{"title":"Quadro Nuevo","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe passion of Quadro Nuevo has always been the tango, the Valse Musette, the Flamenco and the affectionate revival of selected film music. With their newest release Quadro Nuevo interpret the old Italian Tango and the lyrical Canzone in their very own way. This is the music of an almost lost Italy, which has been performed by charmed but already forgotten singers such as Carlo Buti, Nilla Pizzi, Begnamino Gigli and Claudio Villa. These are the songs that arouse dreamlike imaginations, which have always inspired the melancholy fantasies of the north and middle Europeans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExtended musical journeys through Italy gave Quadro Nuevo the ideas and inspiration for this CD. During their journeys they performed their songs not only in concerts but in a really original and exciting way: as street musicians in the narrow streets and alleys of the old Mediterranean cities. The stylistic interpretation lies between European music tradition, Jazz and World Music. This is a great CD for lovers of all things Italian - or for lovers everywhere!\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/quadronuevo.de\/en\/ensemble\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa fa-globe fa-3x\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/QuadroNuevo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa fa-facebook-square fa-3x\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/quadro_nuevo\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa fa-instagram fa-3x\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCjErdgdMRUl-wlJdCdihH4Q\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa fa-youtube-play fa-3x\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"mocca-flor-1","title":"Mocca Flor","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe music of Quadro Nueva's fifth recording, Mocca Flor, though tango-based, is delightfully eclectic. The set of originals by the band is dedicated to the group's love of coffee. The music includes melodies, harmonies, and rhythms that are inspired by Arabic and Jewish music, the Balkans and Latin America, along with a touch of klezmer. In addition to their usual instruments, such exotic devices as the gusle, bouzouki, sansula, psalter, udu, tarabuka, and the vibrandoneon (an Italian wind accordion) are utilized for atmosphere and color. The music is consistently colorful, melodic, unpredictable and catchy, a joy to hear.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-Scott Yanow\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quadro Nuevo","offers":[{"title":"Digital Download","offer_id":39508800012448,"sku":"0068944851355","price":9.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":39509064974496,"sku":"","price":15.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0537\/8477\/2768\/products\/e8d6a542-c62f-48f4-ae3c-d5112d58e35c18013631279735379058-LARGE_92fca947-aff6-474f-a40f-dbe420bd0eb8.jpg?v=1616087044"},{"product_id":"canzone-della-strada-2","title":"Canzone Della Strada","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eQuadro Nuevo is a group consisting of accordion, guitar, a reed player, and bass; some selections add a string quartet, piano, mandolin, and\/or another accordion. The music they perform is comprised largely of Italian folk melodies and even their originals are based on traditional themes. The music is often melancholy and haunting while always heartfelt. Despite a little improvisation, this is an Italian folk rather than jazz release. Its rich and timeless melodies are accessible and should appeal to a large audience. This set is particularly successful as romantic background music.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-Scott Yanow\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quadro Nuevo","offers":[{"title":"Digital Download","offer_id":39515534852256,"sku":"0068944850457","price":9.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":39518215372960,"sku":"","price":15.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0537\/8477\/2768\/products\/7e7e6ed6-71e0-4cb8-be82-8b62fced263b16515273490888955074-LARGE_35045424-41c3-4302-8156-d627cfa7012c.jpg?v=1616157712"},{"product_id":"cine-passion-1","title":"Ciné Passion","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBuenos Aires, Argentina has often been described as \"the most European city in Latin America\" (with Montevideo, Uruguay running a close second). So considering that tango originated in such a Europe-influenced city, it isn't surprising that it made its way across the Atlantic Ocean to Europe -- which has some fine tango groups. One of them is Quadro Nuevo, a Germany-based outfit that has been combining tango with a variety of European influences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOf course, tango had European influences to begin with, but with Quadro Nuevo, that passion for different types of European music is even more evident and even more overt. And there is certainly an abundance of European influences on Ciné Passion, a 2000 recording that finds the group putting its spin on songs from European and American movies. Tango is combined with everything from Italian music on \"Un' Ora Sola Ti Vorrei\" (from the Billy Wilder movie Avanti) to French chanson on \"Plus Fort Que Nous\" (from the 1966 French film Un Homme et une Femme, aka A Man and a Woman) to Spanish flamenco on Paco de Lucía melodies that were used in the 1984 thriller The Hit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eQuadro Nuevo acknowledge tango's pre-Astor Piazzolla era with their thoughtful arrangement of singer Carlos Gardel's theme from the 1935 movie El Día Que Me Quieras -- a theme that was revived 71 years later in 2006, when Penelope Cruz performed the song in Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar's Volver. However, Quadro Nuevo don't use a vocalist, and they don't perform \"El Día Que Me Quieras\" in a 1930s-like fashion; their instrumental version has a strong Piazzolla influence (when Gardel died in 1935, Piazzolla was only 14 and had yet to become well known). Full of surprises, Ciné Passion is not only excellent, it is also one of Quadro Nuevo's most essential albums. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quadro Nuevo","offers":[{"title":"Digital Download","offer_id":39516129755296,"sku":"0068944854059","price":9.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":39518218387616,"sku":"","price":15.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0537\/8477\/2768\/products\/0a9b12db-953e-4e13-88cf-ef71686737098719627297464518609-LARGE_65ae9351-1464-429e-975b-b7ff9a0b3724.jpg?v=1616165583"},{"product_id":"grand-voyage-1","title":"Grand Voyage","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSongs of a Grand Voyage   Each one of Quadro Nuevo's songs transports us to a different part of the world and carries within it the pure atmosphere of that particular place: a wild ride across the harsh Crimean peninsula, London's old world charm, the lightness of the Mediterranean, a Tango from New York, crazy days in Istanbul, a night of revelry in Transylvania, secret gardens in Malaysia, warm rain in Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut sometimes even the most arduous of journeys doesn't bring us to where we want to be and the tone poem \"Die Reise nach Batumi\" (Journey to Batumi) is, above all, a story of that which is denied to us. What remains is longing. Four suitcases full of melodies, bursting with impressions and encounters, overflowing with exhilarating experiences and the joy of making music.   The music of Quadro Nuevo, gleaned here and there, yesterday and today, tells of the vagabond life of four wanderers moving between the winds of west and east.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  Starting out with their own distinctly European-flavored brand of Tango, the musicians continued to embellish their tone poetry with arabesques, Balkan swing, delicate ballads and daredevil improvisations, all performed with the Mediterranean lightness that has long become their trademark.   Since 1996, the instrumental quartet has given over 2500 concerts on every continent. Passionate and diversified \"music junkies\", they play in Jazz clubs and at international festivals, as street musicians on the Piazzas of southern Europe, take the stage by storm as a late-night Tango dance band and, as a concert ensemble, perform in famous venues such as New York's Carnegie hall.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs well as climbing into the Jazz and World Music Top Ten, their CDs have received the German Jazz Award and, in Paris, the European Phono Award.   The Echo, the German Phono Academy's highest distinction, was presented to Quadro Nuevo in both 2010 and 2011 in the category \"Jazz\/World Music, Best Live Act\".  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMulo Francel: Saxophone, Clarinets \u003cbr\u003eRobert Wolf: Guitar, Bouzouki, Piano, Steel Drum\u003cbr\u003eAndreas Hinterseher: Accordion, Vibrandoneon, Bandoneon\u003cbr\u003eD.D. Lowka: Acoustic Bass, Percussion \u003cbr\u003eEvelyn Huber: Concert Grand Harp, Hammered Dulcimer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" id=\"longDescription\" hidden=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSongs of a Grand Voyage   Each one of Quadro Nuevo's songs transports us to a different part of the world and carries within it the pure atmosphere of that particular place: a wild ride across the harsh Crimean peninsula, London's old world charm, the lightness of the Mediterranean, a Tango from New York, crazy days in Istanbul, a night of revelry in Transylvania, secret gardens in Malaysia, warm rain in Paris. But sometimes even the most arduous of journeys doesn't bring us to where we want to be and the tone poem \"Die Reise nach Batumi\" (Journey to Batumi) is, above all, a story of that which is denied to us. What remains is longing. Four suitcases full of melodies, bursting with impressions and encounters, overflowing with exhilarating experiences and the joy of making music.   The music of Quadro Nuevo, gleaned here and there, yesterday and today, tells of the vagabond life of four wanderers moving between the winds of west and east.   Starting out with their own distinctly European-flavored brand of Tango, the musicians continued to embellish their tone poetry with arabesques, Balkan swing, delicate ballads and daredevil improvisations, all performed with the Mediterranean lightness that has long become their trademark.   Since 1996, the instrumental quartet has given over 2500 concerts on every continent. Passionate and diversified \"music junkies\", they play in Jazz clubs and at international festivals, as street musicians on the Piazzas of southern Europe, take the stage by storm as a late-night Tango dance band and, as a concert ensemble, perform in famous venues such as New York's Carnegie hall.   As well as climbing into the Jazz and World Music Top Ten, their CDs have received the German Jazz Award and, in Paris, the European Phono Award.   The Echo, the German Phono Academy's highest distinction, was presented to Quadro Nuevo in both 2010 and 2011 in the category \"Jazz\/World Music, Best Live Act\".   Mulo Francel: Saxophone, ClarinetsRobert Wolf: Guitar, Bouzouki, Piano, Steel DrumAndreas Hinterseher: Accordion, Vibrandoneon, BandoneonD.D. Lowka: Acoustic Bass, PercussionEvelyn Huber: Concert Grand Harp, Hammered Dulcimer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlso available on iTunes;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"http:\/\/justin-time.com\/en\/album\/126\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/justin-time.com\/en\/album\/126\"\u003ehttp:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/ca\/album\/grand-voyage\/id552441844\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbutton data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"btn btn-default btn-xs pull-right\" href=\"#\" id=\"showLessDescription\" data-mce-href=\"#\"\u003eLess\u003c\/button\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" id=\"longDescription\" hidden=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSongs of a Grand Voyage   Each one of Quadro Nuevo's songs transports us to a different part of the world and carries within it the pure atmosphere of that particular place: a wild ride across the harsh Crimean peninsula, London's old world charm, the lightness of the Mediterranean, a Tango from New York, crazy days in Istanbul, a night of revelry in Transylvania, secret gardens in Malaysia, warm rain in Paris. But sometimes even the most arduous of journeys doesn't bring us to where we want to be and the tone poem \"Die Reise nach Batumi\" (Journey to Batumi) is, above all, a story of that which is denied to us. What remains is longing. Four suitcases full of melodies, bursting with impressions and encounters, overflowing with exhilarating experiences and the joy of making music.   The music of Quadro Nuevo, gleaned here and there, yesterday and today, tells of the vagabond life of four wanderers moving between the winds of west and east.   Starting out with their own distinctly European-flavored brand of Tango, the musicians continued to embellish their tone poetry with arabesques, Balkan swing, delicate ballads and daredevil improvisations, all performed with the Mediterranean lightness that has long become their trademark.   Since 1996, the instrumental quartet has given over 2500 concerts on every continent. Passionate and diversified \"music junkies\", they play in Jazz clubs and at international festivals, as street musicians on the Piazzas of southern Europe, take the stage by storm as a late-night Tango dance band and, as a concert ensemble, perform in famous venues such as New York's Carnegie hall.   As well as climbing into the Jazz and World Music Top Ten, their CDs have received the German Jazz Award and, in Paris, the European Phono Award.   The Echo, the German Phono Academy's highest distinction, was presented to Quadro Nuevo in both 2010 and 2011 in the category \"Jazz\/World Music, Best Live Act\".   Mulo Francel: Saxophone, ClarinetsRobert Wolf: Guitar, Bouzouki, Piano, Steel DrumAndreas Hinterseher: Accordion, Vibrandoneon, BandoneonD.D. Lowka: Acoustic Bass, PercussionEvelyn Huber: Concert Grand Harp, Hammered Dulcimer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Quadro Nuevo","offers":[{"title":"Digital Download","offer_id":39516200042656,"sku":"0068944855254","price":9.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":39518222909600,"sku":"","price":15.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0537\/8477\/2768\/products\/0c2ebbb3-c529-48aa-affd-ac8f3582721017716491733644000738-LARGE_c6aa9f42-9d2a-4b57-aab0-7f6be9f78e18.jpg?v=1616166432"},{"product_id":"luna-rossa-2","title":"Luna Rossa","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" abp=\"1335\"\u003eQuadro Nuevo is a quartet that utilizes the feel and rhythms of tango along with jazz phrasing in an effective fashion. Comprised of reeds, guitar, accordion, and bass, Quadro Nuevo are versatile and flexible, mostly playing originals and obscure material (including a number by bassist Charlie Haden) plus a tango-ized rendition of \"Nature Boy.\" William Galison makes two guest appearances on harmonica. Mulo Francel's fluency on many reeds gives the group a variety of sounds, with the music being fueled by the guitar and the accordion. The end results, although not all that adventurous, are pleasing and quite accessible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" abp=\"1336\"\u003e-Scott Yanow\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" abp=\"1337\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv hidden=\"\" id=\"longDescription\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" abp=\"1335\"\u003eQuadro Nuevo is a quartet that utilizes the feel and rhythms of tango along with jazz phrasing in an effective fashion. Comprised of reeds, guitar, accordion, and bass, Quadro Nuevo are versatile and flexible, mostly playing originals and obscure material (including a number by bassist Charlie Haden) plus a tango-ized rendition of \"Nature Boy.\" William Galison makes two guest appearances on harmonica. Mulo Francel's fluency on many reeds gives the group a variety of sounds, with the music being fueled by the guitar and the accordion. The end results, although not all that adventurous, are pleasing and quite accessible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" abp=\"1336\"\u003e-Scott Yanow\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" abp=\"1337\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" abp=\"1339\"\u003eNow Available on iTunes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" abp=\"1340\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/justin-time.com\/en\/album\/108\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/justin-time.com\/en\/album\/108\" abp=\"1341\"\u003ehttp:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/ca\/album\/luna-rossa\/id292597479\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbutton id=\"showLessDescription\" href=\"#\" class=\"btn btn-default btn-xs pull-right\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"#\"\u003eLess\u003c\/button\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv hidden=\"\" id=\"longDescription\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" abp=\"1335\"\u003eQuadro Nuevo is a quartet that utilizes the feel and rhythms of tango along with jazz phrasing in an effective fashion. Comprised of reeds, guitar, accordion, and bass, Quadro Nuevo are versatile and flexible, mostly playing originals and obscure material (including a number by bassist Charlie Haden) plus a tango-ized rendition of \"Nature Boy.\" William Galison makes two guest appearances on harmonica. Mulo Francel's fluency on many reeds gives the group a variety of sounds, with the music being fueled by the guitar and the accordion. The end results, although not all that adventurous, are pleasing and quite accessible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" abp=\"1336\"\u003e-Scott Yanow\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" abp=\"1337\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" abp=\"1339\"\u003eNow Available on iTunes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" abp=\"1340\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/justin-time.com\/en\/album\/108\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/justin-time.com\/en\/album\/108\" abp=\"1341\"\u003ehttp:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/ca\/album\/luna-rossa\/id292597479\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbutton id=\"showLessDescription\" href=\"#\" class=\"btn btn-default btn-xs pull-right\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"#\"\u003eLess\u003c\/button\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Quadro Nuevo","offers":[{"title":"Digital Download","offer_id":39516289466528,"sku":"0068944852154","price":9.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":39518227923104,"sku":"","price":15.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0537\/8477\/2768\/products\/2ccd06cc-3a7b-43be-89a3-9cb338c802e15524610927266359272-LARGE_b749e8d4-333f-4d24-b4de-8ab3dd0cc92f.jpg?v=1616167465"},{"product_id":"tango-bitter-sweet-2","title":"Tango Bitter Sweet","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere was a time when doing something experimental in tango could not only result in bad reviews from music critics who didn't understand what you were doing -- it could also result in bodily harm. The late Astor Piazzolla, often hailed as the Charlie Parker of tango, was literally beaten up in the streets of Buenos Aires by opponents who disliked his vision of tango (which was a major departure from the old-school tango of Carlos Gardel, Carlos Di Sarli, Aníbal Troilo and Hugo del Carril).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut these days, Piazzolla-minded tango is very much the norm -- and tango enthusiasts are unlikely to resort to fisticuffs even if an artist does something expansive that they don't comprehend. The word \"expansive\" easily applies to Quadro Nuevo, a European tango-oriented quartet that takes a lot of chances on their 2006 recording Tango Bitter Sweet. This 69-minute CD has a strong Piazzolla influence, which is hardly unusual in the 21st century; the tiny, insignificant minority of people who still consider Piazzolla a musical heretic are like the tiny, insignificant minority of people who still believe that Dixieland is the only legitimate form of jazz.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat makes Tango Bitter Sweet unusual is the way Quadro Nuevo combines that Piazzolla influence with so many non-tango influences; during the course of the album, elements of Piazzolla are blended with everything from Brazilian samba to French chanson to Italian and Mediterranean folk to jazz. One of the selections, in fact, is an intriguing arrangement of Sidney Bechet's \"Petite Fleur\" -- and there are plenty of other songs on this disc that originated outside of tango but receive a tango makeover, including Michel Legrand's \"The Windmills of Your Mind\" and Rezso Seress' \"Gloomy Sunday\" (a Hungarian gem that found its way to jazz after receiving English lyrics and being recorded by Artie Shaw and Billie Holiday in the early '40s). But Tango Bitter Sweet, for all its risk-taking, is ultimately a very charming and accessible album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe solos are quite lyrical, and Tango Bitter Sweet is happily recommended to anyone who is seeking something fresh from tango.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-Alex Henderson, All Music Guide\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"longDescription\" hidden=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere was a time when doing something experimental in tango could not only result in bad reviews from music critics who didn't understand what you were doing -- it could also result in bodily harm. The late Astor Piazzolla, often hailed as the Charlie Parker of tango, was literally beaten up in the streets of Buenos Aires by opponents who disliked his vision of tango (which was a major departure from the old-school tango of Carlos Gardel, Carlos Di Sarli, Aníbal Troilo and Hugo del Carril). But these days, Piazzolla-minded tango is very much the norm -- and tango enthusiasts are unlikely to resort to fisticuffs even if an artist does something expansive that they don't comprehend. The word \"expansive\" easily applies to Quadro Nuevo, a European tango-oriented quartet that takes a lot of chances on their 2006 recording Tango Bitter Sweet. This 69-minute CD has a strong Piazzolla influence, which is hardly unusual in the 21st century; the tiny, insignificant minority of people who still consider Piazzolla a musical heretic are like the tiny, insignificant minority of people who still believe that Dixieland is the only legitimate form of jazz. What makes Tango Bitter Sweet unusual is the way Quadro Nuevo combines that Piazzolla influence with so many non-tango influences; during the course of the album, elements of Piazzolla are blended with everything from Brazilian samba to French chanson to Italian and Mediterranean folk to jazz. One of the selections, in fact, is an intriguing arrangement of Sidney Bechet's \"Petite Fleur\" -- and there are plenty of other songs on this disc that originated outside of tango but receive a tango makeover, including Michel Legrand's \"The Windmills of Your Mind\" and Rezso Seress' \"Gloomy Sunday\" (a Hungarian gem that found its way to jazz after receiving English lyrics and being recorded by Artie Shaw and Billie Holiday in the early '40s). But Tango Bitter Sweet, for all its risk-taking, is ultimately a very charming and accessible album. The solos are quite lyrical, and Tango Bitter Sweet is happily recommended to anyone who is seeking something fresh from tango.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-Alex Henderson, All Music Guide\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNow Available on iTunes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/ca\/album\/tango-bitter-sweet\/id294552957\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/ca\/album\/tango-bitter-sweet\/id294552957\"\u003ehttp:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/ca\/album\/tango-bitter-sweet\/id294552957\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbutton class=\"btn btn-default btn-xs pull-right\" href=\"#\" id=\"showLessDescription\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"#\"\u003eLess\u003c\/button\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere was a time when doing something experimental in tango could not only result in bad reviews from music critics who didn't understand what you were doing -- it could also result in bodily harm. The late Astor Piazzolla, often hailed as the Charlie Parker of tango, was literally beaten up in the streets of Buenos Aires by opponents who disliked his vision of tango (which was a major departure from the old-school tango of Carlos Gardel, Carlos Di Sarli, Aníbal Troilo and Hugo del Carril). But these days, Piazzolla-minded tango is very much the norm -- and tango enthusiasts are unlikely to resort to fisticuffs even if an artist does something expansive that they don't comprehend. The word \"expansive\" easily applies to Quadro Nuevo, a European tango-oriented quartet that takes a lot of chances on their 2006 recording Tango Bitter Sweet. This 69-minute CD has a strong Piazzolla influence, which is hardly unusual in the 21st century; the tiny, insignificant minority of people who still consider Piazzolla a musical heretic are like the tiny, insignificant minority of people who still believe that Dixieland is the only legitimate form of jazz. What makes Tango Bitter Sweet unusual is the way Quadro Nuevo combines that Piazzolla influence with so many non-tango influences; during the course of the album, elements of Piazzolla are blended with everything from Brazilian samba to French chanson to Italian and Mediterranean folk to jazz. One of the selections, in fact, is an intriguing arrangement of Sidney Bechet's \"Petite Fleur\" -- and there are plenty of other songs on this disc that originated outside of tango but receive a tango makeover, including Michel Legrand's \"The Windmills of Your Mind\" and Rezso Seress' \"Gloomy Sunday\" (a Hungarian gem that found its way to jazz after receiving English lyrics and being recorded by Artie Shaw and Billie Holiday in the early '40s). But Tango Bitter Sweet, for all its risk-taking, is ultimately a very charming and accessible album. The solos are quite lyrical, and Tango Bitter Sweet is happily recommended to anyone who is seeking something fresh from tango.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-Alex Henderson, All Music Guide\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNow Available on iTunes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/ca\/album\/tango-bitter-sweet\/id294552957\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/ca\/album\/tango-bitter-sweet\/id294552957\"\u003ehttp:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/ca\/album\/tango-bitter-sweet\/id294552957\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"longDescription\" hidden=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere was a time when doing something experimental in tango could not only result in bad reviews from music critics who didn't understand what you were doing -- it could also result in bodily harm. The late Astor Piazzolla, often hailed as the Charlie Parker of tango, was literally beaten up in the streets of Buenos Aires by opponents who disliked his vision of tango (which was a major departure from the old-school tango of Carlos Gardel, Carlos Di Sarli, Aníbal Troilo and Hugo del Carril). But these days, Piazzolla-minded tango is very much the norm -- and tango enthusiasts are unlikely to resort to fisticuffs even if an artist does something expansive that they don't comprehend. The word \"expansive\" easily applies to Quadro Nuevo, a European tango-oriented quartet that takes a lot of chances on their 2006 recording Tango Bitter Sweet. This 69-minute CD has a strong Piazzolla influence, which is hardly unusual in the 21st century; the tiny, insignificant minority of people who still consider Piazzolla a musical heretic are like the tiny, insignificant minority of people who still believe that Dixieland is the only legitimate form of jazz. What makes Tango Bitter Sweet unusual is the way Quadro Nuevo combines that Piazzolla influence with so many non-tango influences; during the course of the album, elements of Piazzolla are blended with everything from Brazilian samba to French chanson to Italian and Mediterranean folk to jazz. One of the selections, in fact, is an intriguing arrangement of Sidney Bechet's \"Petite Fleur\" -- and there are plenty of other songs on this disc that originated outside of tango but receive a tango makeover, including Michel Legrand's \"The Windmills of Your Mind\" and Rezso Seress' \"Gloomy Sunday\" (a Hungarian gem that found its way to jazz after receiving English lyrics and being recorded by Artie Shaw and Billie Holiday in the early '40s). But Tango Bitter Sweet, for all its risk-taking, is ultimately a very charming and accessible album. The solos are quite lyrical, and Tango Bitter Sweet is happily recommended to anyone who is seeking something fresh from tango.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-Alex Henderson, All Music Guide\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNow Available on iTunes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/ca\/album\/tango-bitter-sweet\/id294552957\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/ca\/album\/tango-bitter-sweet\/id294552957\"\u003ehttp:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/ca\/album\/tango-bitter-sweet\/id294552957\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbutton class=\"btn btn-default btn-xs pull-right\" href=\"#\" id=\"showLessDescription\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"#\"\u003eLess\u003c\/button\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"longDescription\" hidden=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere was a time when doing something experimental in tango could not only result in bad reviews from music critics who didn't understand what you were doing -- it could also result in bodily harm. The late Astor Piazzolla, often hailed as the Charlie Parker of tango, was literally beaten up in the streets of Buenos Aires by opponents who disliked his vision of tango (which was a major departure from the old-school tango of Carlos Gardel, Carlos Di Sarli, Aníbal Troilo and Hugo del Carril). But these days, Piazzolla-minded tango is very much the norm -- and tango enthusiasts are unlikely to resort to fisticuffs even if an artist does something expansive that they don't comprehend. The word \"expansive\" easily applies to Quadro Nuevo, a European tango-oriented quartet that takes a lot of chances on their 2006 recording Tango Bitter Sweet. This 69-minute CD has a strong Piazzolla influence, which is hardly unusual in the 21st century; the tiny, insignificant minority of people who still consider Piazzolla a musical heretic are like the tiny, insignificant minority of people who still believe that Dixieland is the only legitimate form of jazz. What makes Tango Bitter Sweet unusual is the way Quadro Nuevo combines that Piazzolla influence with so many non-tango influences; during the course of the album, elements of Piazzolla are blended with everything from Brazilian samba to French chanson to Italian and Mediterranean folk to jazz. One of the selections, in fact, is an intriguing arrangement of Sidney Bechet's \"Petite Fleur\" -- and there are plenty of other songs on this disc that originated outside of tango but receive a tango makeover, including Michel Legrand's \"The Windmills of Your Mind\" and Rezso Seress' \"Gloomy Sunday\" (a Hungarian gem that found its way to jazz after receiving English lyrics and being recorded by Artie Shaw and Billie Holiday in the early '40s). But Tango Bitter Sweet, for all its risk-taking, is ultimately a very charming and accessible album. 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