Astor Piazzolla – Nuevo Tango: Hora Zero (1993)

Album recorded by Astor Piazzolla during his visit to New York with his New Tango Quintet in 1986. Piazzolla himself said: 'This is absolutely the greatest album I've ever done in my life. We all leave the soul in this recording '. This album, the first released by Astor in CD format, marked a point in his career in the U.S. market to start with a new label. Astor raised here old classics of his musical career with new arrangements he played with his quintet working with him since 1979. The Quintet were integrated by Hector Console (bass), Horacio Malvicino (electric guitar), Pablo Ziegler (piano) and Fernando Suárez (violin). This album earned him enormous world credit. He opened the door to a massive audience that had never heard. No need to discuss whether or not this music is tango, simply leave discourse its melodies, its polyrhythms, their counterpoints and soak in the atmosphere. Then … don't care, it's Piazzolla.