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Gato Barbieri may be one of those saxophonists whose sound is so closely associated with smooth jazz -- and has been since the late '70s -- that it's hard to imagine he was once the progenitor of a singular kind of jazz fusion: and that's world fusion, not jazz-rock fusion. Barbieri recorded four albums for Impulse! between 1973 and 1975 that should have changed jazz forever, in that he provided an entirely new direction when it was desperately needed. That it didn't catch certainly isn't his fault, but spoke more to the dearth of new ideas that followed after the discoveries of John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, and Miles Davis. Barbieri, a Coltrane disciple, hailed from Argentina and sought to bring the music of Latin America, most specifically its folk forms, into the jazz arena. He was wildly successful aesthetically and critically if not commercially -- though the first album, Chapter One: Latin America, sold well enough (it is currently available as half of a two-disc set called Latino America [IMPD 236-2], which includes Chapter Two: Hasta Siempre, restores all cuts to their original lengths, and adds bonus material). But there's more to it than his adding folk musicians -- not studio pros -- to the mix. Barbieri's volume of The Impulse Story is one of a ten-disc series by individual artists that fleshes out the four-CD box called The House That Trane Built, supporting Ashley Kahn's book of the same name -- the author chose all the selections on these volumes and wrote biographical notes to each package. Barbieri appears here with small and large folk groups -- which include fellow Argentine bandoneonist Dino Saluzzi to name just one -- recorded in both Rio and Los Angeles. The disc's first five cuts come from Chapter One and Chapter Two, and the complete versions of both "Nunca Mas" and "Econtros," as well as the stomping "Gato Gato," come from those sessions. The next phase of the Impulse!/Gato saga took place in 1974 on Chapter Three: Viva Emiliano Zapata -- which remains out of print -- and the next three cuts, "Cuando Vuelva a Tu Lado (What a Difference a Day Makes)," the title tune, and Barbieri's own "El Sublime," are included. These tracks feature the saxophonist fronting Cuban bandleader and arranger Chico O'Farrill's big band, and were recorded in New York. Barbieri's amazing jazz tango "Milonga Triste" comes from Chapter Four: Alive in New York. The set turns in on itself by going back to Chapter One in the brief and beautiful cut called "To Be Continued." This is a fine introduction to Gato Barbieri for those who are interested in what he sounded like before he became a star and began playing more middle-of-the-road material -- much if which is excellent as well. Barbieri is worthy of serious rediscovery by a new generation, and this tight little set goes a long way toward making that case.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
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Gato Barbieri, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - ED MICHEL, Producer - Dino Saluzzi, Bandoneon, AssociatedPerformer - Adalberto Cevasco, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Osvaldo Bellingieri, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1973 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Antonio Pantoja, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Gato Barbieri, MainArtist - Manuel Ortiz Guerrero, Author - José Asuncion Flores, Composer - ED MICHEL, Producer - Domingo Cura, Bombo, AssociatedPerformer - Amadeo Monges, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Raul Mercado, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Quelo Palacios, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - El Zurdo Roizner, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Gato Barbieri, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Helio Delmiro, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paulinho, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - ED MICHEL, Producer - Novelli, Drums, Percussion, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Daudeth de Azevado, Cavaquinho, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Antonio Pantoja, Percussion, Wooden Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Gato Barbieri, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Ricardo Lew, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - ED MICHEL, Producer - Domingo Cura, Bombo, AssociatedPerformer - Amadeo Monges, Jew's Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Raul Mercado, Wooden Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Adalberto Cevasco, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Quelo Palacios, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - El Zurdo Roizner, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1973 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
LEE RITENOUR, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gato Barbieri, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - John Pisano, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Hughart, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - ED MICHEL, Producer - Mayuto Correa, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Zimmitti, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1997 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Buffington, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Raph, Bass Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Portinho, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Martinez, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Seldon Powell, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Grady Tate, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Carter, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Randy Brecker, Flugelhorn, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Howard Johnson, Bass Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - Gato Barbieri, MainArtist - Maria Grever, ComposerLyricist - Stanley Adams, ComposerLyricist - Ray Armando, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Mantilla, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Bob McCoy, Flugelhorn, AssociatedPerformer - George Davis, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - ED MICHEL, Producer - Chico O'Farrill, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Morrow, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Victor Paz, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Luis Mangual, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Buffington, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Raph, Bass Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Portinho, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Martinez, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Seldon Powell, Flute, Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Carter, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Howard Johnson, Flugelhorn, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Gato Barbieri, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Ray Armando, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Mantilla, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Rubin, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - ED MICHEL, Producer - Chico O'Farrill, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Morrow, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Alonge, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Luis Mangual, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Buffington, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Portinho, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Martinez, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Seldon Powell, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Grady Tate, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Carter, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Howard Johnson, Bass Clarinet, Tuba, AssociatedPerformer - Gato Barbieri, Composer, MainArtist - Ray Armando, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Mantilla, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Rubin, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - ED MICHEL, Producer - Chico O'Farrill, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Morrow, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Alonge, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Luis Mangual, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Portinho, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Martinez, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Carter, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Howard Johnson, Bass Clarinet, Flugelhorn, Tambourine, Tuba, AssociatedPerformer - Gato Barbieri, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Ray Armando, Percussion, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - ED MICHEL, Producer - Paul Metzke, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Gato Barbieri, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Helio Delmiro, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paulinho, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - ED MICHEL, Producer - Novelli, Drums, Percussion, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Daudeth de Azevado, Cavaquinho, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Gato Barbieri may be one of those saxophonists whose sound is so closely associated with smooth jazz -- and has been since the late '70s -- that it's hard to imagine he was once the progenitor of a singular kind of jazz fusion: and that's world fusion, not jazz-rock fusion. Barbieri recorded four albums for Impulse! between 1973 and 1975 that should have changed jazz forever, in that he provided an entirely new direction when it was desperately needed. That it didn't catch certainly isn't his fault, but spoke more to the dearth of new ideas that followed after the discoveries of John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, and Miles Davis. Barbieri, a Coltrane disciple, hailed from Argentina and sought to bring the music of Latin America, most specifically its folk forms, into the jazz arena. He was wildly successful aesthetically and critically if not commercially -- though the first album, Chapter One: Latin America, sold well enough (it is currently available as half of a two-disc set called Latino America [IMPD 236-2], which includes Chapter Two: Hasta Siempre, restores all cuts to their original lengths, and adds bonus material). But there's more to it than his adding folk musicians -- not studio pros -- to the mix. Barbieri's volume of The Impulse Story is one of a ten-disc series by individual artists that fleshes out the four-CD box called The House That Trane Built, supporting Ashley Kahn's book of the same name -- the author chose all the selections on these volumes and wrote biographical notes to each package. Barbieri appears here with small and large folk groups -- which include fellow Argentine bandoneonist Dino Saluzzi to name just one -- recorded in both Rio and Los Angeles. The disc's first five cuts come from Chapter One and Chapter Two, and the complete versions of both "Nunca Mas" and "Econtros," as well as the stomping "Gato Gato," come from those sessions. The next phase of the Impulse!/Gato saga took place in 1974 on Chapter Three: Viva Emiliano Zapata -- which remains out of print -- and the next three cuts, "Cuando Vuelva a Tu Lado (What a Difference a Day Makes)," the title tune, and Barbieri's own "El Sublime," are included. These tracks feature the saxophonist fronting Cuban bandleader and arranger Chico O'Farrill's big band, and were recorded in New York. Barbieri's amazing jazz tango "Milonga Triste" comes from Chapter Four: Alive in New York. The set turns in on itself by going back to Chapter One in the brief and beautiful cut called "To Be Continued." This is a fine introduction to Gato Barbieri for those who are interested in what he sounded like before he became a star and began playing more middle-of-the-road material -- much if which is excellent as well. Barbieri is worthy of serious rediscovery by a new generation, and this tight little set goes a long way toward making that case.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 01:03:14
- Main artists: Gato Barbieri
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Music Mexico
- Genre: Jazz
© 2006 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2006 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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