Fenix (album)

Fenix
Studio album by Gato Barbieri
Released	1971
Recorded	April 27 & 28, 1971 Atlantic Recording Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:08
Label	Flying Dutchman FD 10144
Producer	Bob Thiele
Gato Barbieri chronology
The Third World (1969) Fenix (1971) El Pampero (1971)

Fenix is an album by Argentinian jazz composer and saxophonist Gato Barbieri featuring performances recorded in 1971 and first released on the Flying Dutchman label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4½ stars stating "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".^[2]

Track listing

1. "Tupac Amaru" (Gato Barbieri) - 4:14
2. "Carnavalito" (Unknown) - 9:08
3. "Falsa Bahiana" (Geraldo Pereira) - 5:50 Amazon
4. "El Día Que Me Quieras" (Carlos Gardel, Alfredo Le Pera) - 6:12
5. "El Arriero" (Atahualpa Yupanqui) - 7:22
6. "Bahia" (Unknown) - 6:22

Personnel

• 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

1. Flying Dutchman Label Discography accessed February 8, 2016
2. Chadbourne, Eugene. Fenix – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 8, 2016.