Under Fire (1971)

About this title: Under Fire is Gato Barbieri in his early-'70s prime, when the Argentinean tenorman's transition from the avant-garde to exploring his South American continental routes still hadn't passed beyond the pale into flaccid fusion. He's joined by a pretty stellar band: his regular pianist Lonnie Liston Smith (before he fuzaked out), Airto Moreira and James Mtume on drums and percussion, the veteran Roy Haynes guesting on "El Parana," a young John Abercrombie on guitar and Stanley Clarke in his young lion-of-acoustic-bass phase. Barbieri floats in the background of "El Parana" before kicking into the ... read more

Tracks:

1. El Parana [Barbieri]
2. Yo le Canto a la Luna [Yupanqui]
3. Antonico [Silva]
4. Maria Domingas [Ben]
5. El Sertao [Barbieri/Ricardo]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.