El Pampero is a live album by Argentinian jazz composer and saxophonist Gato Barbieri featuring performances recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1971 and first released on the Flying Dutchman label.[ Flying Dutchman Label Discography accessed February 8, 2016]
Reception
The
Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars stating "Gato Barbieri leads his fantastic group of musical friends with hurricane-like flair on his tenor sax. At times surreal and mind-boggling, Barbieri shows just how far one can let the music go to break the borders of jazz, sending his music into fresh and uncharted territory".
Track listing
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"El Pampero" - 13:44
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"Mi Buenos Aires Querido" (Carlos Gardel, Alfredo Le Pera) - 6:21
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"Brasil" (Aldo Cabral, Benedito Lacerda, Pedro Berrios) - 9:36
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"El Arriero" (Atahualpa Yupanqui) - 11:59
Personnel
