Chapter Three: Viva Emiliano Zapata

by Gato Barbieri

Chapter Three: Viva Emiliano Zapata cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: September 1974
  • Label: Impulse!
  • Country: Argentina
  • Length: 35:16
  • Community rating: 3.78/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The third installment of Barbieri's acclaimed 'Chapter' series features expansive large-ensemble arrangements by Chico O'Farrill. Featuring an all-star cast including Ron Carter, Grady Tate, and Ray Barretto, the music infuses Afro-Cuban and South American rhythms into a vibrant big-band jazz framework. The album highlights the Argentine saxophonist's fiery tone against a lush, brass-heavy backdrop.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, instrumental, improvisation

Tracklist

  1. Milonga Triste (5:02)
  2. Lluvia Azul (7:47)
  3. El Sublime (5:57)
  4. La Podrida (4:48)
  5. Cuando Vuelva A Tu Lado (5:31)
  6. Viva Emiliano Zapata (6:08)

Credits

  • Gato Barbieri - primary artist, tenor saxophone, written-by
  • George Davis - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Alan Raph - bass trombone
  • Ron Carter - bass, electric bass [fender bass]
  • Grady Tate - drums
  • Paul Metzke - electric guitar
  • Edy Martinez - electric piano [fender rhodes], piano
  • Alan Rubin - flugelhorn, trumpet

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