Mezgo
1986 studio album by Eddie Gómez
Mezgo | ||||
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Released | 1986 | |||
Recorded | November 1985 | |||
Studio | Shinomachi Studios, Tokyo, Japan | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 38:39 | |||
Label | Epic C40548 | |||
Producer | Kiyoshi Itoh | |||
Eddie Gómez chronology | ||||
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Discovery Cover | ||||
Mezgo is an album by bassist Eddie Gómez recorded in Tokyo in 1985 and originally released on the Japanese Epic label the following year before being released worldwide as Discovery on Columbia.[1][2]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
The AllMusic review by Paul Kohler called it "A powerful recording" and stated "Musically this album covers jazz and classical and a little avant-garde".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Eddie Gómez except where noted
- "Me Two" (Eddie Gomez, Steve Gadd) – 7:26
- "Capricious Fantasy" (Gomez, Michael Brecker) – 5:47
- "Puccini's Walk" – 6:02
- "Delgado" – 6:35
- "Caribbean Morning" – 4:12
- "Scott Davis" – 3:56
- "Cello Sonata in G Minor: 1st Movement" (Henry Eccles) – 4:41
Personnel
- Eddie Gómez − bass
- Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone, Steinerphone (tracks 1-4)
- Masahiko Satoh − Rhodes piano, synthesizer, piano, arranger (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 7)
- Steve Gadd – drums (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 5)
- Takashi Fukumori, Hiromichi Hara, Yukio Kaneda, Hachiro Ohmatsu, Kiyoshi Ohsawa, Yasuko Seki, Chizuko Tsunoda – violin (track 7)
- Yoshinao Azuma, Hiroshi Watanabe – viola (track 7)
- Hiroto Kawamura, Tomio Yazima – cello (track 7)
- Takashi Katoh – concertmaster (track 7)
- Nobuhiko Nakayama – synthesizer programming
References
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
- Lend Me Your Ears (with Jeremy Steig and Joe Chambers, 1978)
- Music for Flute & Double-Bass (with Jeremy Steig, 1978)
- Rain Forest (with Jeremy Steig, 1980)
- Mezgo (1985)
- Outlaws (with Jeremy Steig, 1976)