The New Tango

Respeto mucho lo que se ejecutó inclusive hay una canción que se percibe como buena Pero definitivamente no es mi género Ninguna canción resonó en mi mente Gracias por el aporte

Different than old tango!

It's something different, at least. Part of it was a bit annoying. The rest was a little interesting, but it was also putting me to sleep. 2.5

Don’t know why this is on the list. Quiet cafe jazz - nice background but couldn’t finish it

É um álbum com uma composição de instrumentos bem interessante nas músicas. Alguns fora do comum. O destaque do vibrafone gera uma sensação de caixinha de música em algumas músicas. CVJ Aria.

Fancy restaurant/elevator vibes. That's it. I was bored.

I mean, it’s good and would be higher ranked for me if it had less xylophone.

Pretty boring. Didn’t need to hear tango before I die.

Honestly so good and very cinematic. This was a fun listen and enjoyable!

Good album. Nice arrangements. Probably a 3.5 for me.

Labai geras albumas tsg pamąstyti.

I do not think I can fully grasp this album. I’m well versed in neither jazz nor tango. All I can say is that I quite enjoyed listening to the album and it was much more diverse than I thought. The musicians here are clearly excellent, the compositions take you through rushes of emotion and tension with ease and efficancy. So yeah, I enjoyed this. Maybe I will listen to it again - but probably not as a full album but I’m sure I will put on a track or another from time to time.

Better than Coldplay

Okay. Nice.

Jag har lyssnat för lite på annan tango för att förstå grejen med det här. Men trevlig musik

Got real worried going in because live album in not my language, but this is just a set of seven instrumentals with a very respectfully quiet audience so that's appreciated. They're pretty good even! I sorta made a joke that half of them sound like video game boss themes, but Vibraphonissimo literally sounds exactly like a Legend of Zelda boss theme. Operation Tango was my favorite. Overall, had a good time listening to these.

I didn't know tango could get scary, so that was a bit thrilling.

Baustelle, Gerstetten, Deutschland. Nein, nein, nein!

The part I like the most is actually Gary Burton's vibraphone. Pretty nice mix of genres.

Interminable

Bit meh, it was alright in moments but didn't inspire anything

Apple is still my favourite. Much preferred Slayer's cover of La Muerta Del Angel

Nice and melodic, played with real skill, but absolutely washed over me as background music. Didn't feel like a ground-breaking record to me.

I enjoyed my time with it, but wouldn't spin it on purpose.

This album DEMANDED your attention. You think you’re getting some easy sway classical music? Nah, this is some serious shit. The chord progressions (if you want to call them chord but whatever) took me by surprise. This is not what comes to mind when I would have thought of tango music. This is incredible. You can put this on any time in front of me and I think I’d stop my conversation with anyone and just be like, “wow this music is really good”.

rewired my brain

Me pareció bastante interesante, aunque no sé sobre tango, se puede apreciar lo innovador, revolucionario y lo talentoso, además de la mezcla de sonidos. Ninguna canción se quedo conmigo y probablemente no lo volvería escuchar, pero si fue interesante conocerlo

Amazing vibraphone playing and darker than I had expected.

REALLY interesting, changes the way I look at Tango. Lots of interesting moments that feel more jazz than tango while still being true to itself. Cinematic, full of emotion.

6.5/10 - it was interesting for a bit.

It's fairly interesting and makes for good background music in certain moods. 6/10

Continuing with my worst gym album choices, this one was up there. I get annoyed when I go to see some live jazz and it turns out to be something like this, where it seems more an exercise in composition that isn't very nice to listen to. Making the music not flow well or be atonal to prove a point. And I like a lot of odd atonal music! The new tango was where it nearly came together, didn't mind this one too much. A different sounding album is never a proper let down, better than another one by the kinks. Not for me though.

Concertina jazz tango might be my new favourite genre. Thoroughly enjoyed this - beautiful, melancholic, haunting, confusing. Laura's Dream was particularly vivid, felt like a sad nightmare. I've had recurring dreams of putting letters in envelopes - it felt like the perfect soundtrack to a day at the miserable post office. Vibraphonissimo was probably the most accessible track, and it still sounded like launching a vibraphone down the stairs and hitting record. Milonga is Coming was perpetual hold music that made me want to stay on the call. Every now and then I forgot it was live; the crowd applause helped me remember that I'm not alone in finding this brilliant.

This took me 3 separate attempts to get through....I don't think any other album on the list has been such a slog. I'm not even sure I know what kind of music it is? Jazz doesn't seem to fit as it feels too structured. Doesn't feel classical either. I can't give this more than 1

This was pretty cool. Not something I think I’d listen to repeatedly but it was pretty good.

I love jazz. I love blues. I love all music. What I don’t love, is the damn accordion.

For something that takes elements from jazz it was actually pretty nice

Perfectly nice. Not my thing

I think I'm a bit of a sucker for the vibraphone. I always seem to enjoy it when I hear the vibes in jazz or a hip hop beat. And the same applies here, in this interesting mash up of jazz, classical, and yes, tango. Although I also appreciate how all of these genres are typically well melded together, with none of them completely taking center stage. This is an album I would've never found on my own accord, and I'm happy to have listened to it.

It sounded cool but then like dragged on for a bit

This was actually a pretty nice album. It was quite chill, so leaving it in the background was quite enjoyable. One of the songs was even so chill that I completely forgot that I was listening to an album that I had to rate afterwards. It genuinely felt like just nice chill background music.

Wow, that was super interesting!

Sorry but found this album to be a bit boring!

I didn't know "deconstructed tango" would be on this list but OK. 2.5

did not love the vibraphone

This is one of those albums where the more you listen the more you find.

*1987. Argentinian tango...? *Lots of xylophone and accordion (I guess it's called a bandoneon per the reviews..) and sounded vaguely Spanish. *This is definitely not for me - I don't get it. RATING - 4/10

I love it when I get something out of left field - whether it's good or bad it's at least new. I know Gary Burton from his work with Chick Corea but really enjoyed how he incorporated his sound into the music. I now have listened to exactly one Tango album (and also now realize Tango is a genre instead of one song) but this is definitely the best Tango album I've heard. Oddly enough, the first song reminds me strongly of Autumn Leaves.

Once again, I feel that the demonstration of musical virtuosity is the biggest obstacle I encounter when it comes to enjoying music. I don't understand jazz harmonies, I'm not familiar with tango in any of its forms, hell, I don't even know what a vibraphone is. I know where the notes are on the guitar and that this music is not made for me. For an untrained ear like mine, it's difficult to understand the structures, follow the motifs of the melodies, or even distinguish between tracks. My negative rating comess from a lack of cultural sensitivity and the necessary musical knowledge and training to appreciate and understand this work, which is far beyond my capabilities.

Not for me, sorry. I just don’t have the attention span for this. I did listen to the entire thing but it was difficult and I don’t think it will happen again. I agree with the reviewer who says without context this will fly over people’s heads. It’s way beyond me.

no offense to italy but this was tiring

Not my taste

Wasn't my thing

Whole show sounds like one long ringtone

Surprisingly wasn't as boring once I considered what a cultural staple the tango is. Like the one-sided American I am, I've always thought of the tango as just the dance with the music and rose and red dress. Then I really began to research and found that the tango is a language to some people. Astor Piazzolla's process of integrating jazz and other elements - in this case, the vibraphone - to the genre is an achievement indeed. It's like ingredients in a stew, chemicals in an experiment. Experimental tango (Nuevo) could be the name, that sounds interesting. It takes these songs and gives them some meaning which is great because I wouldn't sit through this again. Cool concept, cool solos and themes, but I need something else, thanks though (6/10, 3/5 on this scale)

It's a lovely album to have on in the background. Incredible virtuosity. Glad that I heard it, but don't need more than small doses.

Neki dan sam imala drugi tango album, zapitala se zar ne treba biti življi, izgleda da je to sve, zvončići mi još zvone po glavi.

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People get divorced with this music playing in the background.

Here's one that isn't just new to me, but the first time I've heard of it and of the artist (Piazzolla). I don't get to say this often but I have never before heard a record that sounds like this. It is really interesting and unique, especially bringing Burton’s vibes into the mix. I saw Gary years ago with Chick Corea, excellent show but nothing at all like what is happening here. In the end, not something I'd listen to much, but I thoroughly enjoyed it and probably won't ever hear anything quite like it again

It’s giving goblins

Had no expectations going into this, but weird, experimental tango music was definitely an interesting thing to hear. I'm actually REALLY enjoying this. One of those albums where the first song comes on, and I'm almost compelled to give it full marks. Reminding me a lot of some very avant garde metal bands like Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Diablo Swing Orchestra, and maudlin of the Well. Would not be surprised to hear those bands were heavily influenced by this album. Sometimes gives me a very sitting in Paris or Italy eating food on the street vibes, other times just avant garde Coraline vibes (Kinda also giving me shades of Castlevania music as well. Shoutout Michiru Yamane for the Symphony of the Night soundtrack). If I do have a "complaint" about this album, is that it does fall into Mister Rogers-isms here and there. Not that that's a bad thing, but I enjoy the more maudlin/melancholy stuff that dominates this over the nicer parts. But yeah, really fantastic stuff and one of those complete surprises I was not expecting. Looking at the reviews though, 2.88 average? Really? I usually understand why an album is rated low, but not this one. No dissonance, not heavy, no lyrics to get in the way of things if they're bad. Just the type of music that I think would be very inoffensive "vibe" music to most people. I'd have expected more of a flat 3/5 on the average. This album surely deserves a lot more praise than it gets IMO. Definitely going to relisten to some maudlin of the Well and Sleepytime soon. This is a vibe I'm here for. Definitely the most unexpected five star I've given so far. Love the coincidence of it being my halfway album.

Such a vibe - I especially like the vibraphone / xylophone. saved all 7 to my instrumental playlists.

This is an amazing jazz record and I’m glad I heard it here. The interplay and innovation happening here is insane. But this shouldn’t be on here. This is an advanced jazz record and a more accessible jazz record should be on here that was innovative. Maybe something ECM like Pat Metheny’s Bright Sized Life.

The New Tango? What about the Old Tango? I'm trying here, guys, but I'm really just holding out for these final few months of the album project. I'm almost done and I can't wait. But hey, at least I still have some good albums remaining, and I know that because this is one of them. This was nice. It's not anything crazy, but it's enjoyable enough for what it is. What is it? It's a tango live album with a heavy focus on Astor Piazzolla's bandoneon and Gary Burton's vibraphone playing. I've gotta say, it sounds quite good for a live album, but I feel like I can say that about most live albums on this list. Not all of them, but most of them. As far as the music goes, it's pleasant. There's definitely talent on display. Apparently Gary Burton was one of the first people to play vibraphone with four mallets instead of two, so that's something that I now respect Gary Burton for. Piazzolla's instrument sounds nice as well. It kinda sounds like an accordion, which makes sense seeing as they're very similar instruments. This album is definitely a bit too long for my liking, but I had a fine enough time with the music. I probably wouldn't keep it on the list, but maybe I could see a studio album from one of these guys being here instead. Still, The New Tango is a decent listen in its own right. Solid 3/5.

Really don't know much about tango, but this guy certainly live that tango and new tango life it seems. It's kind of like classical music where there's a lot of pretty technical stuff going on that's a result of decades of finely crafted talent and experience that mostly goes over my head. For my ears its a lot of light peppy energy that bounces around (presumably to the tango steps) with some slow meandering sections. Glad I listened at least.

Well, this is something totally new! It's like a fancier and more foreboding version of the music you'd hear play during a theatre show intermission (complimentary). Definitely played very well, I liked it! I'm always appreciative when I get to delve beyond my current cultural horizons.

4/5

You should hear how stupid you guys sound whenever you call any instrumental album “elevator music”. Seriously, what freaky ass elevators are you guys riding on?

Lovely little latin american jazz fusion album. Not the best by far, but a really solid expansion into the abstract rythmn dimensions. Never heard of these fellas. But I'm going to continue to keep them on my radar.

Keine Textzeilen Tango wird klassische Musik. Ich kann da zuhöhren, aber weder die einen noch die anderen Einflüsse zuordnen oder wahrnehmen. Fühle mich wie ein Banause, aber es berührt oder begeistert mich nicht oft. Es gibt kurze Passagen, die ich nett finde. Ich gestehe allen Beteiligten hohe Kunstfertigkeit zu. Die Bewertung ist daher individuell, einfach nix für mich. Aber interessant es mal gehört zu haben - auch wenn ich es bald wieder vergessen haben werde.

Vielleicht das beste live Jazz/Tango Vibraphon Album? Keine Ahnung, ich hoffe aber dass es das einzige auf dieser Liste ist, denn das Vibraphon ist für mich ganz oben auf der Liste der Instrumente die verboten gehören. Meine Eltern haben mich als Kind zu solchen Konzerten mitgenommen, die waren dann zwangsläufig in irgendwelchen Off-Sites vom Bremer Musikfestival und man hat dann 90 Minuten in irgendeiner Hafenhalle einer Wollkämmerei auf den Heimweg gewartet. Minus eins für die Vibraphon Parts, der Rest wäre ne drei, vor allem wenn es schnell und weird wird wie beim Titeltrack.

Huh. Ja. OK. Cool cool. Weiß nicht. Neeeee

I dont know Piazolla, bur I do know some of Gary Burton's work. This album features some great musicianship from a live performance at Montreal, but it's not a particularly exciting listen.

Boring.

I liked it, very haunting sounds on some of these tracks, I just think the vibraphone sounds a bit goofy in the mix. Ratatouille ahh music Favorite track: Milonga is coming.

A wonderful song collection highlighting tango variations with instruments you wouldn't associate with such sensual music. For example accordion and xylophone

There's absolutely zero chance this is a must hear album. Bob only knew 1001 albums. What a jackass.

Wow, excellent live recording and some great arrangements.

I'd personally rather listen to old tango, especially because I don't love the vibraphone contribution. But I appreciate the experimentation.

What was wrong with the old tango? I don’t have enough of a frame of reference to properly rate this album. Maybe the tango jazz scene had grown stale and adding a vibraphone changed the genre forever? I don’t know. I feel like this kind of concert can be heard multiple times yearly at our North Sea Jazz festival. This is not a diss, the musicians are obviously great, but this does not feel like an essential album.

Wanted to like it more than I actually did

This album was slow at first but was super delicious by the middle and end

Sounds like a really long ringtone

Not really my thing

i don't get why the ratings are so low this was so interesting and wonderful to listen to after a long day... sounds like totoro if he was in requiem for a dream

Det her likte æ. Mest, skal sies, som bakgrunnsmusikk for lesing, og sjøl om det kanskje ikke e det en artist har mest lyst til å høre, så e det fortsatt en iboanes positiv kvalitet i det. Det va fint å høre på, æ tromma litt med fingran underveis, og hadde det generelt bra.

Fun, fifties elevator music. Great background while I worked, but more a feeling than music I paid attention to. 2.5⭐️

No idea what this is. Pretty good album, not really what I usually listen to but enjoyed it. Just some good instrumental jazzy music.

Chances are, this is not "your style". That's fine, and this is one of the genuine stars in this list of albums you *should* listed to, even if it is not your style. Astor Piazzolla created a new genre that he is showing off in full form here. He took Tango and mixed it with Jazz and Classical music to create something new. He is doing with Tango - a traditional, popular, dance music - what George Gershwin did with Jazz. He is an instrumental virtuoso who is redefining, expanding, and creating a new genre of music much like Gershwin, Ray Charles, or Miles Davis. I have a philosophy that: The best Art rewards attention, but does not demand it. Normally I point to artists like Stevie Wonder, creating pop songs that are actually deceptively complex. This sort of goes the other direction - more "arty" while remaining fully rooted in an accessible popular form that you don't need a music degree to appreciate.

eh, a little too repetitive for me

There's not really anything wrong with this, it's just almost completely uninteresting to me. Can't give it a 1, but I can't really give it higher than a 2 either. It's like being on the phone listening to hold music for an hour.

Suuuuuuper cheesy. I have to check my cholesterol after listening to this.

dreamy and whimsical

I don’t like this. One star…

Can’t say I have the full experience with tango (or modern classical or jazz) to say I can get everything out of this, but I can say it’s really engaging and sounds so unlike any other Latin jazz or South American music I’ve heard with the particular instrumentations but also how they’re built out in these compositions. Fantastic energy in the performance but also just fascinating music to be performed, often switching between (what I understand to be) traditional tango sounds and altogether different ideas, giving it just enough discordance and grit to sound like it’d be completely out of place in an elevator (as people love to say Latin music would fit there).

It felt like I was on hold for a hour. At times it was pleasant until the pace picked up. Every now and then I would receive an applause for not hanging up yet! Talented - yes. But was it for me- no I’m afraid. 2/10

Astor Piazolla Why the hell is this not also credited to Gary Burton on this list, as it is on the release. Is it cos Gary isn't as cool a name as Astor Pizzamakerola? Cos I can sure as hell hear a hell of a lot more vibraphone on this release than I can squeeze box - or whatever a bloody bandoneon is. And, due a childhood of being made to listen to Modern Jazz Quartet thanks to my dad, I happen to have a real soft spot for vibraphobe. So yah boo sucks Mr Pizzaman cos as far as I am concerned this is a Gary Burton album (and also whoever it is playing that fiddle. They rock!) Anyway, I bet this was a great show to watch, just not quite as much fun just listening. But listening was good too. Kept imagining myself as a cool South American detective on a case. Little bit of intrigued, little bit of danger, little bit of romance.... I was there through it all. So all in all, yeah I enjoyed it quite a bit. Best Track was Operation Tango. Worst Track - Nuevo Tango Well done Gary. 7.5/10

This was lovely to work to, and I forgot it was a live album which is a high compliment since they usually cause me to despair

Nostalgic

El reto no deja de sorprenderme. Y en éste caso, aun más, ya que es el primer disco que aparece de un compatriota. Más allá del orgullo que me da que éste tipo haya nacido en Argentina, es un álbum brutal, que demuestra la gente con la que Piazzolla se codeaba. De a momentos, parece una batalla entre los mismos músicos, para ver quién alcanza mayor grandeza, mayor espiritualidad, mayor trascendencia. O quizás es comunicación. Pero la comunicación no puede ser batalla? Gracias y hasta el lunes, que mañana no se trabaja en escritorio pero se trabaja en el adentro.

Absolutely incredible

A classical, jazzy, vibraphonic, journey. Given the proper listening attention it deserves, it is a beautiful masterpiece.

No one ever expects the vibraphonist

All a bit smooth - no edge won't be returning to but respect

Seems good, but I'm not sure I'm into Tango, new or old.

Honeslty didn;t even notice it playing - sorry

Me gustó. El sonido me la bajó un poco, muy viejo entonces me lleva muy a películas o eso, pero me gustó. Me gusta el tango evidentemente, tengo que incursionar.

This is my album 376 in the project. What occurred to me as I was playing this record is that I have become a much more critical listener thanks to doing this exercise. Just this week there were two albums (Ziggy Stardust and Court and Spark) from artists I've never cared for in the past, but really enjoyed as I payed more attention than I had. And there was a Little Richard album that I'd have been certain I'd love, and I found it good but not that great. This is an album I think I would have really liked a lot more early on in this project, but at this point it wasn't as revolutionary sounding as it would've been back then. I found myself skipping ahead, as I was bored with the playing. There was talent there, but I just didn't care enough to listen. A couple of the up tempo songs were better, but they mostly meandered. My only other thought is that nuevo tango isn't really danceable, is it?

(strong 6/10) Fairly pleasant, though not too memorable to my ears. I'm kind of surprised his other more acclaimed records are not in this book. I would much rather check out Zero Hour than this one.

I am definitely not a tango fan, so I don’t have high hopes for this one as I get started. Of course, this record promises a NEW tango, so maybe I’ll be surprised. Nope, still sucks. Admittedly, this was not at all what I expected; there were more xylophones (or something) involved than I would have ever conceived of for this sort of music, but I did not really enjoy my time here. 4/10

pretty decent

honk shoe

The real new tango was created by Len Houmous. The fizzy drink was named after it. 2.5 4/7 Neuvo Tango

It's like Prince of Persia music or a bad disney movie.

I enjoyed the music and will look up any albums from these artists that aren't recorded live (I hate live albums; I don't want to hear the clapping. It makes my skin crawl.)

i like this

I don't know anything about Tango, but I know that I like this. So much passion. The composition is really well done. I feel like I'm being told a story using only the music. I don't foresee myself revisiting this album, but I'm glad this project introduced me to it.

Wonderful album with interesting and varied instrumentation choices

Pleasant music for ambient listening

It’s nice. All the playing is nice. I don’t think I needed to hear it before I die

I can appreciate the musical genius behind it, but found it boring

It’s nice background Latina jazz music.

suprisingly good still not my thing

Ohkeeeee 🤷‍♂️

I like the vibraphone and the great chord progressions. A bit long as it seems more of an experimental type of tango with improv. Lots of emotion from the violinist. 3/5

This is so surprising to me! Live album, no lyrics, mostly percussion, but it is so good. Set the perfect mood while I was working on my art!

Don't like tango, but this one was nice and jazzy. Also that marimba kicked ass

I can appreciate this but I think i could appreciate it more if it was the soundtrack to a film or something.

Positiivinen yllätys, kun tämä ei ollutkaan perinteistä ja tylsää jazzia. Ihan kivaa kuunneltavaa työpäivän ohessa, mutta en taida tämän pariin enää palata. Harvoja instrumentaalilevyjä, joita on tullut vastaan tämän haasteen aikana.

Whoever invented the vibraphone should spend eternity having tiny little nails hammered into their skull. Because that's what their instrument feels like It's doing to me.

ah sim, o bom e velho tango se choca com o nível de abstração encontrado apenas nos palcos mais obscuros do festival de jazz de montreux como eu gosto muito de tango e mais ainda de jazz maluquinho, achei do caralho tá

o review com mais likes aqui tá chamando isso de MÚSICA DE ELEVADOR. que elevador eh esse que os cara tá pegando?????? me chama que eu vou dito isso PAU QUEBRANDO demais. coisa boa, tanguim com jazz lindo demais.

Variations on Frasier's Theme for Vibraphone and Violin...and some other things. Honestly though, this is not terrible.

On the one hand, I want to commend Robert for stepping out of the extreme Anglo-bubble he'd have us believe is the only music worth listening to... On the other hand, this really isn't the most riveting alternative to suggest... While I didn't outright hate it (high praise, indeed, for any live album), I also can't say I felt particularly connected to it, either. The xylophone and accordion can be fun supporting instruments, but to have them be the stars for an hour? Yikes. In a normal world, I'd have failed this, but I can't stress enough how much I appreciate not having to listen to another subpar psychedelic, progressive, country rando act Robert just happened to pull outta his rolodex. Though, in all honestly, this does feel more like a token representative of an obscure genre than an actual "must hear" experience.

This was a refreshing palette cleanser. I’m picking it a point though for it being live

yeppp, perfect vibe.

Not as bad as I expected, but a good record to cure insomnia.

Sounds like i was scrolling through doorbell chimes

this was honestly incredible. I usually struggle w/ rating 5 stars to albums I've not listened to before, but this was such an experience. I was not ready for Progg Tango, but I love it

Første nummer var sådan lidt elevator musik agtigt men så blev det faktisk rigtig godt

Havde absolut ingen forventninger til den her, men det var da lækkert!

I prefer the old tango.

Astor Piazzolla happens to be my favorite bandoneon player, as he is the only bandoneon player I know. Jokes aside, from the more jazz heavy first half to the tango oriented second half, this album showcased a soothing mix of the two genres through Gary Burton & Astor Piazzolla's mastery of each genre. From the emotional tone of the bandoneon to the brightness of the vibraphone, each instrument brought a unique sound to complement the other. In terms of my personal taste, I did prefer the more tango oriented pieces. Still, each track was arranged beautifully and it is even more impressive that they were executed live on stage. BEST: Little Italy; Nuevo Tango; Operation Tango

wusste nicht, dass das tango is. sehr cool, sehr spannend zum anhören und genießen. a paar songs sind bissi viel aber all in all schön und wechseln von hecktisch auf ruhig. gfallt ma gut. sag wieder 4/5 weil echt sehr cool!!

No fav song

Amazing album.

No disrespect to the artists, I’m sure they’re good at what they do, but this just isn’t for me, I ant even say it’s good background music. Sorry but it’s a 1

I just found this very boring.

Naw. Not my music

Very nice live album

Don’t know much about Tango but really enjoyed this.

fart

Listen on: Spotify Listening experience: Single sitting while working I knew nothing of this artist or album. I made a guess it would be instrumental and so could plausibly listen while working. It was a very interesting sound - the live crowd were gagged for it. Not sure what the instrument is but it reminded me of a ringtone or phone alarm so I knocked a point off. Otherwise and enjoyable tension in the music. Would have surely never found this album on my own.

This was pleasant enough. It kind of felt like it could be the soundtrack to a Studio Ghibli film at times. I'm not enough into Tango for this to have really moved me, but it was pleasant to listen to while I cooked dinner and had a nice chill vibe

Sounds very much like soundtrack music. Fun to make up scenes to go along with the tracks. 3

Never giving the elevator the aux again

1.5/5

Interesting album. Started off well and cinematic but as it continued I started to lose interest. Apparently there are better albums by this artist so this is an interesting choice for the book. I think high 3… slightly above average but not for me. 3.4/5

Could be music in a Wes Anderson movie.

The first track was ok; like being in a Professor Layton game. But as the album wore on I disliked it more and more. Very low two; I came pretty close to giving this one.

I think I would appreciate these instruments much more in a different context but the marriage of violin, bandoneon and vibraphone as primary lead/solo instruments didn't really work for me. If I wanted unusual instrument pairings I'd much sooner listen to any number of releases on the ECM record label. This was modestly interesting but it's nothing I would want to hear again. 2.5/5

Xylophone heavy tunes are not my natural "go to" but do like a good accordion, enjoyed this mostly ⭐⭐⭐

Usually, I like to hear new, exotic sounding music. I just didn’t feel this album met my expectations. Probably better than I thought, but I have to give it a 3 star rating.

Enjoyed it about as much as is possible for a Vibraphone/accordion(?) album, 3 for exceeding my expectations but will decidedly not be returning

I had to turn this off whilst I was driving as it almost put me to sleep which would’ve been very unsafe Just not my thing 1.5

fuck outta here with this

Very well played, but not really my thing.

Kinda cool, kinda bullshit. Definitely interesting

Piazolla and Burton - while I’m not necessarily fan of Piazolla’s instrument, these two are masterful together

It was really good. So soothing

Started great then just got lowkey stressful

Started really good but then got worse and worse…

It's a great album! It's a lot like jazz. I found a new liking to salsa music through this album. It's insanely good!

Actually pretty chill. Enjoyed this more than I thought I would. Although wouldn't want to listen again, it was a bit kids TV in places.

This is pleasant but lacks the vibrancy I expect from tango music.

Thought this was really fantastic. I suspect that capturing this live is probably the best way to present this kind of music and the skill of the players.

I had no idea this existed. Wonderful!

This is what plays during the boss level of an Italian fever dream video game

I've never heard anything quite like this. I think the word mysterious summarizes the feeling of this album well. It was jazzy at points, but it was mostly composed like a movie soundtrack or a contemporary classical piece. The arrangements were rich and detailed, *vibrant* even. I think the vibraphone is a beautiful instrument that is under utilized. The same can be said about the accordion or various percussive sounds produced by the string section throughout this album. The accordion as well as the minor scale – centric compositions reminded me of Cajun music..? My main criticism would be that it's not great for casual listening, but otherwise I thought this album had a lot to offer.

Funny that this is Piazzolla and Burton (together), as they're both, I think, musicians who I've always wanted to, or at least kind of thought I should, like more than I do. Burton is someone I was aware of growing up (from Mombo, of course), playing with Chick Corea (and, I think, Keith Jarrett, too), among others. Piazzolla was trendy in the U.S. starting around the late 80s or 90s. It's not like I hate their music - not at all; just that I don't love it. Their music is not particularly interesting or compelling to me, and just doesn't inspire me to want to listen to it. Again, it's not terrible, and it's interesting to hear them together. But, unfortunately, I can't say that this is one where 1 + 1 is great than 2: it's just 2, meaning I feel about the 2 of them together about the same as I feel about each of them individually: it's ok, and somewhat interesting, but I just don't love it. But I can definitely give this 3 stars, so that's what I'll do.

I feel that my review isn't worth much on this. Its value is proportional to the amount of attention you can give it as a listener For what it's worth, I respect the musicianship and the fantasies that unfold. They're getting so much out of their instruments. The musicianship does feel over-indulgent at times though

Oh, what's this? I had no idea that Gary Burton and Astor Piazzolla had made an album together. It's a live recording from July 1986 at the Montreux Jazz Festival, which was released a year later. The album is made up of pieces by Astor Piazzolla, but "Vibraphonissimo" was written especially for Gary Burton. As the album title suggests, this is Piazzolla's typical Tango Nuevo. But with Gary Burton on vibraphone – with Pablo Ziegler on piano, Fernando Suárez Paz on violin, Hector Console on double bass and Horacio Malvicino on electric guitar – it sounds a lot less irritating than the 'original sound' of Tango Nuevo, which I just can't get into and which normally bores me to tears. But for those of us who weren't convinced by Tango Nuevo before, this album is probably going to feel a bit samey and even a bit tiring at times. Fans of the genre will definitely find something they like in Piazzolla's discography. So, my rating is based on what I personally like; fans should definitely check this out. It's a real milestone. I'm just not interested in it at all.

"Vibraphonissimo" LOL

just wonderful, vibrant playing from front to back. the way the record comes back to those bass-and-piano pulses, a kind of menacingly earthy anchor for the other, more sinuous instruments, is wonderful. also maybe the first time on this list where an album's live-ness adds to the pleasure of it - so cool to hear people genuinely hooting and hollering for this involved, deliberate (but very stylish and beautiful) music. maybe overrating this but like fuck it! talent and composition on display are without fault and i would so much rather listen to a genre of music i've never properly gotten to know than another blues-rock record from the 60s and 70s

This tested my patience a LOT. It started off pretty exciting and refreshing, but this isn't exactly the most lively improvisation to me. It does well for an ambient purpose but I can't say I enjoyed paying attention to everything. Sort of exhausting to listen to and not in a "nice" way.

banger. no notes

meh, a tango album

Like going to a children’s music recital and the band is much better, but your kid isn’t playing.

Transported to a Buenas Aires cafe where everything is twinkle and drama and roses and rum.

Can appreciate the art but that's it

This alternated between amazing and extremely boring. Very talented musicians, mixed results.

Highlights: - Nuevo Tango I was kinda dreading this album based on the name but it's really good. Criminally underrated imo. Stunning performances by the musicians. The violin in particular is incredible. Violin will always be my favourite instrument for these sort of performances. The scratchiness and textured sound contrasted by the smooth sound conveys so much raw emotion. 4

Accordion driven..... Jazz? I guess tango, based on the album title

So I'm simply not educated enough on the history of this style and genre to fairly grade this, let me say that off the top. But for me, time and place are super important for the listening experience for any particular album, and in a car waiting in traffic is not time time or place for me to properly enjoy this. I do not have the life experiences attached to these melodies and rhythms. This rating reflects this lack of knowledge and experience.

Not necessarily my top pick genre wise but the composition are super impressive and interesting

I like Astor Piazzolla - was buying his stuff waaaaay back to understand him more - he is legend in S America - but this is not a reflection of his best work

Nothing wrong with the old tango. Lots wrong with the new tango.

This is like drinking an espresso after a 2-hour meal in the heart of Rome. Its’s light and airy without any worry about the past or future and also full of energy and large gestures. Devine.

I feel like I don't have the technical understanding to properly judge this album. Based on pure experience - it works ok as background - sometimes. And some songs have interesting parts but you are dealing with two very unique instruments - the concertina and vibes. Both push music into a very particular space sonically and ultimately limits my appreciation because I am thinking more about the instruments themselves than what is actually going on. I guess my is - what is the right way to listen to this. Your don't dance to it. It has too many frantic swells to eat dinner to it. It has too many long passages to consistently engage. Intellectually it is impressive - you can hear the musicality. So maybe the best place to hear this is/was at the Casino de Montreux in July 1986. Music in its pure form - fleeting, ephemeral - never to be created in quite the same way again. Engaged in the moment will only last in memory - except there a recording. And what do I do with that exactly?

Surprisingly fun! Not something I would seek out on my own but not mad to have listened to it.

Didn't love it, didn't hate it either. Mostly it just sounded like music made for people who are a whole lot better at dancing than I am. I could tell there was skill and style all over it, but as just a listening experience it didn't do much beyond making me picture some very serious dancing I am absolutely not qualified to attempt.

4 и 6 композиция интересные от остального ощущения, что это фоновая музыка для сериалов на росссии 1

ну это серьезное дерьмо, конечно. Ну круто ниче не скажешь. Нуууу дооооооо ваще кайф типа. Ты дурак. Кто дурак? Я дурак? Да, ты. Че ваще охуел. Все, сиди молча. Я ЖДУ АЛЬБОМА MORGENSTERN ЛЕГЕНДАРНАЯ ПЫЛЬ, МНЕ ОЧЕНЬ НРАВИТСЯ ТРЕК ТАМ Я СЪЕЛ ДЕДА. Nuevo tango ваще стилька раздает, вот это движение форм, вот это трансцендентная авторизация истолкования, а с ней и онтология. La Muerta del Angel на самом деле очень понравился. Вопросов лишних не задаем, сидим тихо, лодку не раскачиваем. Почему я не могу поделиться альбомом в мессенджер MAX тут только твиттер реддит фейсбук и твиттер но только без нацистов.

Jazzy italiano letsagooo

uhh, 12 monkeys vibes. a brutal journey on a raw and twisted path.

Appreciated this but not really my jam

Stunned truly

One of the most boring albums on this.

The worst kind of album you can be, boring. Left no impact, felt no emotion. It was just on and then it wasn't

It invoked the atmosphere of a hotel lobby bar that I couldn't afford a drink in. Then moved between kids cartoon backing track and 70's cop show.

You could have told me it was the old tango and I'd have not known any better. A revolutionary in a field you know nothing about just sounds like every one else. Not a bad album but if there was something amazing about it I don't know what it was.

606/1001 2026.05.04 😴🌗🌑🌑🌑

Chill background music gave me a little Mr Rogers vibe, perhaps something you might hear while you watched a video of something being made.

Not something I'd listen to again. This quickly blended into the background for me.

Um, it started out more promising than it ended. If I could give this a 1.5 I would.

Really wonderful. Giving this the full 5 to try to counteract the moronic "elevator music" 1* reviews - if you think this sounds like generic muzak it says a lot more about you as a listener than it does the music

At least it’s not Britpop

Ok

chill

De klantendienst weigerde op te nemen. #Wachtmuziek

Appreciate is not the same as enjoy. Do I appreciate this? Sure. Did I enjoy this? A few moments, sure, but another disappointing inclusion. 2/5

fun instrumental album. good vibes.

I appreciate familiarizing myself with things that are completely off my normal radar and there's clearly great talent involved with this. It just didn't really grab me on first listen beyond being pleasant background music.

I was expecting this to be a slog but I thought it was great. I will say the (relatively) shorter songs are a bit stronger as the longer ones drag on a bit. Pleasantly surprised by this one.

Parts of this felt like a panic attack though that might have been the prolonged influence of Aleksander. I liked this more when focusing on the individual components but struggled to let it wash over me as a whole.

Great background music, slightly sinister, which I kinda like! Hated the tease of Vibraphonissimo like please just let the song climax and be over.

I don’t know enough about tango or bandoneon to properly comment in this, but this guy had so many albums (looked like in the 100s when I was trying to find this exact recording) and did this president close to the end of his career. But I didn’t love listening to this and time did move very slowly

I don’t know if this is good. I don’t know if I’m meant to. It certainly sounds impressive. I don’t really know the context of it or who made it or why but I had a lovely time listening to those instruments.

This was a fine listen for what it is. I have to believe if I was going to seek something like this out, it’s above average.

At times beautiful. At times tension filled. At times almost mysterious. And yet at times as if I was in an endless loop of having to watch the Lawrence Welk show. I can recognize the talent here, but not sure this one is list worthy.

Certainly unique and interesting, and the musicianship is obviously there. So all these points are for that. Definitely can’t see myself revisiting this one.

This should probably be rated higher. Most respectable musicians. But just not for me. Is that a xylophone? Sounds too much like a nursery rhyme and this just doesn’t feel like an “album” to me. Probably my own mental block. 2.5

Like any red-blooded American, my knowledge of tango begins and ends with that one scene in True Lies. And none of these tunes are as fire as that. 2.5/5

Obviously the result of great musicality and skill, but man I found this cloying and difficult to enjoy. If I was in the room hearing this live I could see myself falling asleep. I feel bad saying this because, again, these are clearly talented musicians, but listening to this felt like checking a box. But the crowd seemed to like it!

such a different type of music 🙂 i had never heard this type of thing before!! cool but not my style, im always happy to listen to different thing tho! nice experience

I can appreciate the talent but I did not need to hear this before I die.

et live album hvor han spillede en ny form for tango som hedder Nuevo tango der blander tango med jazz og klassisk musik. Det var meget sjovt for da jeg så genrene som world og latin tænkte jeg slet ikke på det her af en eller anden årsag. Men det var noget af en oplevelse at lytte igennem til, selvom det ikke fængede mig overhovedet. og derfor er det første gang i lang tid jeg nok bliver nød til at give noget en 2'er for så sikrer jeg mig at jeg vender tilbage til det senere. GENBESØG. Ellers var det meget elegant, melankolsk, dramatisk og sofistikeret. og jeg tror ikke jeg var sofistikeret nok i dag til at nyde det.

I can't recall if I've heard any tango on this list, maybe one other album. This is competent enough, sounds good for being supposedly live too. Listening to the xylophone and accordion only gets me going so much, however.

These are great, lush performances from a potent combo, but honestly they sound more like a movie soundtrack than a jazz performance. But it's a REALLY GOOD movie soundtrack, one that I'd probably buy after seeing the movie. Favorites: "Vibraphonissimo" and "Laura's Dream".

First time listening to a Tango Album. So many different sounds and instruments used. Very new to my ears.

Nah

You just know this absolutely crushed at an intellectual dinner party in the 90s

This is very much a "not for me." It's probably fantastic for those who enjoy this. I do not.

very beautiful and intense. gives me great ace attorney soundtrack vibes fav song: Operation Tango

I was excited to listen to a tango album, but when I heard that the music on this album sounds like the dingly polyphonic ringtones from the time before smartphones, my excitement waned. I agree the musicians are very talented here, but the listening experience still was full of suffering.

Ooo this was great!! Thoroughly enjoyed my time listening to this.

5 man I love me good xylophone and tango, this boy from Colorado digs it!

Cute little jazz orchestra record. Can get kind of manic at times, but it's not the worst. I wouldn't intentionally revisit it, but I now know that this exists.

Lots of accordion and vibraphone, and sounds a lot like jazz to me. The music was a bit slow and moody for me, but it would be pretty good as background music.

Já valeu a pena ter começado esse desafio, álbum incrível

A dream within a drean.

This is way outside my comfort zone as well as my knowledge zone. When it started I thought it might be a little too quiet for me- maybe good background music for work - but then it grabbed my attention. It is really lovely and something I will go back to. Amazing find for me.

Study music I guess Kinda chill

Nosiis ihan tyylikästä musiikkia, mutta menee sinne taustamusiikki kategoriaan. Tulee mieleen joku leffa soundtrack ja joku simpsonit jakso missä seikkailee himoläski homer ja koko simpsoni perhe. Ehkä 12 Apinaa kun tää tyyppu on tehnyt siihen musat. Parhaat: Milonga Is Coming

Loved it!

Dit is een genre die ik niet veel luister en daarom ook moeilijk vind om te beoordelen. Het album heeft mij verder niet overtuigd om meer van dit album te luisteren. Het is veel van het zelfde en ik vond het niet heel spannend

Wel leuk om te horen dat tango niet altijd alleen maar dansbaar hoeft te zijn. Het gaat hier alleen om de muziek. Ik hoor wel dat het best goed is maar het is niet mijn favoriete soort muziek.

Ik vond het wel leuk om te luisteren, ik vond het wel charmant klinken en het deed me soms denken aan oude tekenfilms.

Not what I expected at all, but pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it

This album is like stepping into a movie, intense and captivating! Piazzolla's bandoneon and Burton's vibraphone blend so coolly, it's both classic and super modern. Some parts are seriously beautiful and emotional, but it's definitely not for everyone. It takes some focus and can be a bit much if you're not in the mood. It's amazing, but not your typical easy listening.

Not my taste.

I enjoyed this, and in the first track when the violin came in I thought, "yeah, I'm gonna love this," but it didn't quite build excitement from there like I thought. So I stayed in enjoyment range. Might be very good background music to a dinner party. I'm glad I heard it, so I don't really begrudge its inclusion in a very very long list, but I don't think I'd include it myself. 3/5.

Very interesting experience. It's definitely not tango but it was new. I appreciate the technical skill on display.

That felt like it would never end. How is this on the list?

I imagine this is to tango to and outside of that, it’s music. Not finishing this one.

This was fine, but didn't feel like anything too special. I enjoyed it.

Hot take, calling anything on the jazz end of the spectrum “elevator music” is a lazy cop out. Personally, this wasn’t entirely my cup of tea but a lot I found interesting about it. Might not listen to again but enjoyable listen.

Smooth but uneventful

Not in love, but I think there’s a lot that is quite good and it did spark some interest in listening to his other work

This album was better than I was anticipating. It was pretty interesting. Some of the tracks evoked mysterious vibes, some sounded romantic.

Thoroughly enjoyed. Took me through all the emotions - fun, frantic, sexy, saucy, angry, lovely. Would make a good doomed romance soundtrack.

Actually really enjoyed this!

Nice enough for what it is. Found myself whistling along. Live elwment gives it a communiry feel. Can imagine it as backgeound to a silent cartoon.

Alexa play New Wave Hot Dogs by Yo La Tengo. **Now playing: The New Tango by Astor Piazzolla.** Enjoyed the first song, the rest I just don’t know if I needed in my life. Started giving me anxiety by the end.

🤷‍♂️ I find it incredibly difficult to have an opinion on this background music, it's very well performed? My brain is actively filtering it out while I listen to it.

Easy listening

Lately I've been in a hurry in the mornings and I'm behind on doing my ratings so I have to get to my albums by launching spotify from the link on the 'Reviews' page. A downside of this approach is that I see the global average review so far. I worry seeing this hovering in the higher 2's tainted my listening. I thought of that while listening but putting it aside I felt like I was listening to a score for a cartoon that I couldn't see. The album was a live recording and the audience would cheer and applaud at times that didn't seem notable to me as a listener. I don't have any context for this album at all. Listening to it on it's intrinsic sonics and nothing else was not a very interesting listen for me.

I quite liked it in a background music kind of way, but if I'm ever on Strictly Come Dancing, I still want to do my tango to A View To a Kill by Duran Duran.

This was interesting but that is the box where it stayed. I don't think I would reach for this again. It didn't feel revolutionary to me or even exciting. Not sure what could have changed this. The use of the different instruments (live) was entertaining, it is refreshing to hear a different spin on classical music. Favorite tracks: Laura's Dream Little Italy

1001 Albums Generator 264 (4/7/2026) Astor Piazzolla was a highly respected Argentinian composer/musician, with many albums that are very highly regarded, including one that I have been wanting to listen to for a while, but isn't on Spotify (Persecuta btw). With all that said, it's strange that the one album of his that we get on this list is a pretty middling live recording that is not considered his best or anywhere near it. Now, middling does not mean "bad". This is a very hypnotic and beautiful recording with an incredible instrumental palette of primarily accordion, vibraphone, violin, and upright bass, but it is kind of all form and no substance. The swag is here, but I found it hard to really focus on or fully get into any of the songs themselves. Little Italy has a very nice vibe that really does feel like the title. Additionally, the little bit of drums we get on songs like Laura's Dream add a lot. It's just a lot for almost an hour of very little changes in sound/dynamics/etc. Probably a light 3/5. Favs: Milonga Is Coming Little Italy Laura's Dream Least Fav: Vibraphonissimo

A surprise at 837 in to the list. A new artist fr me, with an eclectic jazz, Brazilian vibe. Will come back

Reminds me of waking life soundtrack

If you're ever looking for some good study music this album is great. I got up quite early this morning to study for my physics final and normally I would find it difficult to get started but I locked in pretty much straight away. This is great

Hey this is fine. If you were really into jazz I can see this being a great album. It blends two genres you wouldn't immediately put in the same room, and it's seamless. There is some real virtuosity on display, and also some elements of contemporary classical music. Not my bag, but I respect it. Vibraphone is cool as hell. THREE STARS

Little to slow for me but its pretty good.

Good

I was not previously familiar with the artist or album. This is pretty different from everything else on this list. This is instrumental tango music. It's very upbeat and a perfectly fine listen and I am happy to have heard it once, but I doubt I would come back to this one.

This album was a fun listen Fav songs: Nuevo Tango, Operation Tango

Ah... Expected more passion

very good listen, liked it a lot

Perfectly pleasant listening. Reminiscent of the design screen in The Sims and some battle sequences in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Not sure it’s entirely for me though.

A fun instrumental. Enjoyed it but wouldn't be something I'd reach for again. Fun note: I've been hearing the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 soundtrack lately and it hit a lot of the same sounds.

Not my cake att all jazz with Tango and especially live

4⭐️/5 03.31.2026

Well-crafted music with some interesting moments, just not to my taste.

I love Astor Piazzolla, but not sure about the addition of vibraphone

Sounded promising at first but didn't grab me for the whole album listening. Pretty nice though, maybe some other time

Not bad. It's tango with some jazz sprinkled in. I don't think I'll come back to it, but I'm glad I listened to it.

This plink plonk music is definitely not for me.