Eddie Gomez – Bass

Gómez moved with his family from Puerto Rico at a young age to New York, where he was raised. 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 Juliiard in 1963.

He has played with musicians such as Gerry Mulligan, Marian McPartland, Paul Bley, Tania Maria, Steps Ahead and Chick Corea. He spent a total of eleven years with the Bill Evans Trio 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 Columbia Records, 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 in Valencia, Spain. This was the first honorary doctorate granted at the college’s new international campus in Spain.

It always feels a little unfair to guys like this when I post a transcription that is in no way representative of their capabilities as a player but I genuinely believe that these more accessible and playable transcriptions are more encouraging to the fledgling reader that the more complex charts that even the best of us can struggle with. There is on stray F# in there that would be easier to read if it were a Gb but I had already uploaded it when I noticed so forgive me. This is the very playable ‘Children’s Song No. 5’ from the 1978 Chick Corea album, ‘Friends’. A great album with some absolutely brilliant tunes on it. Another Gomez performance of a Children’s Song (no. 15) is already up here and features on the same album.