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Also known as Leandro J. Barbieri

Argentine jazz musician (1932–2016)

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Argentina
Active from
1934-11-28
Active to
2016-04-02
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Leandro Barbieri (November 28, 1932 in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina - 2 April 2016 in New York City, New York) known as Gato Barbieri (Spanish for "the cat" Barbieri), was an Argentine jazz tenor saxophonist and composer who rose to fame during the free jazz movement in the 1960s and is known for his Latin jazz recordings of the 1970s. Born to a family of musicians, Barbieri began playing music after hearing Charlie Parker's "Now's the Time". He <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Gato+Barbieri"

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Argentina
Place of birth
Rosario
Place of death
New York City
Occupation
saxophonist
Languages spoken
Spanish
Field of work
film score
Instrument
tenor saxophone
Record label
Impulse!
Image
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date of birth
1932-11-28
date of death
2016-04-02
cause of death
pneumonia
manner of death
natural causes
Commons category
Gato Barbieri
start of work period
1961-00-00
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