Fénix is an album by Argentinian jazz composer and saxophonist Gato Barbieri featuring performances recorded in 1971 and first released on the Flying Dutchman label.
| Fénix | ||||
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| Released | 1971 | |||
| Recorded | April 27 and 28, 1971 | |||
| Studio | Atlantic (New York) | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:08 | |||
| Label | Flying Dutchman | |||
| Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
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Reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [2] |
Writing in 1971 for The Village Voice, Robert Christgau referred to Fénix as "the first jazz I've played frequently for pleasure since In a Silent Way" (1969) by Miles Davis.[3] The AllMusic site awarded the album 4½ stars, stating that "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".[1]
Track listing edit
- "Tupac Amaru" (Gato Barbieri) - 4:14
- "Carnavalito" (Edmundo Zaldivar) - 9:08
- "Falsa Bahiana" (Geraldo Pereira) - 5:50
- "El Día Que Me Quieras" (Carlos Gardel, Alfredo Le Pera) - 6:12
- "El Arriero" (Atahualpa Yupanqui) - 7:22
- "Bahia" (Ary Barroso) - 6:22
Personnel edit
- 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 edit
- ^ a b Chadbourne, Eugene. Fenix – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (November 25, 1971). "When You Consider Your Condition . . ". The Village Voice. Retrieved September 17, 2022 – via robertchristgau.com.