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Monday 4 April 2016
Latin Jazz saxophonist Gato Barbieri dies at age 83
CHARLES J. GANS bums between 1967 and The citation from the Latin In this Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015 file photo, Gato Barbieri ar-
Associated Press 1982, when he stopped Recording Academy cred- rives at the Lifetime Achievement and Trustees Awards presen-
NEW YORK (AP) — Latin consistently making new re- ited Barbieri with creat- tation at the Ka Theater in the MGM Grand Hotel, in Las Vegas.
Jazz saxophonist Leandro cords. He toured regularly ing “a rebellious but highly
“Gato” Barbieri, who com- and went on to record four accessible musical style, Associated Press
posed the Grammy-win- more albums, including combining contemporary
ning music for the steamy 1997’s smooth jazz “Que jazz with Latin American sociated Press. “Bernardo “Always in the tango is
Marlon Brando film “Last Pasa,” which reached No. genres and incorporating told me, ‘I don’t want the tragedy — she leaves him,
Tango in Paris” and record- 2 on Billboard’s contempo- elements of instrumental music to be too much Hol- she kills him. It’s like an op-
ed dozens of albums over a rary jazz charts. pop.” lywood or too much Euro- era but it’s called tango,”
career spanning more than Though in poor health, Bar- Barbieri won a Grammy for pean, which is more intel- Barbieri said in 1997, noting
seven decades, has died bieri, still sporting his trade- best instrumental composi- lectual. I want a median.’” that half of Argentinians,
at age 83. mark black fedora hat, had tion in 1973 for his music for Barbieri said tango had a including him, had roots
Laura Barbieri, his wife of been performing monthly “Last Tango In Paris,” the special appeal because it in Italy. “The lyrics and the
nearly 20 years, said her at the Blue Note jazz club controversial erotic drama is deeply tied to his Argen- melodies are very beauti-
husband died Saturday in in New York, since 2013. He starring Marlon Brando tine soul. ful. It’s very sensual.”
a New York hospital from last performed at the club and Maria Schneider that
pneumonia. The musician on Nov. 23. earned two Oscar nomina-
recently had bypass sur- “He was my best friend,” tions.
gery to remove a blood Laura Barbieri said Satur- When director Bernardo
clot. “Music was a mystery day. “I’m so grateful we Bertolucci needed sexy
to Gato, and each time had these 20 years togeth- music for “Last Tango,” he
he played was a new ex- er.” She said a public me- turned to Barbieri who was
perience for him, and he morial was being planned, known for his distinctive,
wanted it to be that way but details have not been sensuous, huge-toned ten-
for his audience,” she said. finalized. or sax sound.
“He was honored for all the Last year, Barbieri received “It was like a marriage be-
years he had a chance to a Latin Grammy lifetime tween the film and the
bring his music all around achievement award for a music,” said Barbieri of the
the world.” career that covered “vir- soundtrack that made him
The Argentine-born musi- tually the entire jazz land- an international star, in a
cian recorded some 35 al- scape.” 1997 interview with The As-
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