Tango nuevo

Movement · 1950s → · Buenos Aires · Hybrids and world

Astor Piazzolla renews tango in Buenos Aires in the 1950s by adding saxophone, electric guitar and a writing style coming from jazz and classical music. His Quinteto Nuevo Tango (1978-1988) tours the world; his meeting with Gerry Mulligan produces the album Summit (1974).

Where it comes from

• Third stream
• Cool (Birth of the Cool)

Artists

• Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992, bandoneon, piano, composition)
• Dino Saluzzi (1935, bandoneon)
• Gotan Project (band (electronic production, guitar, tango))
• Juan Carlos Cáceres (1936–2015, vocals, piano, trombone)
• Pablo Ziegler (1944, piano, composition, arrangement)

Tracks to start with

• Libertango — Astor Piazzolla (1974)
• 20 Years Ago — Astor Piazzolla & Gerry Mulligan (1974)
• Kultrum pampa — Dino Saluzzi (1983)
• Santa María (del Buen Ayre) — Gotan Project (2001)
• Milonga del ángel — Astor Piazzolla (1986)
• Tango negro — Juan Carlos Cáceres (2001)
• Asfalto — Pablo Ziegler (1998)

Sources

• EN : Nuevo tango

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