Astor Piazolla: S/D

Well, civilized parties :-) The sort of parties I've started attending no I'm in my 30s, and almost married, and are attended by university lecturers and people with grown up kids. I don't mean drunken orgies!

The sort of parties where people also play Buena Vista or cool jazz.

Nor did I? I'll rephrase what i said : to a 'bloody' party. How abt that!

I mean how can you hear it above ppl's chatter.

It's no use avoiding it for five years. I mean, there could a really popular romantic comedy (starring tom hanks and meg ryan of course!) with Piazzola (two z's are you happy now Lee) in that time and then it might get really huge like Buena Vista so I'll keep going now, thanks.

Anyway, who cares if the yuppies are buying it, you know?

Tango: zero hour is really good but what abt live stuff. Actual titles (though tahnks, you've been helpful).

my favorite is Rough Dancer and the Cyclical Night though all three of those American Clavés are great. The mid to late 70's stretch are all key: Libertango, Lumiere, Persecuta & Biyuya. (1st and 3rd probably my preferentials but I should check the other two because I am years older now since the last listens)

The only bit of piazolla action that I've gotten since those classic nu- ilx days has been a documentary on BBC four about his life w/ full interviews with sidemen, family and a ton of footage (gotta have that!) and another viewing of "happy together". Listening to the music on that is as good a reason as any to catch that film again.

saw Happy Together again the other night (devastating!) so Tango Apasionado has now been running through my head for two days. so beautiful.