Chapter One: Latin America


Chapter One: Latin America is a 1973 album by Gato Barbieri. It was recorded and issued in 1973 on Impulse! Records as AS-9248. The album was re-released in 1997 as part of Latino America, a double CD that also included the album Chapter Two: [Hasta Siempre] along with unreleased tracks.

Reception

In Creem magazine, Robert Christgau said like Barbieri's previous album Bolivia (Gato [Barbieri album)|Bolivia], Chapter One: Latin America is a "recommended introduction to the only jazzman this side of Miles Davis to translate avant-garde into semi-popular without sounding venal". The AllMusic review awarded the album 4½ stars, stating that "this album, like its remaining chapters, makes up one of the great all but forgotten masterpieces in 1970s jazz".

Track listing

  1. "Encuentros" 12:28
  2. "India" 8:58
  3. "La China Leoncia Arreo La Correntinada Trajo Entre La Muchachada La Flor De La Juventud" 13:33
  • * Part 1 2:28
  • * Part 2 2:45
  • * Part 3 4:32
  • * Part 4 3:53
  2. "Nunca Mas" 5:25
  3. "To Be Continued" 2:27

Personnel