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Under Fire is an album by Argentinian jazz composer and saxophonist Gato Barbieri featuring performances recorded in New York in 1971 and first released on the Flying Dutchman label in 1973.

Reception.

The album earned a 3-star rating in the AllMusic review by Don Snowden. The reviwer wrote: “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.:

Track listing:
“El Parana” (Gato Barbieri) – 8:58
” Yo le Canto a la Luna” (Atahualpa Yupanqui) – 4:49
“Antonico” (Ismael Silva) – 3:48
“Maria Domingas” (Jorge Ben) – 9:28
“El Sertao” (Gato Barbieri, Sérgio Ricardo) – 8:16

Personnel:
Gato Barbieri – tenor saxophone, vocals
Lonnie Liston Smith – piano, electric piano
John Abercrombie – guitar, electric guitar
Stanley Clarke – bass
Roy Haynes – drums
James Mtume – congas
Airto Moreira – percussion, drums
Moulay Ali Hafid – percussion

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Released: 1973
Recorded: 1971
New York City
Length: 35:19
Label: Flying Dutchman FD 10156
Producer: Bob Thiele