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Chapter One: Latin America
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work
Gato Barbieri recorded Chapter One: Latin America in 1973 and it was released that same year on Impulse! Records. The album follows Bolivia, his previous record. The Argentinian saxophonist surrounds himself with musicians playing South American instruments: quena, Indian harp, charango, anapa, erke, siku and bombo legüero. On the fourth track Dino Saluzzi plays bandoneon.
The record has five parts. Encuentros and India are long pieces, and La China Leoncia Arreó la Correntinada Trajo Entre la Muchachada la Flor de la Juventud is made up of four parts. Robert Christgau called Barbieri a jazz musician who translates the avant-garde into something semi-popular without sounding opportunistic. AllMusic counts the record among the forgotten high points of 1970s jazz. In 1997 it appeared again in the double album Latino America.
Listening
Track list
- 1Encuentros12:28Apple Music ↗
- 2India8:58Apple Music ↗
- 3La China Leoncia Arreó la Correntinada Trajo Entre la Muchachada la Flor de la Juventud13:33Apple Music ↗
- 4Nunca Más5:25Apple Music ↗
- 5To Be Continued2:27Apple Music ↗
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