Chapter One: Latin America

Chapter One: Latin America is a 1973 album by Gato Barbieri. It was recorded and issued in 1973 on Impulse! Records as AS-9248. The album was re-released in 1997 as part of Latino America, a double CD that also included the album Chapter Two: Hasta Siempre along with unreleased tracks.[2]

Chapter One: Latin America
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1973[1]
RecordedApril 1973
Music Hall, S.A.C.I.S.I, Buenos Aires (#1–4)
Odeon Studios, Rio de Janeiro (#5)
GenreFree jazz, Latin jazz, world music
Length42:51
LabelImpulse!
AS-9248
ProducerEd Michel
Gato Barbieri chronology
Bolivia
(1973)
Chapter One: Latin America
(1973)
Chapter Two: Hasta Siempre
(1973)

Reception

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In Creem magazine, Robert Christgau said like Barbieri's previous album Bolivia, Chapter One: Latin America is a "recommended introduction to the only jazzman this side of Miles Davis to translate avant-garde into semi-popular without sounding venal".[3] The AllMusic review awarded the album 4½ stars, stating that "this album, like its remaining chapters, makes up one of the great all but forgotten masterpieces in 1970s jazz".[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [6]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide     [5]

Track listing

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  1. "Encuentros" 12:28
  2. "India" 8:58
  3. "La China Leoncia Arreo La Correntinada Trajo Entre La Muchachada La Flor De La Juventud" 13:33
    • Part 1 2:28
    • Part 2 2:45
    • Part 3 4:32
    • Part 4 3:53
  1. "Nunca Mas" 5:25
  2. "To Be Continued" 2:27
All songs by Gato Barbieri, except India by J. Asunción Flores / M. Ortiz Guerrero.

Personnel

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  • Gato Barbieri - tenor saxophone (1-5)
  • Raul Mercado - quena (1, 2, 3)
  • Amadeo Monges - Indian harp (1, 2, 3)
  • Ricardo Lew - Electric guitar (1, 3)
  • Quelo Palacios - acoustic guitar (1, 2, 3)
  • Isoca Fumero - charango (1, 3)
  • Antonio Pantoja - anapa, erke, siku, quena, erkencho (1, 2, 3)
  • Adalberto Cevasco - Fender bass (1, 2, 3, 4)
  • Dino Saluzzi - bandoneon (4)
  • Domingo Cura - bombo legüero (Argentinian drums) (1, 2, 3)
  • Pocho Lapouble - drums (1, 3)
  • Jorge Padin - percussion (1, 3)
  • El Zurdo Roizner - percussion (1, 2, 3)
  • Osvaldo Bellingieri - piano (4)

References

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  1. ^ Billboard Oct 13, 1973
  2. ^ Latino America at AllMusic
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (March 1974). "The Christgau Consumer Guide". Creem. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  4. ^ a b AllMusic Review accessed 3 November 2009
  5. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 19. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  6. ^ 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.