Gato Barbieri – Tropico

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Gato Barbieri – Tropico
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Artist……………: Gato Barbieri
Album…………….: Tropico
Genre…………….: Jazz
Source……………: CD
Year……………..: 1978/2009
Ripper……………: Exact Audio Copy (Secure mode) &
Codec…………….: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
Version…………..: reference libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917
Quality…………..: Lossless, (avg. compression: 67 %)
Channels………….: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit
Tags……………..: VorbisComment
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Ripped by…………: Unknown on 12/2/2009
Posted by…………: AJ Productions on 4/1/2014
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Tracklisting
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1. Gato Barbieri – Poinciana (Song Of The Tree) [07:48]
2. Gato Barbieri – Latin Lady [08:25]
3. Gato Barbieri – Odara [07:28]
4. Gato Barbieri – She Is Michelle [06:13]
5. Gato Barbieri – Water Is The Love [04:53]
6. Gato Barbieri – Evil Eyes [04:20]
7. Gato Barbieri – Bolero [07:23]

Playing Time………: 46:33
Total Size………..: 315.66 MB

NFO generated on…..: 8/11/2014 9:48:34 AM

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by Thom Jurek AllMusic

While it’s true that the first chapter in Gato Barbieri’s musical life — at
least on records — had been that of an explorer, from his vanguard
outings on ESP with Don Cherry and Dollar Brand to his showcasing the
music of his native Latin America on Impulse, Fania, and Flying
Dutchman as it intersected with modern jazz, it is the third chapter
that concerns this release. Barbieri became deeply interested in
commercial music and its possibilities for Latin jazz and the funk and
salsa scenes in the early and mid-’70s. Caliente!, recorded with a very
large group, was his first step in that direction in 1976 and it was a
smash hit. Jazz purists may have decried its slick production and its
lack of ensemble improvisation, but the set was generally well received.
Ruby, Ruby followed suit in early 1978, and then Tropico popped out
only three months later. This set features another large group with no
less than three arrangers and a slew of different percussionists and
backing vocalists on virtually every track. Carlos Santana makes an
appearance on “Latin Lady,” one of the best cuts on the set, and the
Santana band’s percussionist, José Chepitó Areas, is here, as well as
Leon “Ndugu” Chancler, Armando Peraza, and funkmaster Bill
Summers to name a few. Another beauty is the lushly orchestrated
ballad “She Is Michelle,” (written for his wife). Production by David
Rubison is over the top. There are swells of strings, overdubs galore,
and a full-on chorus to add atmosphere on cuts such as the reading of
Caetano Veloso’s “Odara.” The cover of “Where Is the Love” is also a
bit indulgent — even for Gato at this stage, but it was aimed at scoring
in the charts, and it did. Throughout, Barbieri’s harsh, emotive tone is
soaring over the top in virtually every arrangement, and it is that
playing that drew listeners to this meld of funk, jazz, Latin, and Afro
Cuban rhythms, disco and pop. The final track, a Barbieri reading of
Ravel’s “Bolero,” with Eddie Watkins’ bass pumping it along in triple
time, has to be heard to be believed — Barbieri transforms it into a
carnival tune that loses none of its drama and pathos.
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