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Title: Incredible playing by Barbieri !
Review: According to Bob Palmer's liner notes,this cd was recorder at the 1971 Montreux Jazz Festival at 4:00 in the morning.The audience had waited to hear Barbieri and his band after seeing him perform with another larger Jazz band just a little while before.you can rest easy that everyone who stayed up till that early hour to see Barbieri play thanked the gods they did.This is wonderful playing.Barbieri is amazing,the incredible sounds he gets from his saxophone are exilirating.Lonnie Liston Smith is on piano and is great.Pretty Purdie on drums.Sonny Morgan on congo and Nana Vasconcelos on percussion.Chuck Rainey on electric bass.this band is very tight and obviously enjoyed playing at this festival.In addition to the live Montreux recording,you get one track recorded in the studio called El Gato.This was recorded by a nine piece band with Oliver Nelson on saxophone,Hank Jones,Ron Carter,Airto Morerira,and others.You cant really go wrong with this Cd.It's great.
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