''Under Fire'' is an album by Argentinian jazz composer and saxophonist

Gato Barbieri Leandro "Gato" Barbieri (November 28, 1932 – April 2, 2016) was an Argentine jazz tenor saxophonist who rose to fame during the free jazz movement in the 1960s and is known for his Latin jazz recordings of the 1970s. His nickname, Gato, is Spa ...

featuring performances recorded in New York in 1971 and first released on the

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label in 1973.Gato Barbieri discography
accessed February 8, 2016

Reception

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awarded the album 3 stars stating "''Under Fire'' is Gato Barbieri in his early-'70s prime, when the Argentinean tenorman's transition from the avant-garde to exploring his South American continental routes still hadn't passed beyond the pale into flaccid fusion".

Track listing

# "El Parana" (Gato Barbieri) – 8:58 # " Yo le Canto a la Luna" (

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) – 4:49 # "Antonico" ( Ismael Silva) – 3:48 # "Maria Domingas" (

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) – 9:28 # "El Sertao" (Gato Barbieri, Sérgio Ricardo) – 8:16

Personnel

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tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while ...

, vocals *

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– piano, electric piano * John Abercrombie – guitar, electric guitar *

Stanley Clarke Stanley Clarke (born June 30, 1951) is an American bassist, film composer and founding member of Return to Forever, one of the first jazz fusion bands. Clarke gave the bass guitar a prominence it lacked in jazz-related music. He is the first ja ...

– bass *

Roy Haynes Roy Owen Haynes (born March 13, 1925) is an American jazz drummer. He is among the most recorded drummers in jazz. In a career lasting over 80 years, he has played swing, bebop, jazz fusion, avant-garde jazz and is considered a pioneer of jaz ...

– drums * James Mtume – congas * Airto Moreira – percussion, drums *Moulay Ali Hafid – percussion

References

{{Authority control 1973 albums Albums produced by Bob Thiele Flying Dutchman Records albums Gato Barbieri albums