Mezgo
| Mezgo | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| 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 | ||||
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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
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ Eddie Gómez discography, accessed May 2, 2018
- ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Eddie Gomez discography, accessed May 2, 2018
- ^ a b Kohler, Paul. Eddie Gomez: Discovery – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 2, 2018.