Astor Piazzolla

Born: Mar 11, 1921 in Mar Del Plata, Argentina

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Died: Jul 5, 1992 in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Genre: World, Jazz, Classical

Biography: It's not hyperbole to say that Astor Piazzolla is the single most important figure in the history of tango, a towering giant whose shadow looms large over everything that preceded and followed him. Piazzolla's place in Argentina's greatest cultural export is roughly equivalent to that of Duke Ellington ...Read full biography

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Tango: Zero Hour

Released: 1992

Label: Vera Bra

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Considered by Piazzolla to be his best work, 1986's Tango Zero Hour was the culmination of a career that began in Argentina in the 1930s. Piazzolla started out auspiciously enough working with one of the ...Read full review

Tanguedia de Amor

Released: 1989

Label: Milan Records

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Like Charlie Parker in jazz, Astor Piazzolla was a risk-taking explorer whose brand of tango was considered quite radical in his native Argentina, yet gradually gained more and more acceptance. But as ...Read full review

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