Gato Barbieri

tenor saxophone · 1932–2016 · Rosario (Argentina)

Argentine tenor saxophonist who went through free jazz alongside Don Cherry in the mid-1960s, he returned to Latin American music in the 1970s. His music for "Last Tango in Paris" (1972) earned him a Grammy and a contract with Impulse!, where he launched the "Chapter One: Latin America" series (1973).

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Styles

• Latin jazz, Afro-Cuban
• Free jazz

Landmark tracks

• El Pampero (1971)

Sources

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