Gato Barbieri
Sound · Original Music Composer · Music · Musician
Born Nov 28, 1932 · Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
Active 1962–2016 · Awards: Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Leandro "Gato" Barbieri was an Argentine jazz tenor saxophonist who rose to fame during the free jazz movement in the 1960s and is known for his Latin jazz recordings of the 1970s. His nickname, Gato, is Spanish for "cat".
Filmography
Escalator Over the Hill (1999) — MusicianMiami Vice (1984) — SongsStrangers Kiss (1983) — Original Music ComposerFirepower (1979) — Original Music ComposerNotes Towards an African Orestes (1975) — Original Music Composer · MusicianDiary of a Pig War (1975) — Original Music ComposerLast Tango in Paris (1972) — Original Music ComposerTatu Bola (1971) — MusicNa Boca da Noite (1971) — MusicAmore, amore (1966) — MusicEl perseguidor (1965) — MusicDar la cara (1962) — Original Music Composer