Bolivia (Gato Barbieri album)
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Bolivia is a live album by Argentinian jazz composer and saxophonist Gato Barbieri featuring performances recorded in New York in 1973 and first released on the Flying Dutchman label.[1][2]
Reception
In Creem magazine, Robert Christgau gave Bolivia an "A-" and said he liked it slightly better than Barbieri's other 1973 album Chapter One: Latin America "because I prefer Lonnie Liston Smith and Barbieri's other Afro-American sidemen to his less disciplined all-South American band."[3] The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars stating "Ultimately, Bolivia is a sensual, musically adept, and groundbreaking recording, which offered Barbieri a chance to come in from the avant-garde before heading back to the fringes with the Latin America series. A fine effort that is finally getting the notoriety it deserves".[4]
Track listing
All compositions by Gato Barbieri except as indicated
- "Merceditas" - 9:07
- "Eclypse/Michellina" (Traditional/Barbieri) - 6:24
- "Bolivia" - 7:46
- "Niños" - 7:14
- "Vidala Triste" (Barbieri, Michelle Barbieri) - 5:30
Personnel
- Gato Barbieri - tenor saxophone, flute, vocals
- Lonnie Liston Smith - piano, electric piano
- John Abercrombie - guitar, electric guitar
- Jean-François Jenny-Clark - bass
- Stanley Clarke - electric bass
- Bernard Purdie - drums
- Airto Moreira, Gene Golden, James Mtume, Moulay "Ali" Hafid - percussion
References
- ^ Flying Dutchman Label Discography accessed February 8, 2016
- ^ Gato Barbieri discography accessed February 8, 2016
- ^ Christgau, Robert (March 1974). "The Christgau Consumer Guide". Creem. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
- ^ Jurek, Thom. Bolivia – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 8, 2016.