretch Records
Stretch Records is an American record company and label that was established in 1997 by Chick Corea and music industry veteran Ron Moss.
The label claims to promote "music with no boundaries", although it has mostly released jazz music. Corea is ...
Concord Jazz
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, 2012)
With
Jack DeJohnette
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Known for his extensive work as leader and sideman for musicians including Charles Lloyd, Freddie Hubbard, Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans, John Abercrombie ...
ECM
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Economics and commerce
* Engineering change management
* Equity capital markets
* Error correction model, an econometric model
* European Common Market
Mathematics
* Elliptic curve method
* European Congress of Mathematics
...
, 1978)
* ''
New Directions in Europe
''New Directions in Europe'' is a live album by Jack DeJohnette featuring trumpeter Lester Bowie, guitarist John Abercrombie and bassist Eddie Gómez recorded in 1979 and released on the ECM label in 1980.
Reception
"This group demonstrates ...
'' (ECM Records, 1980)
With
Armen Donelian
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Donelian was classically trained at the Westchester Conservatory of Music in White Plains, New York. He has appeared since 1975 as a featured soloist a ...
* ''Stargazer'' (
Atlas Records
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Polydor Records Ltd. is a German-British record label that operates as part of Universal Music Group. It has a close relationship with Universal's Interscope Geffen A ...
, 1981)
With
Eliane Elias
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Illusions'' (
Denon
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Blue Note
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, 1990)
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Fantasia
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Music from Man of La Mancha
''Music from Man of La Mancha'' is a studio album by Brazilian jazz pianist and singer Eliane Elias. The album was recorded in 1995 but released by Concord only on April 13, 2018.
Background
''Music from Man of La Mancha'' is Elias' 26th full- ...
'' (Concord, 2017)
With
Peter Erskine
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Early life and education
Erskine was born in Somers Point, New Jersey, U.S. He began playing the dr ...
* ''Peter Erskine'' (
Contemporary
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, 1982)
With
Art Farmer
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Yama
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'' with
Joe Henderson
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(CTI, 1979)
With Mordy Ferber
* ''Mr. X'' (Ozone Music, 1995)
* ''Being There'' (CDBY, 2005)
With Michael Franks
* '' One Bad Habit'' (Warner Bros, 1980)
With Jeff Gardner
* ''Continuum'' (Terramar, 2007)
With
Art Garfunkel
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Highlights of Garfunkel's solo music career include one top-10 ...
George Garzone
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Biography
Garzone is a member of the Fringe, a jazz trio founded in 1972 that includes bassist John Lockwood and drummer Bob Gullotti. T ...
* ''Alone'' (NYC Records, 1995)
With
Mick Goodrick
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Biography
An Elvis fan, Goodrick began studying guitar ...
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In Pas(s)ing
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With
Bunky Green
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Biography
Green was raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he played the alto saxophone, mainly at a local club called "The Brass Rail".
Green's fi ...
Vanguard
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, 1979)
With
David Grisman
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Hot Dawg
''Hot Dawg'' is an album by American musician David Grisman, released in 1978.
Track listing
# "Dawg's Bull" (David Grisman) – 4:14
# "Devlin'" (Tony Rice) – 5:06
# "Minor Swing" (Stephane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt) – 3:36
# "Dawgolog ...
Horizon
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1978)
With
Tim Hardin
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Tim Hardin 3 Live in Concert
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Verve Forecast
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Billy Hart
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B ...
Gramavision
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, 1988)
With
Richie Havens
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Something Else Again
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Sony
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, 1981)
With
Jennifer Holliday
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Freddie Hubbard
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Atlantic
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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
Lee Konitz
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He performed successfully in a wide range of jazz styles, including bebop, cool jazz, and avant-garde jazz. Konitz's association with the cool jaz ...
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The Lee Konitz Duets
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Track listing
#"Struttin' With Some Barbecue" - 3:07
#"You Don't Know What Love Is" - 3:33
#"Variations on Al ...
'' (Milestone, 1968)
* ''
Peacemeal
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'' (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
Ernie Krivda
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Ernie Krivda began his professional career in 1963 with the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra. During the 1960s he played in bands of two Cleveland le ...
* ''The Alchemist'' (
Inner City
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, 1978)
With
Kronos Quartet
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Andy LaVerne
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Born in New York City, LaVerne studied at Juilliard School of Music, Berklee College, and the New England Conservato ...
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Liquid Silver
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In June 2010, he received ...
*''Monk's Mood'' (
Double-Time
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, 1999)
With Joe Locke
* ''Moment to Moment - The Music of
Henry Mancini
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'' (Milestone, 1994)
With
Giuseppi Logan
Giuseppi Logan (May 22, 1935 – April 17, 2020) was a jazz musician, originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who taught himself to play piano and drums before switching to reeds at the age of 12. At the age of 15 he began playing with Earl B ...
* ''
The Giuseppi Logan Quartet
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'' (ESP-Disk, 1965)
* '' More'' (ESP-Disk, 1966)
With
Enric Madriguera
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* ''The Minute Samba 1932-50, Vol. 2'' (Harlequin, 2003)
With
Mike Mainieri
Michael T. Mainieri Jr. (born July 4, 1938) is an American vibraphonist, known for his work with the jazz fusion group Steps Ahead. He is married to the singer-songwriter and harpist Dee Carstensen.
Biography
Mainieri was born in The Bronx, New ...
* ''An American Diary'' (NYC Records, 1995)
* ''Live At Seventh Avenue South'' (NYC Records, 1996)
With
Melissa Manchester
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Early l ...
* ''Joy'' (
Angel Records
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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
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'' (Sweet Basil, 1992)
* ''Concierto de Aranjuez'' (Sweet Basil, 1994)
With
Herbie Mann
Herbert Jay Solomon (April 16, 1930 – July 1, 2003), known by his stage name Herbie Mann, was an American jazz flute player and important early practitioner of world music. Early in his career, he also played tenor saxophone and clarinet (inc ...
* ''Peace Pieces - The Music Of Bill Evans'' (
Kokopelli Records
Kokopelli Records was a record label established by jazz flautist Herbie Mann and Jim Geisler in 1994. Other than Mann's recordings, Kokopelli releases included David "Fathead" Newman, Jimmy Rowles, and April Barrows. Mann had previously establish ...
, 1995)
* ''America/Brasil'' ( Lightyear Entertainment, 1997)
With Andrea Marcelli
* ''Beyond The Blue'' (Art Of Life, 2005)
With Tania Maria
* ''Intimidade'' (Blue Note, 2005)
With Phil Markowitz
* ''Sno' Peas'' ( Bellaphon, 1981)
With
Hugh Masekela
Hugh Ramapolo Masekela (4 April 1939 – 23 January 2018) was a South African trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, singer and composer who was described as "the father of South African jazz". Masekela was known for his jazz compositions and fo ...
* ''
Home Is Where the Music Is
''Home Is Where the Music Is'' is a 1972 jazz and Afrobeat double LP by Hugh Masekela issued by the joint American label Chisa/Blue Thumb Records. The album was included in the book ''1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die''.
Critical rece ...
'' ( Blue Thumb Records, 1972)
With Eugene Maslov
* ''The Face Of Love'' (
Mack Avenue Records
Mack Avenue Records is an independent record label in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan.
Background
Mack Avenue was founded in 1999 by Gretchen Carhartt Valade, a jazz fan and chair of the American apparel company Carhartt. The company is a sponsor ...
, 1999)
With
Paul McCandless
Paul Brownlee McCandless Jr. (born March 24, 1947) is an American multi-instrumentalist and founding member of the American jazz group Oregon. He is one of the few jazz oboists. He also plays bass clarinet, English horn, flute and soprano saxop ...
Elektra
Electra was a daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra in Greek mythology.
Electra or Elektra may also refer to:
Greek mythology
*Electra (Pleiad), one of the Pleiades
* Electra, one of the Danaids, daughter of Danaus and Polyxo
* Electra (Oc ...
, 1979)
With
Jay McShann
James Columbus "Jay" McShann (January 12, 1916 – December 7, 2006) was an American jazz pianist, vocalist, composer, and bandleader. He led bands in Kansas City, Missouri, that included Charlie Parker, Bernard Anderson, Walter Brown, and ...
*''
The Big Apple Bash
''The Big Apple Bash'' is an album by jazz pianist Jay McShann recorded in 1978 and released by the Atlantic label.Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus Jr. (April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979) was an American jazz upright bassist, pianist, composer, bandleader, and author. A major proponent of collective improvisation, he is considered to be one of the greatest jazz musicians an ...
*''Me, Myself & Eye'' - Posthumous recording, Mingus does not play. (Atlantic, 1979)
*'' Something Like a Bird'' - Posthumous recording, Mingus does not play. (Atlantic, 1980)
With
Bob Mintzer
Robert Alan Mintzer (born January 27, 1953) is an American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big band leader.
Early life
Mintzer was born and raised in a Jewish family in New Rochelle, New York, on January 27, 1953. He attended the Inter ...
*''Bop Boy'' (Explore Records, 2002)
With Bob Moses
*''Bittersuite In The Ozone'' (Mozown, 1975)
*''Visit With The Great Spirit'' (
Gramavision
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In 1979, Jonathan F.P ...
, 1983)
With
Gerry Mulligan
Gerald Joseph Mulligan (April 6, 1927 – January 20, 1996), also known as Jeru, was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and arranger. Though primarily known as one of the leading jazz baritone saxophonists—playing the instrum ...
Limelight
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, 1966)
With The
New York Art Quartet The New York Art Quartet was a free jazz ensemble, originally made up of saxophonist John Tchicai, trombonist Roswell Rudd, drummer Milford Graves and bassist Lewis Worrell, that came into existence in 1964 in New York City. Worrell was later ...
Judy Niemack
Judy Niemack (born March 11, 1954) is an American jazz vocalist.
Early life
Judy Niemack was born in Pasadena, California to a musical family. She began singing in a church choir from the age of seven.Judy Niemack biography at All About Jazz ...
* ''About Time'' (Sony, 2002)
With
Mike Nock
Michael Anthony Nock (born 27 September 1940) is a New Zealand jazz pianist, currently based in Australia.
Biography
He was born in Christchurch, New Zealand. Nock began studying piano at 11. He attended Nelson College for one term in 1955. ...
Claus Ogerman
Claus Ogerman (born Klaus Ogermann; 29 April 1930 – 8 March 2016) was a German arranger, conductor, and composer best known for his work with Billie Holiday, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Frank Sinatra, Michael Brecker, and Diana Krall.
Life and ...
* ''Claus Ogerman Featuring
Michael Brecker
Michael Leonard Brecker (March 29, 1949 – January 13, 2007) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He was awarded 15 Grammy Awards as both performer and composer. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Berklee College of ...
'' (GRP, 1991)
With
Michel Petrucciani
Michel Petrucciani (; ; 28 December 1962 – 6 January 1999) was a French jazz pianist. From birth he had osteogenesis imperfecta, a genetic disease that causes brittle bones and, in his case, short stature. He became one of the most accomplish ...
* ''
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 ...
'' (Blue Note, 1988)
With Marco Pignataro
* ''Sofia's Heart'' (
CD Baby
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, 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 fr ...
Catwalk
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'' (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 ...
* ''Unriel!'' (
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
* ''Extremities'' (GRP, 1990)
With
John Scofield
John Scofield (born December 26, 1951), sometimes referred to as "Sco", is an American guitarist and composer whose music over a long career has blended jazz, jazz fusion, funk, blues, soul and rock. He first came to mainstream attention in ...
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
Ben Hirsh Sidran (born August 14, 1943) is an American jazz and rock keyboardist, producer, label owner, and music writer. Early in his career he was a member of the Steve Miller Band and is the father of Grammy-nominated musician, composer an ...
* ''Bop City'' (
Island
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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 Thi ...
* ''
Torch
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'' (Warner Bros, 1981)
With Smappies
* ''Smappies II'' ( Victor, 1999)
With Tommy Smith
*''Step by Step'' (Blue Note Records, 1988)
With
David Spinozza
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*''Spinozza'' (A&M Records, 1978)
With
Spyro Gyra
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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 wi ...
Reprise
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Energy
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Outlaws
An outlaw is a person living outside the law.
Outlaws or The Outlaws may also refer to:
Film and television Film
* The Outlaws (1950 film), ''The Outlaws'' (1950 film), an Italian crime film
* Outlaws (1985 film), ''Outlaws'' (1985 film), a Frenc ...
Joe Chambers
Joe or JOE may refer to:
Arts
Film and television
* ''Joe'' (1970 film), starring Peter Boyle
* ''Joe'' (2013 film), starring Nicolas Cage
* ''Joe'' (TV series), a British TV series airing from 1966 to 1971
* ''Joe'', a 2002 Canadian animated ...
Rain Forest
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'' (CMP, 1980)
*''Jam'' (Steig-Gomez Records, 2003)
*''What's New At F'' (Tokuma Japan, 2004)
With
Steps Ahead
Steps Ahead is an American jazz fusion group.
History
The group arose out of spontaneous sessions at Seventh Avenue South, a jazz club in New York City owned by saxophonist Michael Brecker and trumpeter brother Randy Brecker. The first three al ...
* ''Step by Step'' (Better Days, 1980)
* ''Smokin' in the Pit'' (NYC Records, 1980)
* ''Paradox - Live At Seventh Avenue South'' (Better Days, 1982)
* ''
Steps Ahead
Steps Ahead is an American jazz fusion group.
History
The group arose out of spontaneous sessions at Seventh Avenue South, a jazz club in New York City owned by saxophonist Michael Brecker and trumpeter brother Randy Brecker. The first three al ...
Richard Stoltzman
Richard Leslie Stoltzman (born July 12, 1942) is an American clarinetist. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, he spent his early years in San Francisco, California, and Cincinnati, Ohio, graduating from Woodward High School in 1960. Today, Stoltzman is part ...
*''Begin Sweet World'' (
RCA
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Ira Sullivan
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*''
The Incredible Ira Sullivan
''The Incredible Ira Sullivan'', (full title ''The Incredible Ira Sullivan Plays Flugelhorn, Trumpet, Alto and Tenor Saxes, Flute and Afuche Cabasa''), is an album by multi-instrumentalist Ira Sullivan which was recorded in 1980 and released on ...
'' ( 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
Henry Jones Jr. (July 31, 1918 – May 16, 2010) was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer. Critics and musicians described Jones as eloquent, lyrical, and impeccable. In 1989, The National Endowment for the Arts honored ...
*''Moreover'' (
East Wind
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In mythology
In Greek mythology, Eurus, the east wind, was the only wind not associated ...
, 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
An east wind is a wind that originates in the east and blows in a westward direction. This wind is referenced as symbolism in mythology, poetry and literature.
In mythology
In Greek mythology, Eurus, the east wind, was the only wind not associated ...
, 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
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'' (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, doubl ...
(Denon/Interface, 1984)
*''The Great Jazz Trio Standard Collection'' (Interface, 1986)
*''The Great Jazz Trio Plays Standard'' (Somethin'Else, 1998)
With Eugenio Toussaint
* ''Oinos (Música para beber vino)'' (Urtext, 2008)
With
Ralph Towner
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Biography
Towner was born ...
* ''
Batik
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McCoy Tyner
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* ''
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 Willi ...
'' (Milestone, 1977)
With Gabriel Vicéns
* ''Point in Time'' (Sello Independiente, 2012)
With
Roseanna Vitro
Roseanna Elizabeth Vitro (born February 28, 1951) is a jazz singer and teacher from Arkansas.
Biography
Born Roseanna Elizabeth VitroScott Fredrickson and Gary W. Kennedy.Vitro (Wickliffe), Roseanna" In ''The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz'', 2 ...
* ''Conviction: Thoughts Of Bill Evans'' (A-Records, 2001)
With
Bennie Wallace
Bennie Wallace (born November 18, 1946) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist.
Biography
He was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. Wallace began playing in local clubs with the encouragement of East Ridge, Tennessee High School ba ...
* ''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
* ''Merge'' (
Chiaroscuro
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, 1977)
* ''Reunion'' (Chiaroscuro, 2001)
With
Larry Willis
Lawrence Elliott Willis (December 20, 1942 – September 29, 2019) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He performed in a wide range of styles, including jazz fusion, Afro-Cuban jazz, bebop, and avant-garde.
Willis was born in New York Ci ...
HighNote
HighNote Records is a jazz record company and label founded by Joe Fields with his son, Barney Fields, in 1997.
Joe Fields worked for Prestige Records in the 1960s, and in the 1970s founded Muse Records. After he sold Muse, he started the Hi ...
, 2007)
*'' The Offering'' (HighNote, 2008)
With Daniel Wong
*''Daniel Wong Trio'' (Fonarte Latino 2014)