Tropico

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:46:36
Personnel: Gato Barbieri (tenor saxophone); Lani Hall (vocals, background vocals); Greg Poree, Wah Wah Watson, Carlos Santana (guitar); John Barnes, Eddie Martinez (keyboards); Leon "Ndugu" Chancler (drums); Bill Summers (congas, percussion); Armando Peraza (bongos); Jose Chepito Areas (timbales); Luther Waters, Julia Tillman Waters, Julia Tillman, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters (background vocals). Recording information: Automatt, San Francisco, CA (05/1978); The Automatt, San Fransisco, CA (05/1978). Translator: Michelle Barbieri. Unknown Contributor Roles: David Rubinson; Cheryl Ward. Arrangers: Dale Warren; David Rubinson; Eddie Martinez; Gato Barbieri. While it's true that the first chapter in Gato Barbieri's musical life 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, it is the third chapter that concerns this release. Barbieri became deeply interested in the commercial 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. 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, Jose Chepito 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 full-throttle--there are swells of strings, overdubs galore, and a full-on chorus to add atmosphere on cuts such as Caetano Veloso's "Odara." Throughout, Barbieri's harsh, emotive tone soars over the top of virtually every arrangement, and it is this emphatic playing that drew listeners to the meld of funk, jazz, Latin and Afro-Cuban rhythms, disco, and pop.
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)