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Fenix (album)

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Released
  
1971

Length
  
39:08

Genre
  
Jazz

Producer
  
Bob Thiele

Recorded
  
April 27 & 28, 1971 Atlantic Recording Studios, New York City

Label
  
Flying Dutchman FD 10144

Fenix is an album by Argentinian jazz composer and saxophonist Gato Barbieri featuring performances recorded in 1971 and first released on the Flying Dutchman label.

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Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4½ stars stating "at this point in 1971, well before the Muppets would create a caricature out of him, Barbieri was absolutely smoking, and for a certain style of rhythmic free jazz, this is a captivating album indeed".

Track listing

  1. "Tupac Amaru" (Gato Barbieri) - 4:14
  2. "Carnavalito" (Unknown) - 9:08
  3. "Falsa Bahiana" (Geraldo Pereira) - 5:50 Amazon
  4. "El Día Que Me Quieras" (Carlos Gardel, Alfredo Le Pera) - 6:12
  5. "El Arriero" (Atahualpa Yupanqui) - 7:22
  6. "Bahia" (Unknown) - 6:22

Personnel

  • Gato Barbieri - tenor saxophone
  • Lonnie Liston Smith - piano, electric piano
  • Joe Beck - electric guitar (track 1)
  • Ron Carter - electric bass
  • Lenny White - drums
  • Gene Golden - congas, bongos
  • Naná Vasconcelos - berimbau, bongos

    • References

    Fenix (album) Wikipedia
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