The New Tango

Review - actually a really good listen. More discordant and Avant Garde than I would've expected (at times). Having looked into his career a bit I'm not sure why this album specifically was picked, but enjoyed it regardless. Rating - 6.510 Need to hear? YES

9.5/10

Strange instrumentation but incredibly virtuosic and well coordinated. Very cool and unique.

Can't say no to a cheeky bit of tango

Awesome

I remember getting Astor piazola for a Spanish 3 project. The other group got the tough dude that sings por una cabeza and is like Hispanic frank Sinatra while I got this dude with the accordion and a crash out for a partner, urgh! As for the album, this is a xylophones wet dream right here mixed with some like creepy crawleys. If you listen hopefully you’ll understand but tbh I’m not a big fan. It’s a little weird and I can’t see me ever throwing this on in the background as it’s just to out there.

i feel like I'm waiting for something but i don't know for what

I wasn't too sure about this album when it first started the first two songs quite honestly "Milonga Is Coming" was a bit long and snoozy for me. Not necessarily bad but also not my type of buzz. But starting with "Little Italy 1930" it started getting I with it. The Title track and "La Muerta del Angel" were a bit fire... Especially the closer. Overall I can't say I really got into it totally and I think it's one that if I understood the music a bit more that I would probably get into but there's a lot of lack of context for me on this type of music but I did like the energy "New Tango" and "Muerta del Angel" (6.8) ★★★

The vibraphone grates on me, the rest is cool. 3.5 stars

I thought this was a pretty good album. Not totally my style, but it was pleasant background music this morning. 3 stars.

I’ve been Tango’d. What a great recommendation from 1001. I never knew I needed this much bandoneon in my life. Vibes dude Gary Burton is great as well even if the second track does kind of sound eerily too much like Bowser’s Staircase in Mario 64. Just a quick check through Astor Piazzolla’s solo work and I can tell that Tango: Zero Hour is even yummier.

fiddle > vibes

Vibes are right

When I saw a man with an accordion on the album cover, I thought this was going to be right up my alley. I've never used this term in my life, but I think this album was a little too avant-garde, even for me.

I liked parts of it but ultimately not my thing

I feel like I shoild be in a fancy smoking jacket, silk trousers and soft comfy slippers for this album. Sitting on a chesterfield armchair sipping expensive brandy. Instead I am in my cheap jocks and a vest top sipping water under the air con on a 40c day. Not my usual thing but enjoyable enough. Sounded like the score from Twelve Monkeys in the latter half. Ha.

Falls squarely into you should hear it but you don't have to category. I will never return but this was really good. Great writing, great players, what more can you ask for? Elevator music is very fair but it’s some good elevator music.

Enjoyed this a lot. Tango is not my typical genre but this was great.

Pleasant music, well played, by excellent musicians. Not really my thing. It seems like a fairly random selection, even if we limited the field to the long and distinguished careers of the two principals, Piazzolla and Gary Burton. I consulted my copy of The Book for greater insight, and the writeup amounted to, This album is Great because it was so amazing that they did this, which is Great. Gonna have to take your word on it. I'm not enthusiastic, but I've given 3 stars to so many albums I affirmatively did not like, just to reward them for not being out and out terrible, that I have to go 4 here.

It would be fine if it were not for the xylophone.

What was wrong with The Old Tango?

This is a fine samba-infused jazz album, but I'm failing to hear what makes it so remarkable. It's just alright.

Outside my comfort zone here - enjoyed some of the darker broody moments and interplay but then they lost me with noodly bits and overly repetitive themes.

*the link took me to a different album by default, so watch for that. I'm somewhat familiar with Piazzolla's work but it was good to listen to this record right through. An area where I'm fairly ignorant to be honest. Suspect hearing this live would have been much more exciting. Argument for tango being a form of jazz? It certainly feels like it shares some similarities of approach and improvisation in this context. The big-name headliner being just one piece of the musical jigsaw.

Some was ok but too much sounded like background music in a kids tv show. Annoying kids tv show.

feels very dramatic like a video game soundtrack or something

This one was fine. 3 stars

11/03/26 tango - ok, essa lista é só 80% americanizada no quesito gênero dos álbuns tem um da Elis também, então o cara conhecia pelo menos um álbum br as melodias de cada uma das músicas são mto fodas, nenhuma é muito esquecível e todas transmitem sensações diferentes entre si sinto o pouco o peso apenas pela duração de algumas músicas, as vezes essa duração estende algo monótono ou torna ele mais interessante acho que eu gosto dele porque ele tem uma pegada mais clássica, e eu amo bastante música clássica, principalmente piano - no geral foda demais por ter momentos em faixas não tão digeríveis pela monotonia mesmo, não vai ser 10 8/10

Note to self: from now on, my numeric rating is just about the importance of the album in my life, not about whether the album is an important cultural artifact or not. On that level, Astor Piazzolla is very important to me. Well, WAS very important. Growing up in Lexington, I loved the public libraries there. I remember finding "Juju Root" at 15 in their vinyl collection, which featured lots of "ethnic music" from around the world. I developed a taste for all kinds of things, but especially for stuff on Rhino or Folkways. First year of college, Daniel and shared a late night radio show. WMFO had a huge collection of music from around the world--including Astor Piazzolla records. I played them regularly on my show, and I played recordings at home. I was entranced by the feeling images I drew from it, of late night sharks in suits and slinky dresses, cigarettes, tenderness, cruelty, caprice. Some of his songs are etched into my memory forever.

Didn't listen to all of it.

Sadly this is just not for me. I can appreciate the ability but I would just never choose to listen to this album again.

Very cool

Some of these compositions are beautiful, but you need to be in the right headspace for an entire album.

Oh là jingle jangle it's a Fool's Spring's Christmas in Paris!

A little too long and rambly, but a nice change of pace

When tango is the vibe

I didn’t realize this was live until the clapping started! Impressive

I’ll give this a respectful golf clap for the technical wizardry behind the vibraphone performance. At times kinda interesting Danny Elfmann-esque compositions, at others the kind of goofy stock music I used to lay underneath “funny” scenes in Vice docs.

I have never heard of Astor Piazzolla or Gary Burton before, but the album title and a brief look at the album's page on this site make it clear what type of music this will be. • Milonga is Coming sounds cinematic. The instrumentation is already unlike any other album I've gotten here, with violin and vibraphone being front and centre, and I love it. • Vibraphonissimo has a really cool feel. I love how it becomes a solo piece after the first 30 seconds, before the rest of the band comes in after another two minutes • Nuevo Tango is a cool song • There is a part in La Muerta Del Angel, at about 3:07, that sounds almost identical to a Mario song and I cannot figure out which one (EDIT: It was the Viridian Forest theme from Pokémon, not Mario). My attention did start to wane during the second half of the album (probably not helped by this being the third album I've heard today) but it was a good listen. Like most instrumental jazz albums, I think it makes for better background listening than something you actually pay attention to, but it does fill its niche well. There were a lot of unique sounds throughout the album, both through instrumentation choices and also how those instruments are used, and that served to bring my attention back to the album at points. Favourite track: Vibraphonissimo

This makes me wish I was in a dimly lit lounge, sharing some tapas with my lady enjoying some arguably over priced but delicious cocktails

I’m not entirely sure what I wanted this album to be, but this wasn’t it. Something about the songs felt a bit too stiff for me. It sounds great for a live album, but the songs fall a bit flat for me.

I need a pretentious drink and pipe as I relax in my slippers in my reclining chair as the elevator music plays on and I get lost in a world of underground clubs.

There is a category of albums where once you hear one of the tracks on them, you've heard all of them. This album(which doesn't even have a Wikipedia page by the way) falls into this category. It's a unique collaboration, and the audience is so quiet, one would think it's a golf match instead of a live concert, but behold, a live album. Favorite Track: "Milonga Is Coming".

Gary Burton is an absolute virtuoso but I can't see myself going out of my way to listen to this again.

Favorittfilmen min er Happy Together, så jeg vet egentlig at jeg liker tango. Nå måtte jeg søke opp hvem det egentlig er som spiller på det soundtracket, og visst faen er det Astor Piazzolla. Dog vet jeg ikke om dette er skiva som selger Piazzola som en slags tango-gudfar? Slår ofte over i jazz og minimalisme, som i og for seg er kult, men det går på bekostning av de moody lydlandskapene jeg kjenner ham for. Synes det var tungt å komme seg gjennom en time av dette til tross for at jeg likte det.

Dette høres ut som soundtracket til en litt quirky Disney-kortfilm hvor det ikke er noe dialog, men veldig mye ansiktsuttrykk. Feks en hund som tror eieren forlater han, men det viser seg å være en misforståelse fra hundens perspektiv fordi eieren nok en gang bare hadde vært på jobb.

Yes! Jeg er fan av både Astor Piazzolla og Gary Burton, en viste ikke at de hadde laget album sammen. Dette er rått!

I feel like I have a pretty decent deal of appreciation for this album since I was in band for so many years. Albums like these almost make me have to go into the "band kid" state to get through them. That being said, while I think this was beautiful, listening to this album became a bit of a slog after a certain point. Hearing this live would be another situation entirely, but through my headphones while I'm sitting at my computer is just not really the vibe. It grew to be a bit boring, but I'm not going to rate it poorly for that reason alone. Like I said, it really is beautiful and clearly took talent and creativity to create. I didn't completely dislike it. There were certainly aspects I enjoyed, but I wouldn't likely return to it again either.

I liked it

This is for live at montreux version. I am unsure how to judge this- I don’t know anything about tango or what would make this distinctive or new. It is interesting in the sense of mastery of niche instruments and live performance skill. I enjoyed it in that sense but it didn’t grab me.

4/10

I don't think I understood much of this, but I always dig a vibraphone.

Jazz

This goes hard on mute 🔥🔥

Just lovely. The New Tango by Astor Piazzolla and Gary Burton is quite beautiful. The arrangements are beautiful, from start to finish, and the progressive tint to tango make this album even more interesting. The frequent tinkling sounds were so pleasant and fun. The combination of Piazzolla as the composer and Burton on the vibraphone is fantastic. Lately, live albums on this list have been trying, to say the least, because I question their inclusion and don't hear anything different from a studio album. This audience is more subdued than I've heard in other live recordings, but audiences behave differently with instrumental music. I thought I would give a 3, maybe even round up to 4 with a 3.5, but this is a solid 4 album. Happy to have listened to this one.

"Tango" had my attention, but this wasn't quite what I was hoping for. I learned that "new tango" is definitely a thing, and it's a different thing from just "tango". This was a lot more experimental and had progressive elements...things I really didn't care to hear. I was looking for that pure tango passion, and this just felt more tedious. Elements of it were pretty, and ultimately the album was intriguing, but not that enjoyable of a listen for me.

223/1089 so far in this project, the jazzy albums have being okay to decent but none have fully grabbed me. This one, however, it pretty fun and relaxing so far certainly strings in Operation Tango are admittedly kinda unnerving to me Nuevo Tango was kinda giving Ratatouille if it were a JRPG it had its ups and downs, some parts put me on edge a bit too much just in the way strings are played sometimes but otherwise this was a good time faves: Nuevo Tango, La Muerta del Angel, Laura’s Dream, Milonga is Coming 62/100

This was like stressful elevator music to me

I don't know enough about this style of music to articulate why I enjoyed this, but I did! There's lots of movement in these compositions, and they are filled with energy. Favorites: Vibraphonissimo, Little Italy

Nice vibes (haha, get it). Fantastic musicianship, lovely music, don't know how much I'll return to this, but this was a good listen out of my usual wheelhouse.

Astor meets Jazz - Live at Montreux. Excellent!

3* sulla fiducia, non mi ha emozionato per niente

hmm, the day after "Clube Da Esquina" by Milton Nascimento. Maybe a little too much international elevator music in a row. Enjoy the violin, not enamored with whatever the xylophone-ish (bandoneon?) instrument is. To me, not a sound that needs to be foregrounded. I don't hate that it's on the list, it is unique and interesting. Happy when I get albums that I don't know and are representative of different traditions. Aside: 58 albums in and I have not gotten a hip-hop album, how? Best I can do here is 2 stars. No interest in listening again. Wouldn't be mad if it was playing in the background while I sit and watch people go by at a Paris sidewalk cafe, otherwise not interested.

What a load of old bollocks. Top 1001 my arse.

🎧This is very pleasant

A nice album if you want something low playing in the background. Nice live performance

I kept forgetting it was a live album until the audience applause would jump-scare me. Not a genre I'd listen to on my own but I'd be a dirty liar if I said I wasn't bouncing around and vibing hard to it.

Well, it does take 2 to tango, after all. 4.5 bumped down to 4.

I’m at a 10. That was delightful. I mean, look, if you wanna call it elevator music, go ahead; it’s some of the best elevator music I’ve ever heard in my life, if that’s the case. If you can somehow go through this entire album and not move your hands around at least once like you’re following along with a little orchestra, you’ve never had the joy & whimsy it takes to really feel out this album. Either that, or you just didn’t have headphones in to catch all the little intricacies, and that’s your fault. To my ears, I’m predisposed to enjoying a lot of this because it feels like a direct parallel to the Professor Layton games, as other people have noted. The vibraphone, the bandoneon, the violin, the piano – all of it just feels fantastic to my ears, & it swept me away to other worlds in the brain. The sense of adventure here feels a bit more grand than a Layton game though, with the structure of each track progressing really nicely minute by minute to keep the whole thing moving, almost as if it’s the soundtrack for a little stopmotion movie. There’s points in here where you could sync these songs up with a Pixar-esque flair, and they’d probably fit perfectly. At the same time, there’s moments where it feels like you could be transported to a boulevard in Paris, just watching the people go by from a bench. Those moments blend into each other in such a way that every track feels like a new adventure, sometimes with whimsy & sometimes with panic (“Nuevo Tango” is incredible for this) and if you allow the imagination to take you where these songs want you to go, it’s a deeply fulfilling experience. I’m even more stunned that this is a live album; for 1987, it feels crisp as hell, and the band’s precision & sync feels otherworldly. It’s very easy to forget it’s a live album until the applause of the crowd comes in to pull you back just a bit, and even still, they’re in such a silence that it feels earned every time they come in. I just can’t fathom why this has a 2.88 on the site; it feels like an unsung masterpiece of whatever genre it’s in, and while I’d make the argument that it’s much more “jazz” than it is “tango”, the blend of both makes this feel like something bigger & beyond itself, yet one deeply familiar to my Layton-loving ears all the same. I’m very, very glad this is on the list, and hopefully, people can scrounge enough info about the creation of this album to get it a damn Wikipedia page in the future. I think it deserves one. To my ears, this is a super easy 10, and just a delight to listen to.

I didn’t hate it, but I didn’t like it much either.

Listened Before? N Tango... an interesting choice for this list. I didn't hate it, but it evoked memories of easy-listening stations my mother would put on in the 80s... or literal elevator music. Not really my thing. It IS impressive that it was recorded live. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Nuevo Tango

First track was calm and pleasing to the ears. The rest, not so much.

I was going to give this a 1 because it's really not my thing at all (though appreciated the talent this most likely took to produce and perform) but I enjoyed nuevo tango so knocked it up a score.

I only wish I knew enough about music to appreciate this. I don't like it, but I don't think it is bad. So for enjoyment, this would get a 2 from me. But it is soooo much better than the Madonna crap I just suffered through that I'm giving this a 3. (Not really. I'm not raring on comparison).

I found this relentlessly boring

Couldn’t get very interested in this!

A bit too 'samey' for me. I wasn't paying much attention and found it difficult to discern how each track was different to other tracks. A lot sounded very much like music for crazy car chases in cartoons. Not for me.

Pretty cool record. Piazzolla is the favourite composer of a friend of mine who also plays piano. So I knew a lot of his songs.

Boring but in the right setting maybe it wouldn’t be so bad. Just tough to listen to a full album of this.

Te veel xylofoon...

this was surprisingly better than it would have thought

I'm sure this is great but I don't feel like listening to it so just gonna give it a 3

There was some impressive instrument playing but I can’t imagine this being very influential. There’s not much to latch onto.

I can appreciate the talent and musicianship, but not really my thing. 2.5/5 for my taste.

10/02/2026 It was good elevator music. Spotify listeners: Astor Piazolla - 517.7k Gary Burton - 128.4k

3/5

Gotta say, I wasn't expecting much based on the album cover of two men passionately playing an accordion and xylophone. But I guess this is one of those "don't judge a book by its cover" sort of moments -- at least based on 2 songs in. Milonga Is Coming is a long-winded patient opener that is in constant motion. Vibraphonissimo is straight dope. The bell work is fantastic and well supported by the piano/harpsichord. Some tastefully moody shit. Of the rest, Laura's Dream is really pretty and there are some cool sounds on the last two tracks. I kind of lost focus throughout, but this was some unexpectedly solid listening. High 3 for me.

This is an epic album. A lot of these songs feel very familiar. I feel like Nobuo Uematsu must have taken some serious influence for these guys for some Final Fantasy tracks, especially FF9 with the accordian, hectic strings, and pretty vibraphone. Very enjoyable listen. Sneaky 5.

Really impressive xylophone or whatever that was and also a bunch of different instruments which we don't normally hear. Pretty much best used as background music because it was getting lost with how soothing it was at times. But it was damn good background music. Absolutely flew by I did not realize that was an hour long

Holy xylophone. This came and went mighty fast, and I mean that in a great way. Had some pretty epic parts to it. Was pretty fun to listen to with Olympic skiing on in the background. I felt some of these songs told a story without having any lyrics in them, which is pretty cool.

Switzerland if an album Yoghurt if an album Egg shell white if an album Clutch depressed, gear stick centered, if an album

This was fun, not sure why this album was chosen in particular but one thing I've learned is that we can't get in the mind of the guy that made this book

Nothing bad, but I really don't get why this live album over one of their studio albums.

Cool and pleasant jazz album with a few wild twists that I enjoyed more than I thought I would. I can't tell why it's found here, tho.

Interesting style mix and instruments and while at this moment it wasn’t my cup of tea, I can visualize the 1950’s swinging bachelor bringing someone back to their pad, putting this on the hi/fi and showing off the etchings. Not traditional tango, but something different

started strong but outstayed its welcome tbh

Tedious. The entire album sounded like a Tom & Jerry soundtrack.

Hmmmm this seems promising. yeah no, sounds like nightmare music. Like something you'd hear in a Tim Burton movie. 2 stars

Listenable, and if I picture some games as video game sound tracks, it really slaps. As a live performance it was also quite impressive, but listening to it in my apartment with no context had me frequently looking at how much time was left in the album

Boooooooooo

Impressive xylophone. Don’t need to hear again.

Brilliant, it being live adds so much. Bit long, but I'm sure subsequent listens will remedy that feeling

8.5/10

I'm bit of a sucker for this music, especially the music/instruments. And live? Yeah, gotta love it. Also, big on Tango: Zero Hour. Maybe that's also coming along at some point....

When I hear the word tango, it brings to mind a lively dance. But when I heard the album the New Tango, all I could picture was a stuffy Victorian ballroom dance. Not really my idea of a good time, especially for something that is by name supposed to feel new. This album probably was doomed for me from the start. A genre I don’t know much about, music I don’t particularly like, made as a live recording, and running long. Still, I don’t know what makes this something I would need to hear. Definitely not coming back to this one. Overall: 1/5

Glad to see something different, something classic, something instrumental. Guess I’m not that into tango though. Makes sense, because I tried dancing tango once and made a straight fool of myself.

1/3. Occasionally interesting, mostly boring, entirely forgettable. I’m sure this was cool to see live and stoned out of your mind, but as an album experience it’s not worth listening to.

Not familiar with tango/nuevo tango, but I was familiar Gary Burton before this and his vibraphone is definitely what sticks out to me here, especially on "Vibraphonissimo". 7.5/10

Loved the grooves and tango

Pretty good, but much too chaotic for working. Musical ideas are fascinating, and there’s a lot of energy.

Good banter to be fair.

A good album, I liked Vibraphonissimo and Opertion Tango the most.

Interesting to listen to, but it seemed to go on for a long time and never really grabbed me. I can respect it being on the list, but I'm unlikely to listen again.

Totally different than anything I've listened to before (I don't listen to a lot of tango music). Good background music and some pieces were interesting. Probably won't listen to it again, but glad it expanded my exposure

Better then tubular bells…

Great combination, vibes and tango.

Meet the new tango, same as the old tango (2.5/5)

Ну хуйня эта вполне забавная

Both Piazzolla and Burton’s artistry is clearly on display throughout. A fine mixture of jazz and classical. Nice background music but nothing that stood out from the other for me.

Decent listen.

2.5 stars. This album was fine, but it never fully grabbed me. I like jazz - and some of it I really love, but this one stayed more in the “respect it” category than the “engaged by it” category. As I move through albums that aren’t already in my wheelhouse, I’m realizing how much my ratings hinge on whether the music holds my interest, and this mostly didn’t. It’s not bad music at all, it just felt a bit flat for me as a full listen. I might connect more with a different Piazzolla album. Favorite track: Laura’s Dream

This was fine and all bu honestly it barely registered. Super super lowkey and I wasn't blown away

this guy has like 7 all timer albums, an undeniable master in his field, and probably the most highly considered tango musician on earth and this random throwaway live album is what the dumbass who makes this list decided is the album of astor piazzolla's i have to listen to before i die. i actually hate him and this stupid ass terrible list

Straight elevator music. I was so bored the whole time.

not too shabby i like intricate it is

The New Tango by Astor Piazzolla is a striking and refreshing experience, especially for a listener who may not be accustomed to tango or its modern interpretations. From the very first moments, the music feels bold and unconventional, breaking away from traditional expectations and opening the door to something far more exploratory. What makes this album particularly compelling is how Piazzolla blends the emotional intensity of tango with elements of jazz and classical music. The result is a sound that feels both raw and sophisticated, familiar yet constantly surprising. There is a strong sense of tension and movement throughout the pieces, which keeps the listener engaged even when the structures feel unfamiliar. Although this is not a style I usually gravitate toward, I found The New Tango to be very, very interesting. Its originality and expressive depth demand attention, and by the end, it becomes clear why Piazzolla’s work is considered so influential. This is not just tango, it is a reinvention of the genre, and a rewarding listen for anyone willing to step outside their musical comfort zone. 8/10

Nice to get something completely new to me. Not really my thing though. Seemed pretty good and I could probably get into it if I really wanted to, but I didn’t feel the urge to listen again.

Sunday vibes record. Expert musicians, and that’s about it.

Nice little hidden gem, I’m glad to find stuff like this on the list. Unusual and not something I’d pick out at the store, but unique and engaging.

It was enjoyable to listen to.

Pleasantly surprised; had no expectations here. Would put this on in the background if I wanted something interesting, lovely, unique but not distracting.

Beautiful album. To my pop music ears some of the tracks come off as old movie cinematic, not sure how to describe it - but I know nothing about tango. Also wish Burton was turned just a touch. Loved the violinist. Astor Piazzolla kind of looks like Joe Zawinul without the beanie.

Fantastic compositions, great musicians. Another album that I enjoyed more on subsequent listens. Overall, not my jam, but I can still appreciate good music when I hear it. Beautiful music though. Maybe it needs more time to simmer?

Don't let the title fool you. This is a beautiful performance.

Dream like instrumentals

Solid album, very fun listen. A bit too long for my tastes, but worth a listen.

interesante

Some banger menu music in this album

Agréable à écouter quoi qu'un peu lassant. Ça reste une écoute intéressante ne connaissant aucun des 2 artistes.

Haunting, beautiful in places, but mostly kinda boring to these untrained ears of mine. Music theory and shit, vibraphones, whatever, next

It was a pleasant enough hour I guess, but it never seemed to go anywhere in particular. Two stars.

It’s not bad but to me it felt more to the realm of classical music which while I enjoy doesn’t really seem to be the vibe of the list as a whole

The xylophone is throwing me off, but it's giving Professor Layton, so I'm not mad. I think it's the accordian, but nonetheless it's an interesting experience that I would have liked to see in person!

Инструментальная скукотища...

This is an absolutely fucking brilliant album.

Who on earth made this list

Pretty chill, tango music I guess?

Background music

Good, I liked the classical aspects of it a lot. I’ll probably come back to it, I can see myself bumping it up a grade potentially.

There are some fun runs on here, and the elite musicianship is obvious, but it isn't music I would ever choose. To be fair, if it's your jam, it's a five, but first me, no thank you.

Tango is something you have to be in the mood for, but it was fantastic if you are. I can see why this guy is revolutionary.

Mr, tango writer and xylophone, Argentina

The personification of adult public radio pop music.

Классическая, оркестровая, думаю можно будет найти что-то там, но не сейчас лол

Enjoyable and listenable though I won’t make a habit of playing. Very much variations on a theme!

I love jazz. I think this is jazz? It’s at least jazz mixed with carnival acid music. A weird and wonderful listen.

Its good. just not my thing 3 stars

This isn’t something I would have sought out myself, but it was a worthwhile listen. It was engaging, even if it’s not something I would go back to regularly.

Big departure from my norm and what this site recommends. It is a Vibraphone heavy tango concert. I would have to give it a couple of passes to understand what's going on but didn't really gel for me on a first listen.

Kedvenc/Favourite: Little Italy Egyáltalán nem mondanám rossznak, de sajnos egyszerűen untam. Gyakorlatilag egy percre sem kötött le, a hangulata pedig kifejezetten nem az én ízlésem. A hegedű néha kimondottan idegesített, nagyon nehéz volt ennek az albumnak a végére jutni. I'd never say it was bad, but unfortunately, I was simply bored. It didn't grab my attention for even a minute, and the mood was definitely not to my taste. The violin was straight up annoying sometimes, it was very hard for me to get to the end of this album.

While i didn’t hate it, it’s not something i would choose to listen to again. I wasn’t a fan of the xylophone or whatever instrument it was that dominated a lot of the songs. Sometimes it felt like I was listening to the soundtrack of an old show or cartoon.

I want to like this more and I can definitely appreciate the beauty of it. Each piece is dense and languid as it constantly morphs and explores new ideas. The xylophone often feels like backbone of the performance, but it does a decent job at it. To me, this style of music just lacks the essence that makes jazz and classical music stick out.

As the officers in that one South Park episode would say: "Nice.". 5/5

Very interesting fusion of jazz and tango. It incorporates moments of very bright and uplifting orchestration, as expected from tango, and very delicate and quiet moments with only piano or vibraphone, which somehow reminded me a lot to 'In a Silent Way' by Miles Davis. Sometimes, it even imitates the mystic atmosphere of the trumpeter's record, but not as captivating. I did lean more towards the tango sound of it, more than the calm jazzy one, as it tended to feel quite dragging and long, but still enjoyable. In addition, I have to add that the recording and producing of this record is wonderful, specially considering it is a live album. Everything sounds incredibly clean. However, I don't really see myself coming back to this project. It surely is an interesting mix and works quite well, but I wasn't impressed enough to want to return to it.

Playing on another level by the specialists in their respective fields. Excellently recorded live album.

1. milonga - 1.5 2. vibra -1 3. italy -1 4. tango -1 5. dream - 1.5 6. operation - 1 7. muerta - 1.5

Classical. Real mix of instruments but not my bag at all, very boring and a slog to get through

2,5

This live recording is an interesting inclusion of this list, certainly nice to see some South American representation. I'm not sure I would've picked this live recording over Piazzolla's actual studio work like Tango: Zero Hour, but maybe including Gary Burton was important. The two do work well together, the vibraphone and bandoneón together making a very nostalgic, smooth tango nuevo sound, but the live setting kind of breaks you from how atmospheric and lovely this kind of music can be. The pieces themselves aren't particularly distinct, so there isn't really any major high points to this album. I did find myself enjoying Laura's Dream quite a bit, and the rest was pleasant if nothing else. While I'm glad something like this was included on the list, I think there are way better examples even within these artists' catalogues. Sure, the addition of vibraphone to traditional tango music is interesting, I don't think this recording is nearly as polished or progressive as many other examples.

Not much to say. It’s fine but nothing to write home about. Had a couple of cool moments but nothing particularly great. Decent background music.

Interesting that this is in the 1001 best albums list. Great musicianship of course, but this is just a one-time listen for me.

I just know this one was added by a user

Really cool that this is here but my ear only tapped in closer on a relisten. On first brush, cool! Favorite Tracks: Vibraphonissimo, Nuevo Tango, Operation Tango

Not a lot that makes me feel like I could dance a tango, but it's decent. My favourites were Laura's Dream and Operation Tango.

So much xylophone

It's technically very good but vibraphone is just not for me

Well produced and easy to listen to.

5/10 - не слушал

Erm, I feel sure this is extremely good but it's completely lost on me.

If you want a nuanced, full and faithful adaptation of my experience of listening to this today, simply to go youtube and type in "jerry human music".

It started off really strong and got worse for me

- More elevator music. Inoffensive but not very exciting. - Some fun instrumentation but it's largely the accordion and xylophone with piano backing at times. - A nice discovery but nothing I'm going to ever listen to again.

Yeah, no. This album opens with a 12 minute classically influenced instrumental that doesn't really do a whole lot for me. It them continues with a bunch of similar instrumentals featuring the vibraphone. Though he's undeniably good, the whole thing just feels like a showcase for the vibraphone rather than an album with good songs to listen to. It doesn't really do a whole lot for me.

Sometimes talent isn’t enough

It’s not my kind of thing, but it sounds impressive, I guess?

This is an album that I never would have heard if not doing this. It is unique, atmospheric, and cinematic....but it's long and a little too much of the same. Felt like I was in a video game at times and some of it had a Lynchian feel. Overall, I enjoyed it but wish it was half the length.

They played the shit outta the bandoneon and vibrophone, gotta say. Its definitely unique, but I'd be lying if I said I focused closely in on it the whole time

So interestingly good and innovative. But need to be in the right mood. Not a desert island record but worthy of five stars otherwise. Thus only 4.

I like jazz but this was a little too "background dinner jazz" for me.

I’m imagining a scientist in a laboratory working around the clock to create the perfect mix of Music That Dylan Does Not Like.

Good instrumental music, but instrumental music all the same. Hard to give it more than a 2. Nuevo Tango was really nice though. Best song: Nuevo Tango

I just couldn't make it through the whole thing. While they're clearly very talented. It's just not for me.

this is well made but I am going crazy listening to it. It's too long for what it is and goes between boring and annoying. 3/10 I felt relief finishing it

the performances are pretty great Will I listen to again: 18%

3.5/5 so fun but felt sometimes répétitive

This was a cool album that I probably never would’ve come across on my own, which ended up being a good introduction to jazz tango. Overall, it’s a pretty laid back listen, and beyond that there isn’t much else to overanalyze, other than it’s worth listening to.

So peaceful

Jazz x tango?? Not sure how to describe this. All inatrumental, sounds interesting enough. Nice if you like this kind of thing, but doesn't wow me personally. I can appreciate the musicality and skill though. Best track - Vibraphonissimo, Operation Tango 3 stars

Surprisingly awesome. I don't get jazz - at all - but this had some classical vibes, some jazzy bits, and I suppose a bit of tango as well, since that's in the name. 3.5 stars, would totally listen again.

I really don’t know what to say on this one. I mean, it’s fine? I know nothing about this kind of music but it was acceptable background music while I worked, so that’s a star. Nobody was screaming lyrics at me, so that’s another star. It’s a live album and the audience seemed genuinely pleased with the performance, so another star. There you go…3 stars.

By the end of the first track I had already been transported to a small, dark cafe in Europe that was alive with foot traffic. The instrumental songs just barely audible above the din of the intensifying conversations around me. A full orchestra is on display with this album and each plucked string, drum struck, or blown horn is done so with intention. This could very easily be the soundtrack for a Cirque Du Soleil show as we experienced many of the same qualities we had a couple of days ago with The Black Saint and The Sinner Lady album by Charles Mingus. I was never blown away by any of these tracks, but it was a soothing experience that differs from the average albums we have been exposed to.

What am I supposed to do with this? A foxtrot?

This just wasn't for me.

A pleasing record but a lot of it sort of wafted over me. I wasn’t too drawn in until I got to the exquisite melodic percussion on “Little Italy.”

The first track was excellent. Exquisite even. Everything I look for in a warm jazz track. I had never heard of Astor Piazzolla before but I feel like I should have. As a "genre definer" he is an artist I should probably look more into. I'm familiar with Gary Burton and was given just what I expected there. I felt as if this album delivered to me what it was intending to deliver, but I've never enjoyed Tango music. Another fine example of an album that would be much better if taken in live or on the dance floor.... So, once again, first from my car then from my office chair I'm leaving this album with a 3.5 rounded down.

This album and its instrumental nonsense actually made me want to jump out of the window this afternoon. I could feel my blood pressure rising with each track. I fucking hated this album.

I'm not against the mallets, its an important part of an ensemble, but this was too much mallets (for me)

This album was fine, but it’s the sort of thing I’d have on in the background. I liked the violin on the first track, but the dissonance throughout isn’t my cup of tea.

De entrada, Piazzolla siempre me ha parecido genial. Esta colaboración que hace con Gary Burton y su vibráfono, le da una nueva perspectiva al tango de Piazzolla. Lo vuelve onírico, como de sueños dulces y vertiginosos. Un disco muy relajante y que sirve bien para comenzar el día sin angustias.

One for the connoisseurs. By that I mean, I recognise the virtuosity of those involved, I know little about the genre, I hear little more than random noodlings, I felt zero emotion over the music, and I'm in no rush to listen to it again.

you aint even gotta ask

Also great orchestra/instrumentals

Haunting

Very off the beaten trail for me but a good head nod.

Just jazz.

This is such a beautiful album. Gary Burton is the finest vibraphonist on the planet. Piazzolla's compositions are mind blowing.

Tää oli ihan raikasta menoa! 3/5

Miellyttävää vaihtelua listaan! 4/5

Piano, violin (possibly viola), accordion and vibraphone. Not really a combination that inspires any excitement in me. And so it came to pass. I found this neither interesting nor relaxing. I can only imagine being taken to this gig and having to sit through it. Just not my vibraphone.

That's a good soundtrack for a 50's movie, but as an album itself... nah so much.

Jazz really comes alive when it's played and listened to live. Don't get me wrong; I listen to a lot of jazz albums recorded in recording studios in a clean environment and almost always enjoy it but there's something about hearing it in a live environment. The musicians have more freedom to play around with the music and work off of each other in a way that isn't always possible in a recording studio. I could hear that in this album and it was very enjoyable.

This is a classical album. It flowed nice

filmmusik

Astor Piazzolla certainly made a great contribution to the development of world music, but his music was never really my cup of tea: it's not straightforward enough for dancing (and, according to him, that was never the intention), too restless for easy listening, but then again too monotonous for concentrated listening. Basically, he's one of those artists who are only really good live. In that sense, it's only natural that a concert recording appears on this list and not a studio album. I've listened to some good to very good live albums in this context (by B.B. King or Keith Jarrett, for example), but “The New Tango” doesn't really spark my interest. For me, it's on the same level as Charles Mingus—actually cool, but just not for me.

Most of it sound like a soundtrack to a french art film or something (just guessing, never seen one). Some is frantic, some sounds like doom jazz and allot of tracks are way too long. If i heard this in high school i might have been able to maybe like some of it but now i have too short attention span to process it.

I feel like I am in a 1920s silent Italian move and this was the soundtrack. Good album if not my thing.

Otro toque latino a la lista. Me gusta para variar. Jazz-tango??

This is cool shit and makes me want to check out more - dude lived quite a life per wikipedia and it seems like this was a cool work, but he wasn't usually working with a vibraphonist. Will definitely check out some of his tango cancion or other of his stuff. Bandoleon! Not even an accordion? That'll be the next wikipedia rabbit hole.

This album is going to be my ring tone! It must play in full before I answer.

Another good jazz album here. Not sure I would return to this.

Never thought I’d like an album of accordion symphonies, but here we are.

Tango doesn't agree with my circulatory system. It gives me a feeling of being on the verge of a heart attack, or, at the very least, severe cardiac arrhythmia.

Solid tango music, solid nice background stuff for me. I'm sure other fans and experts of latin music can say a lot more. To me, it was just nice, but nothing groundbreaking.

Just very, very boring.

Too arty for me. More like modern classical than what I would think of as tango. Do people dance to this? Do you have to be able to dance to a tango?

I'll come back to this album. It was pretty good. Very different.

I don't see what's "new" about this.

Like music for a silent film. I'd probably enjoy listening to it live, but on record it did nothing for me.

Smooth, cool and easy listening.

Musically impressive. Dynamic, energetic, unique. Jazzy. Sometimes really intense, particularly the tracks more heavy on what I belive is a vibraphone. All that said, i was a bit bored at times. Perhaps a full album is a bit much for me. Although, im sure watching it live would have been another story and quite spectacular. 7/10

Interesting, and different.

milonga is coming- 5 vibraphonissimo- 6 or 7 little italy- 5 nuevo tango- 5 or 6 Laura's dream- 5 or 6 operation tango- 5 la muerta del angel- 5 or 6 my cat chewed through my headphones 😭

This is not something I would have chosen on my own, and though I'm sure this is a MUST listen it had some good tunes. Especially Little Italy and Nuevo Tango. But there are times it felt a little elevator-y

Se siente como música usada en películas románticas argentinas (obviamente si es tango). Aparte de eso, primer disco de tango que escucho y ahora entiendo toda la inspiración que genero en el Rock de Argentina, sobre todo en Fito.

Just didn't really do anything for me.

It's fine. I appreciate the musicality to this, but it's more like background music. It's more atmospheric, than melodic, so I'm kind of unclear why this album is on the list. I could see myself listening again, but as background music, not as something I'm actually engaging with.

Just awful

Surprisingly quirky and felt like a soundtrack

Album review 007 The New Tango (recorded live at the Montreux Festival) by Astor Piazzolla & Gary Burton (1987) Rating 3.5/5 So, it’s not often that I can say that I spent an hour listening to a live recording of a virtuoso bandoneonist playing nuevo tango with a renowned vibraphonist. Quite enjoyed it. (Interestingly, a quick read of the review on AllMusic mentions how the pair only had three rehearsals together before playing this set. I didn’t expect that at all, sounds like they’ve been playing together for years and their styles/instruments/playing combine really well).

Solid elevator music.

als je het eerste nummer kunt doorzitten, dan is de rest eigenlijk best OK

I mean, it is what it is. Not offensive to the ears, but there was no way I was listening to all of it. If I’m being objective, it’s a 2. But it will almost certainly be in my bottom 20% of this list, so I’ll rate it accordingly.

No

Anhedonic

I tried, I really did. It's not for me. The violin was good but overall, it missed the mark

At first I was like, "what the fuck is this? Hahaha". As a fan of the golden age of film I didn't mid the tunes.

Tango composer. World jazz. Beautiful, floaty and smooth first song. A bit xylophone heavy. Gets more experimental and chaotic as the album goes on.

pling plong pling pling pling plong (continue for one hour) I didn't hate it but it got samey real fast.

love this already. the musician ship, the compositions, its all quite great. some songs are a tad long, but i understand why. 9/10

Would have been higher but the heavy xylophone took me out of it.

I loved most of this. It starts so strongly, I really loved the first track but as it goes on it starts to drag. Masterful musicianship though, phenomenal stuff!

Not my wheelhouse. Don’t know how to rate the xylophone playing, etc. Easy enough to listen to. Have listened through a few times and will surely play this again.

Good to give it a go and crikey how they even play the vibraphone like that is a mystery. But really have to lock in to enjoy it otherwise it just passes by

Well, this is unexpected ! Can't wait :-) ... Hmm ok. The ole vibrometer wasn't as fun as expected !

Muy buen álbum de ambiente

For what it is, I thought it was OK, relaxing jazz-sounding music. However, I don't know enough about the genre to understand why it was so revolutionary.. I read the description included on this page and it still didn't give enough context, I think.

Some flashes of interest (the vibraphone especially), but mostly the was just background noise. 2.5 rounded up because at least it isn't another boring British 80s album.

Unlistenable. This might be brilliant if you like this sort of thing, for me it was an hour and long tom and jerry soundtrack

Kind of a sound effects album.

I think I just need to see this kind music being played. It's not so enjoyable via a recording through headphones. DNF

This Album is the reason that a zero score should be a option

First listen I didn’t like it at all until Laura’s Dream and from then onwards I didn’t mind it as much. Second listen I didn’t dislike it but it isn’t anything that’s going to stick with me. It’s nice background music. Top Track - Laura’s Dream

i guess that was something amazing? eh Would I listen again: no Deserves to be on this list: no 3.2

Eduardo: You are now carrying my child. Lisabella: But how? Eduardo: It is the mystery of the dance.

Lovely

This is pretty sweet - enjoy some tango.

Sounds pretty fun to be at

I love the xylophone! I want to learn to play the xylophone so bad! There is never enough xylophone in music. I really enjoyed listening to this while I worked.

The No Tango.

Hooray for Harold Lloyd!

Interesting and enjoyable, at times very theatrical music. Occasionally diverged into the too quirky and chaotic for my tastes, but I really enjoyed some of the more beautiful piano+violin sections.

I discovered Piazolla many years ago through Gotan Project, a band I really like. I enjoy most of the music. Maybe it's my current mood, but at the moment it's a little too Argentinean for me to really appreciate it. 3/5

Wonderful performance, great balance between dynamics, incredible musicianship. As a percussionist myself, love the vibing vibrafone

Interesting

This was chill and different than I expected but didn’t pop for me.

Not for me...

Astor Piazolla the virtuoso of bandoneon kind of invented the ''Nuevo Tango'' and gave tango a breath of fresh air with jazz and classical elements.He influenced and created this sub genre if you like,causing the spring of new artists like Bajofondo and Gotan Project.This is a live album and it is recorded in Montreaux Festival,probably referring to the jazz one that is very famous around the world.The tracks are like something you could hear in movies,melodramatic ones or in a 50's coctail party.I have to say though that i don't like at all bandoneon,accordion or Tango in general and also violins that sound bit gypsy to me,so this was challenging for me. Vibraphonissimo has interesting textures,but it has too much vibraphone for me,it sounds like something you could hear though in a film noir mystery movie, Nuevo Tango has tension that kept my interest throughout, Laura's Dream is an amazing intricate composition as well, Operation Tango's tensions gets me a longing feeling to hear what's next to come all the time,very good,interesting background playing and changes of keys,tempos,the piano gets more obvious towards the end and that makes it epic. At times the vibraphone gets too loud in an annoying scale but then i remember that it's a live recording.Also there are certain resemblances to french accordion music that bores me to death.Despite all that i must aknowledge the virtuosity of all elements here and the discipline.Most of the times you forget this is a live recording that's why i will give it a 3/5.

> the Beatles Interesting

i am so comfortable admitting this is never going to be my thing

Definitely new tango as it sounds nothing like I thought it would sound like. Very light and lifting and I really enjoyed it!

en extremt udda upplevelse, hade lite svårt för vissa grejer, men det fanns mycket jag gillade, står mellan 3 o 4

JÄTTEBRA, OJ vilken överraskning! Är lockad att ge en femma, men känner inte samma "WOW" faktor som de andra femmorna. Fortfarande otroligt bra, så många snygga melodier och solon och allt!

Tango, jazz, classical. Not my genres normally but I gave it a whirl and found myself enjoying these varied and creative compositions. The opening track felt romantic and whimsical with transitions in to more mysteries and menacing moments. Very cinematic. Musical storytelling. It's going to be a challenging listen for most (me included). When the audience began clapping I was reminded this was performed live and took my appreciation to another level. Criticisms? Some of the songs go on too long for me. I would have appreciated something a little shorter, especially since I'm not accustomed to this type of music.

An interesting album. Not really my jam, but wasn't bad.

Fine, but forgettable

Pretty pleasant stuff. Simpsons: No

It was alright however I think I prefer the old Tango

Surprised how much I liked this. I usually hate vibraphone but this tango really worked for me

Too much xylophone

My first tango album. Sounded like a movie score at times.