Fénix is an album by Argentinian jazz composer and saxophonist Gato Barbieri featuring performances recorded in 1971 and first released on the Flying Dutchman label.
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Reception
Writing in 1971 for The Village Voice, Robert Christgau referred to Fénix as "the first jazz I've played frequently for pleasure since In a Silent Way" (1969) by Miles Davis. The AllMusic site awarded the album 4½ stars, stating that "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".
Track listing
"Tupac Amaru" (Gato Barbieri) - 4:14
"Carnavalito" (Edmundo Zaldivar) - 9:08
"Falsa Bahiana" (Geraldo Pereira) - 5:50
"El Día Que Me Quieras" (Carlos Gardel, Alfredo Le Pera) - 6:12
"El Arriero" (Atahualpa Yupanqui) - 7:22
"Bahia" (Ary Barroso) - 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