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Tango: Zero Hour ( Nuevo Tango: Hora Zero in Spanish) is an album by Ástor Piazzolla and his Quinteto Nuevo Tango (in English: New Tango Quintet, often loosely referred to as his second quintet).
Astor Piazzolla: Tango: Zero Hour. atsagk. 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.
Jan 25, 2021 · Album: Tango: Zero Hour Performer: Astor Piazzolla Recorded date: 1992-04-23 ...more
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Release Date. September, 1986. Duration. 45:54. Genre. Latin, International, Jazz. Styles. South American Traditions, Tango, Global Jazz, Latin Jazz. Recording Date. May, 1986. Recording Location. Sound Ideas Studio, New York, NY. Discography Timeline. See Full Discography. Summit - Reunion Cumbre (1974) Live at the Bouffes du Nord (1985)
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Jan 23, 2011 · 1. Tanguedia III2. Milonga Del Angel
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May 21, 2017 · The sound of Tango: Zero Hour is one of a man at odds with convention, restless in his search, and methodical in approach. Piazzolla’s existential woes as a musician and his intermittent pursuits of classical music are all starkly visible here.
The teenaged Piazzolla turned down an offer to tour South America with Gardel in 1935, a fortuitous decision that kept him out of the tragic plane crash that claimed Gardel's life. In 1936, Piazzolla's family returned to Mar del Plata, and his passion for tango music was fired anew by violinist Elvino Vardaro's sextet.
