Jazz Articles about Eddie Gomez

Eddie Gomez and Mark Kramer: Art of the Heart

by Robert R. Calder
May 19, 2006

According to the now elderly, but still valuable Albert McCarthy book Jazz on Record, Eddie Gomez not only took over as bassist in the epoch-making Bill Evans trio, whose musical format was very much the creation of the original bassist, Scott LaFaro (with Evans, and not without Paul Motian's inventive genius on drums). As a brilliant instrumentalist, Gomez was said also to have improved on LaFaro's unique conception of the trio as a unit with three components, not just three ...

An Evening With Eddie Gomez

by Mark Sabbatini
April 12, 2006

Eddie Gomez An Evening With Eddie Gomez Telling Pictures 2006

Not many jazz fans would associate bassist Eddie Gomez with the likes of Milli Vanilli and Ashlee Simpson, but he had his own “lip syncing" episode during the Grammy Awards back in the 1970s during his famous stint with Bill Evans' trio.

That tidbit of acknowledged stupidity is among the many far-ranging nuggets in the 100-minute DVD An Evening With ...

Eddie Gomez & Mark Kramer: Art of the Heart

by Michael P. Gladstone
March 29, 2006

It doesn't take more than a minute or two of listening to Art of the Heart to hear the influence of pianist Bill Evans. Pianist Mark Kramer applies the same lyrical bent towards this project with ex-Evans bassist Eddie Gomez--one of the three bassists whose careers are indelibly connected to Evans' trios. This combines for a pleasing series of piano/bass duets that will recall the many duet (and, of course, piano trio albums) made during the 1970s.

Recorded ...

Eddie Gomez And Mark Kramer: Jazz Fiddler On The Roof

by Mark Sabbatini
October 18, 2004

It's the original composer's favorite jazz rendition. It features Eddie Gomez. How can you go wrong?

Well, maybe if your ideal treatment of “Fiddler On The Roof" is Cannonball Adderley's hard bopping tack on sax or a various artists avant-garde compilation that left purists shuddering. But for a largely mellow jazz trio collection that is more embellishment than reinvention, this is the place to be.

Jazz Fiddler On The Roof, featuring twelve pieces from the ...

Bill Evans: You Must Believe In Spring

by Chris M. Slawecki
May 21, 2004

After more than a decade as one of the pianist's most sympathetic bassists, this was Eddie Gomez's last recording with Evans, a trio set with drummer Eliot Zigmund recorded in 1977 and released after Evans' death in 1980.Evans never stopped searching for new ideas. He might be faulted for repeatedly looking for them in the same tunes, but this program is quite varied, including Johnny Mandel's “Suicide is Painless" (the theme from M.A.S.H. ); Michel Legrand's title track; ...

Bill Evans: You Must Believe In Spring

by Mark Corroto
April 3, 2004

Somewhere between the huge box sets of Bill Evans’ work on Verve, Riverside, Fantasy and his final works (and almost final live dates) lie some true gems. Romantics fall easily for the gritty sounds of Evans accompanying singer Tony Bennett from 1975 and his two Paris concerts from 1979, both released on Blue Note, which are indeed triumphs of his spirit. I’d put my vote in for this session released originally in 1981, a year after Evans’ passing. ...

Eddie Gomez: Dedication

by Jim Santella
November 1, 1998

The piano trio has always been at the heart of jazz, and this acoustic threesome reminds the listener why. Adhering to the modern mainstream, the trio’s members converse and participate equally in a session that includes light rhythmic drama and expressive ballads. Eddie Gomez worked with pianist Bill Evans for eleven years and the influence is unmistakable; Stefan Karlsson and Jimmy Cobb also share the harmonic & melodic Evans mark.

Gomez, 54, was born in Puerto Rico and grew up ...