Chick Corea and Friends, with Eddie Gomez: Humpty Dumpty

by Kevin Johnson Saturday, November 22nd, 2014

Steve Bailey recently sent me a cool video of bass players congratulating Eddie Gomez on his recent honorary doctorate from Berklee School of Music. A recurring theme in everyone’s praise was Eddie’s playing on the song “Humpty Dumpty,” which led me to revisit the song and find a few versions.

Here’s a clip of Eddie playing it alongside Chick Corea, Bob Berg, and Steve Gadd at a jazz festival in Stuttgart in 1992. The bassist plays the melody along with Corea before laying into a solid walk to support the rest of the band. Check out his solo at the 5:52 mark and get ready to hit the woodshed.

In his time with No Treble, Kevin has met hundreds of amazing bassists and interviewed icons like Jack Casady, Victor Wooten, Les Claypool, Marcus Miller, and more. He's a gigging bassist performing jazz in Northern Virginia and bluegrass with The Plate Scrapers up and down the East Coast. Kevin appreciates all genres of music, from R&B to metal and everything in between. Connect with Kevin on Facebook and check his performance schedule on his website.