Gato Barbieri - Live from the Latin Quarter
Argentine tenor saxophonist Gato Barbieri took the saxophone style of  John Coltrane and adapted it to South American tango and folk idioms. His  trademark piercing tenor cries ring through on this 1999 live date from  New York City's Latin Quarter club. Clad in dark sunglasses and a black  Bolivar hat, Barbieri leads his combo in a nice set consisting of new tunes  like the Satie-like "Mystica" and "Llamerito y Tango"(also featured in the  2000 documentaryCalle 54) and his classic cuts "Last Tango in Paris"  "Europa," and the danceable "Viva Emiliano Zapata." This pleasing concert  reveals that Gato Barbieri's stage persona is as earthy and ethereal as his  unique Afro-Andean moves and grooves.--Eugene Holley Jr.