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Gato Barbieri

1932 - 2016

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Leandro "Gato" Barbieri (November 28, 1932 – April 2, 2016) 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". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gato Barbieri is the 514th most popular musician (down from 495th in 2019), the 133rd most popular biography from Argentina (down from 131st in 2019) and the 5th most popular Argentinean Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Gato Barbieri ranks 514 out of 3,175. Before him are Tommy Ramone, Philly Joe Jones, Christoph Eschenbach, Phil Rudd, Randy Rhoads, and Jan Hammer. After him are Martin Gore, Kai Hansen, T Bone Burnett, Donovan, Dennis Wilson, and Stevie Young.

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Among people born in 1932, Gato Barbieri ranks 147. Before him are Dino Sani, Zózimo, Momoko Kōchi, Christy Brown, Ieng Thirith, and Shintaro Ishihara. After him are Amrish Puri, Per Nørgård, Anna Moffo, Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, Nadira, and Spyros Kyprianou. Among people deceased in 2016, Gato Barbieri ranks 148. Before him are Greg Lake, Ashraf Pahlavi, Wendell R. Anderson, Andrew Grove, Péter Esterházy, and Artur Fischer. After him are Franco Citti, Oleg Popov, Fredrik Barth, Paulo Evaristo Arns, Erich Rudorffer, and Maurice White.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Gato Barbieri ranks 133 out of 1,154. Before him are José Manuel Moreno (1916), Gaspar Noé (1963), Manuel Ferreira (1905), Javier Mascherano (1984), Mario Bunge (1919), and Arturo Umberto Illia (1900). After him are Juan Carlos Aramburu (1912), Facundo Cabral (1937), Mauricio Pochettino (1972), Alberto Manguel (1948), Amadeo Carrizo (1926), and Paulo Dybala (1993).

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Among MUSICIANS In Argentina

Among musicians born in Argentina, Gato Barbieri ranks 5. Before him are Martha Argerich (1941), Chris de Burgh (1948), Lalo Schifrin (1932), and Gustavo Santaolalla (1951). After him are Charly García (1951), Osvaldo Pugliese (1905), Aníbal Troilo (1914), Gustavo Cerati (1959), Juan d'Arienzo (1900), José Cura (1962), and Enrique Santos Discépolo (1901).

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