| The Third World | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Gato Barbieri |
| Cover: | The_Third_World_(album).jpg |
| Released: | 1970 |
| Recorded: | November 24 & 25, 1969 New York City |
| Genre: | Avant-garde jazz, free jazz, latin jazz, world fusion |
| Length: | 39:30 |
| Label: | Flying Dutchman FD 10117 |
| Producer: | Bob Thiele |
| Chronology: | Gato Barbieri |
| Prev Title: | Confluence |
| Prev Year: | 1968 |
| Next Title: | Fenix |
| Next Year: | 1971 |
The Third World is an album by Argentinian jazz composer and saxophonist Gato Barbieri featuring performances recorded in 1969 and first released on the Flying Dutchman label.[1]
The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars stating "The Third World is the initial session that mixed Gato Barbieri's free jazz tenor playing with Latin and Brazilian influences. ...creating a danceable yet fiery combination of South American rhythms and free jazz forcefulnes".