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Eddie Gomez

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Eddie“ Gomez (born October 4, 1944) is a jazz bassist. He was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico; he emigrated with his family at a young age to the United States and grew up in New York. 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 and Art. He went on to study with Fred Zimmerman. He played in the Marshall Brown-led Newport Festival Youth Band from 1959 to 1961, and was later educated at Juilliard. His impressive resumé includes performances with jazz giants such as Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Bill Evans, Gerry Mulligan, Benny Goodman, Buck Clayton, Marian McPartland, Paul Bley, Wayne Shorter, Jeremy Steig, Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams, Chick Corea and Carli Muñoz

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In Norway: The Kongsberg Concert

Label: Elemental Music
Released: 2024
Track listing: Come Rain Or Come Shine; What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?; 34 Skiddoo; Turn Out The Stars; Autumn Leaves; Quiet Now; So What; Gloria's Step; Emily; Midnight Mood; Who Can You Turn To?; Some Other Time; Nardis.

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Article: Album Review

Bill Evans: In Norway: The Kongsberg Concert

Read "In Norway: The Kongsberg Concert" reviewed by Ian Patterson


The release of In Norway: The Konsberg Concert coincides with the sixtieth anniversary of the Konsberg Jazz Festival. Double cause for celebration. The steady flow of archival Evans recordings shows no signs of abating, with In Norway: The Konsberg Concert, recorded in 1970, coming hot on the heels of the previously unreleased Bill Evans: Behind The ...

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Article: Journey into Jazz

2024 Record Store Day Black Friday Jazz Releases

Read "2024 Record Store Day Black Friday Jazz Releases" reviewed by Kyle Simpler


Record Store Day Black Friday is back for 2024. There are releases that appeal to practically every genre of music, and jazz is no exception. This year's lineup features releases for jazz enthusiasts and vinyl collectors alike. From previously unreleased live performances to excellent vinyl debuts, this year's offerings showcase a variety of jazz styles. Below ...

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Article: Album Review

Bill Evans: In Norway

Read "In Norway" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


Pianist Bill Evans' career lasted from the late 1950s until his passing in 1980, but beginning around about 20 years into the 21st century CD releases under Evan's name have been rolling along at a brisk clip, thanks to the Resonance, Elemental and Ess- thetics Record labels. Zev Feldman, often called “The Jazz Detective," has played ...

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Article: Album Review

Greg Reitan: Bounding Line

Read "Bounding Line" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


Los Angeles-based pianist/composer Greg Reitan jumped into the scene with an elegant splash in 2009 with his debut recording, Some Other Time (Sunnyside Records). He followed this up in 2010 with Antibes (Sunnyside Records). Both recordings were critically lauded, drawing comparisons to the work of legendary pianist Bill Evans. Reitan possesses a supple Evans-esque touch, with ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

New Releases, Mothers In Jazz, Birthday Shoutouts to Mary Lou Williams, Carla Bley & More

Read "New Releases, Mothers In Jazz, Birthday Shoutouts to Mary Lou Williams, Carla Bley & More" reviewed by Mary Foster Conklin


The Mothers Day broadcast includes new releases from Win Pongsakorn, Nicki Parrott, Brenda Earle Stokes, Yelena Eckemoff, Luke Sellick & Andrew Renfroe, Meg Okura, Wadada Leo Smith & Amina Claudine Myers and Haile Loren, with birthday shoutouts to Mary Lou Williams, Carla Bley, Tania Maria, Nadje Noordhuis, Judi Silvano, Andrea Superstein and Allegra Levy, among others. ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Larry Young, Steven Bernstein, and Karrin Allyson

Read "Larry Young, Steven Bernstein, and Karrin Allyson" reviewed by Jerome Wilson


Despite an equipment malfunction during the third set, this show covers a variety of artists from the last seventy years of jazz. Musicians heard include Larry Young, Steven Bernstein, Dennis Gonzalez, Karrin Allyson, and Hampton Hawes. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings ...

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Article: Album Review

Micah Thomas: Reveal

Read "Reveal" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic


A drop mic, double plus good treatise by three very ballsy players--pianist Micah Thomas, bassist Dean Torrey, and drummer Kayvon Gordon--Reveal wastes no time stating its case, taking centerstage, and holding that promised land's glories tight. Recorded in one seven-hour session, Thomas's second far-flung outing as a Blue Note leader and his third overall (the self-produced ...

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Electric Chick (Europe)

Label: Verve Records
Released: 2023


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