Gato Barbieri
Mystical yet fiery, passionately romantic yet supremely cool…You hear those first few notes from that instantly recognizable tenor and know you’re in the unique musical world of Gato Barbieri.
Beginning professionally as a teenager playing alto sax in Buenos Aires clubs, Barbieri’s enduring career has covered virtually the entire jazz landscape, from free jazz (with trumpeter Don Cherry in the mid-60s) and avante garde to film scoring and his ultimate embrace of Latin music throughout the 70s and 80s.
He began playing tenor with his own band in the late 50s and moved to Rome with his Italian born first wife Michelle in 1962, where he began collaborating with Cherry. The two recorded two albums for Blue Note, “Complete Communion.” and “Symphony for Improvisers,” which are considered classics of free group improvisations. Barbieri launched his career as a leader with the Latin flavored “The Third World,” in 1969, and later parlayed his Grammy winning “Last Tango In Paris” success into a career as a film composer, scoring a dozen international films over the years in Europe, South America and the United States.
From 1976 through 1979, Barbieri released four popular albums on A&M Records, the label owned by trumpet great Herb Alpert. “The Shadow of the Cat,” is a reunion of sorts for the two, with Alpert playing trumpet and trumpet solos on three songs.
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- In Search of the Mystery by Lyn Horton
- In Search of the Mystery by Warren Allen
- In Search of the Mystery by Jerry D'Souza
- In Search of the Mystery by Raul d'Gama Rose
- Chapter Four: Alive In New York by Russ Musto
- Che Corazon by AAJ Staff
April 04, 2016
August 28, 2014
November 28, 2013
Jazz Musician of the Day: Gato Barbieri
December 19, 2008
Poncho Sanchez & Gato Barbieri at Lehman Center
February 06, 2008
Revisiting Latin Jazz Classics: Chapter Three: Viva Emiliano Zapata,...
October 03, 2006
Gato Barbieri Ill - Cancels NYC Iridium Engagement
October 02, 2006
Les Paul (Mon) Mingus Legacy (Tues) Wed. Oct. 4 Terry Waldo 7:30pm +...
December 26, 2005
Les Paul (Tonight)Mingus Big Band (Tue.) The Music Of Frank Zappa...
October 28, 2004
Gato Barbieri At The Iridium Jazz Club Nov. 11-14
November 26, 2002
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