Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Day 0598 - The New Tango

Astor Piazzolla & Gary Burton "The New Tango" (1987)


There is nothing I didn't like about this album.  It's like the best mix of a dream and a nightmare.  Beautiful melodies occasionally crash into discordant screeches of violin, or even just a subtle hint of uneasy dischord.

The album features a meeting of Piazzolla, on the bandoneon (an instrument I love the sound of) and Burton, a Vibraphone wizard.  Together they made this album, recorded live at the Montreux Jazz Festival, an album that seems to blur the lines between composition and improvisation.

Highly recommend it.

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