Andy González Andy González is a New York-based double-bass player. Born on January 1, 1951 in The Bronx, New York, González is a respected and prolific Jazz, Latin-Jazz and Salsa musician, composer and arranger of Puerto Rican ancestry and long-time musical callaborator with brother Jerry González, founding members of Conjunto Anabaco and Grupo Folklórico y Experimental Nuevayorkino with whom he made three records: Concepts of Unity (1974), Lo Dice Todo (1975) and Homenaje a Arsenio (2011). The band members were: Jerry and Andy González, Frankie Rodríguez, Milton Cardona, Gene Golden, Carlos Mestre, Nelson González, Manny Oquendo, Óscar Hernández, José Rodríguez, Gonzalo Fernández, Alfredo “Chocolate” Armenteros, Willy García, Heny Álvarez, Virgilio Martí, Marcelino Guerra, Rubén Blades, Orlando “Puntilla” Ríos, and Julito Collazo. By the age of 13, Andy and his brother Jerry formed the Latin Jazz Quintet, a group inspired by Cal Tjader’s small group latin jazz recordings. After two years of professional experience with the Quintet, Andy scored his first major gig with Fania Records artist Monguito Santamaria. This led to an affiliation with Fania, who utilized Andy as a bassist on numerous recordings. He eventually became a major voice in the bands of Fania’s two most important bandleaders: Ray Barretto and Eddie Palmieri. After leaving Palmieri’s band, he became the musical director in Manny Oquendo’s Libre, a Salsa band that continued the classic New York sound. Striving to combine jazz ideals with a variety of traditional Latin music Andy and his peers produced two recordings as Grupo Folklorico Y Experimental. Soon after, Andy joined his brother Jerry to create The Fort Apache Band, which set the standard for cutting edge Latin Jazz. Andy’s in- depth knowledge of Latin music and innovative nature has made him one of the most recorded and respected bassists in Latin music. Andy González has performed and recorded with many of the most important names on the Latin music scene, including The Fort Apache Group, Dizzy Gillespie, Tito Puente, Eddie Palmieri, and Astor Piazzola. Videos: Credits: Conjure: Music for the Texts of Ishmael Reed Year Album Artist Bass (Upright), 2011 Chico & Rita Bebo Valdés Primary Artist The Never Learned to 2009 Dance: Anthology Harvey Averne Bass 1967-1971 2008 Hollywood Tercer Cielo Trumpet Hands Of Fire: 60 2007 Years Of Cuban Music Candido Bass Exuberance Bass Instrument, 2007 My Island Rafi Malkiel Main Personnel The Essential Ray 2007 Barretto: A Man and Ray Barretto Quotation Author His Music Viva Jazzanova 2: The 2007 Best of Latin & Bossa Bass (Acoustic) Jazz 2006 Bachata Manía [Sony] Primary Artist Year Album Artist Chesky 20th 2006 Primary Artist Anniversary Every Child Is Born A Bass, Guitar 2006 Poet: The Life & Work Piri Thomas (Bass) of Piri Thomas 2006 Xiomara Xiomara Laugart Bass (Upright) Bass, Bass (Acoustic), 2005 Bebo de Cuba Bebo Valdés Bongos, Guiro, Main Personnel 2005 Island Life Yerba Buena Ampeg Baby Bass Bass, Bass Instrument, Arturo Composer, Guitar 2005 Live in Brooklyn O’Farrill (Bass), Main Personnel, Primary Artist Bass, Bass Instrument, Jerry Gonzalez Guitar (Bass), 2005 Rumba Buhaina & the Fort Member of Apache Band Attributed Artist, Mixing The Salsoul Bongos, Congas, 2005 The Anthology Orchestra Timbales Bass, Bass The Jim Seeley/Arturo (Acoustic), 2005 Jim Seeley O’Farrill Quintet Double Bass, Main Personnel 2005 Viva Jazzanova Bass (Acoustic) Year Album Artist Bass, Double Sonic Bass, Group 2004 Ashé a Go-Go Liberation Member, Member of Front Attributed Artist Gilberto Santa Bajo Sexto, Main 2004 Auténtico Rosa Personnel Conjunto 2004 Clásicas De Clásico Bass Clasico Daniel Santos Con 2004 Daniel Santos Bass Conjunto Clasico Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights [Original 2004 Bass Motion Picture Soundtrack] Guest Artist, 2004 El Avión de la Salsa Jimmy Bosch Main Personnel Fuerza Gigante: Live Bajo Sexto, 2004 in Puerto Rico April Ray Barretto Soloist 27, 2001 Arranger, Bass, 2004 Quimbombó Quimbombo Liner Notes, Maracas, Producer 2004 Ritmo Afro-Cubano Bass, Claves Bass, Double The Body 2004 The Body Acoustic Bass, Member of Acoustic Attributed Artist Y los Piratas del 2004 Jerry Gonzalez Bass Flamenco Bass, Guitar 2004 Yo! Silvana Deluigi (Bass), Main Personnel Year Album Artist Marshmallow 2003 Antistar Producer Coast 2003 Cigar Lounge, Vol. 3 Bass 2003 Festival in Havana Liner Notes Rough Guide to Latin 2003 Arranger, Bass Jazz Viva Cubop!, Vol. 3: 2003 More Jazz the Afro Bass Cuban Way Member of 2002 Aldhils Arboretum Of Montreal Attributed Artist Latin Jazz: La 2002 Bass Combinación Perfecta 2002 Mojito Mix [Ariola] Bass (Acoustic) Bass, Double Bass, Guest 2002 Piñero Kip Hanrahan Artist, Main Personnel Marshmallow 2002 Ride the Lightning Producer Coast The Lenny White 2002 Lenny White Bass (Acoustic) Collection Juan Pablo 2002 Together Again Bass (Acoustic) Torres 21 Broken Melodies at 2001 Alfredo Triff Bass (Acoustic) Once Performer, 2001 Bachatas a Puro Dolor Primary Artist Barreto 50th 2001 Ray Barretto Bajo Sexto Anniversary Year Album Artist Bill O’Connell 2001 Black Sand Latin Jazz Bass Project Bass, Double Calle 54 [Music from 2001 Bass, Primary the Motion Picture] Artist Dominic John: Fallen 2001 Dominic John Bass World Record New York City: Global Beat of the Boroughs Choir/Chorus, 2001 – Music From New York Guitar (Bass) City’s Ethnic…. 2001 Pa’ los Treseros Nelson Gonzalez Bass 2001 Radio Mundo Rumba Club Producer 2001 Raulin en Venezuela Raulin Rosendo Bajo Sexto 2001 Shadows in the Air Jack Bruce Bass Bass, Composer, A Calm in the Fire of 2000 Deep Rumba Vocals Dances (Background) 2000 Bass Day 1998 Andy González Primary Artist 2000 Carambola Chico O’Farrill Bass, Consultant Discover the Rhythms 2000 Arranger of Salsa Dura Arranger, Bass Fantasy Presents 2000 (Acoustic), Latin Jazz Claves Arranger, Bass, Musical Director, 2000 Libre Increible Manny Oquendo Percussion, Producer Year Album Artist Arranger, Bass, Mixing Engineer, 2000 Los New Yorkinos Manny Oquendo Musical Director, Producer Marlon Simon 2000 Rumaba a la Patato and the Nagual Bass Spirits Bass, Composer, Rumbajazz: Tribute To 2000 Rumbajazz Production Chombo Advisor Saboreando! Salsa Wayne Gorbea & 2000 Mixing Dura en el Bronx! Salsa Picante Performer, 1999 100% Bachata 1999 Primary Artist 1999 A Brighter Day Ronny Jordan Bass (Upright) Arranger, Bass, Keyboards, Liner 1999 Ahora Manny Oquendo Notes, Producer, Vocals (Background) Bass, Featured 1999 At the Point, Vol. 1 Papo Vazquez Artist 1999 Bachatazazo, Vol. 2 Vocals Arturo 1999 Blood Lines Bass O’Farrill Arranger, Bass, Claves, Composer, 1999 Espirittista Rumba Club Group Member, Producer Bass, Bass 1999 Hip Bop’N Smooth (Acoustic) 1999 Lo Que No Fue No Sera Rafael de Jesus Bass Year Album Artist Marshmallow 1999 Seniors and Juniors Composer Coast Bass, Musical 1999 The Heart of a Legend Chico O’Farrill Consultant The Other Side of 1999 Bass, Producer Standards 1998 Art of Rhythm Tom Harrell Bass 1998 Cogele el Gusto Wayne Gorbea Mixing Coleccion Estelar de Performer, 1998 Latin Jazz Primary Artist Collected Danilo 1998 Danilo Pérez Bass Pérez Bass, Bell Tree, Bells, Claves, Commit to Guiro, 1998 Memory/Paunetto’s Bobby Paunetto Percussion, Point Restoration Supervision Armando 1998 Havana Blues Bass Rodriguez Hermanos de la 1998 Hermanos de la Salsa Bass Salsa The Olivia 1998 Hideaway Banjo Tremor Control Live from Soundscape: 1998 Latin New York Bass 1980-1983 1998 Shadow Nights, Vol. 1 Kip Hanrahan Bass Descarga 1998 Somos Uno Contrabass Boricua 1998 Soneando Trombon Jimmy Bosch Bass, Mixing Year Album Artist Bass, Composer, This Night Becomes a 1998 Deep Rumba Producer, Unknown Rumba Contributor Role A Thousand Nights and 1997 a Night (Shadow Kip Hanrahan Bass Night) Charlie 1997 ElectroDuro Bass Palmieri Bass, Bass 1997 Hot Jazz Biscuits (Acoustic) 1997 Island Episode Houston Person Bass, Composer Bass, Vocals 1997 Latin Jazz Con Gusto (Background) Latin Jazz for 1997 Lovers: Messidor’s Bass Finest, Vol. 4 Arranger, Bass, Claves, Producer, 1997 Mamacita Rumba Club Vocals (Background) Nu Yorica 2!: Further Adventures in Latin Bass, Contrabass, 1997 Music Chango in the Leader, Producer New World 57 Minutos con la 1996 Astor Piazzolla Bass Realidad Abrazate: Descarga Descarga 1996 Contrabassoon Boricua, Vol. 2 Boricua 1996 Fire Dance Jerry Gonzalez Bass Latin Side of John 1996 Conrad Herwig Bass Coltrane Year Album Artist Nu Yorica! Culture 1996 Clash in New York Bass, Trombone City Bass, Director, On the Move! 1996 Manny Oquendo Liner Notes, (¡Muevete!) Producer 1996 Steve Turre Steve Turre Bass Essence All Bass, Bass 1995 Afro Cubano Chant Stars (Acoustic) Amor, Vida y 1995 Ismael Quintana Bass Sentimiento Blue in the Face 1995 Bass [Luaka Bop] 1995 Castigador Roberto Torres Bass Bass, Coro, 1995 Desde La Capital Rumba Club Producer, Vocals (Background) Conjunto 1995 Felicitaciones Bajo Sexto Clasico 1995 Hands on Percussion Hilton Ruiz Bass 1995 Medianoche Don Grolnick Bass, Producer Jerry Gonzalez 1995 Pensativo & the Fort Bass Apache Band Bass, Unknown 1995 Pure Emotion Chico O’Farrill Contributor Role Bass, Unknown 1995 Rhythm Within Steve Turre Contributor Role Si No Bailen con Bajo Sexto, Group Conjunto 1995 Ellos, No Bailen con Member, Unknown Clasico Nadie Contributor Role Year Album Artist Alfredo 1995 Sonido Solido Bass Rodriguez 1995 Trombone Man J.P. Torres Bass 1994 Caras Del Amor Danny Rivera Bass Bass, Unknown 1994 Crossroads Jerry Gonzalez Contributor Role Bass, Primary 1994 Darn It! Paul Haines Artist