Andy González (musician)

In 1974, González and his brother Jerry González founded the band Conjunto Libre (a band that mixed salsa and jazz) and Grupo Folklórico y Experímental Nuevayorquíno, with whom he produced three albums: Concepts in Unity (1975), Lo Dice Todo (1976), and Homenaje a Arsenio (2011). The band included Frankie Rodríguez, Milton Cardona, Gene Golden, Carlos Mestre, Nelson González, Manny Oquendo, Oscar Hernández, José Rodríguez, Néstor Torres, Gonzalo Fernández, Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros, Willy García, Heny Álvarez, Virgilio Martí, Marcelino Guerra, Rubén Blades, Orlando "Puntilla" Ríos, and Julito Collazo on the first two albums. The second group that Andy co-led was Manny Oquendo and Libre. In 1980, the third group González co-led was The Fort Apache band (named after a nickname for a Bronx police precinct house), with his brother Jerry González. ==Death==

González died from pneumonia and complications of diabetes in the Bronx on April 9, 2020. ==Selected discography==

• Conjunto Egrem – Tu Dices / Solamente Tuyo (Egrem 1975) • Concepts in Unity (1975) • Lo Dice Todo (1976) • ''Michael Manring, Andy Gonzalez, Francis Rocco Prestia & Victor Wooten – Bass Day '98'' (Hudson Music, 1999) • Bob Mintzer, Giovanni Hidalgo, Andy Gonzalez, David Chesky, Randy Brecker – The Body Acoustic (2004) • Michael Simon (6) Featuring Marlon Simon, Andy Gonzalez, Edward Simon – New York Encounter (Fresh Sound New Talent, 2009) • Homenaje a Arsenio (2011) • Entre Colegas (Truth Revolution Records, 2016) ==References==