A delightful group from Canada consisting of violinist Stephane Allard, Denis Plante on bandoneon, pianist Richard Hunt, and bassist Rene Gosselin, Quartango performs colorful and adventurous versions of tangos.
They play traditional melodies, more recent originals, and a couple offbeat pieces (including Dave Brubeck's "Blue Rondo à la Turk").
A few guests add rhythms connected to the Argentinian tango tradition but the ensembles are far from predictable.
Bridging the worlds of tango and jazz, Quartango shows humor in spots (such as the group vocal on "Gigolo Jig in G") and utilizes advanced harmonies and dissonances to show that this is not museum music.
Hints of classical, opera, Irish jigs, Brazilian and Cuban music, and particularly ragtime pop up constantly.
Allard's violin is consistently beautiful while Plante's bandoneon is a major asset in the ensembles.
Although not strictly a jazz date, this music should interest jazz fans who also enjoy tango rhythms.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El EsquinazoAngel Villoldo | Quartango | Play | 02:01 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | La YumbaOsvaldo Pugliese | Quartango | Play | 03:29 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | OblivionAstor Piazzolla | Quartango | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Milonga CelticaRichard Hunt | Quartango | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | E Lucevan le StellePublic Domain, Giacomo Puccini | Quartango | Play | 06:42 | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Jalousie IIJacob Gade | Quartango | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Palomita BlancaAnselmo Aieta, Juan Luis Guerra | Quartango | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Blue Rondo a la TurkDave Brubeck | Quartango | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Los MareadosJuan Carlos Cobian | Quartango | Play | 04:27 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Chique | Quartango | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | BerceuseDenis Plante | Quartango | Play | 04:43 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Gigolo Jig in GRichard Hunt | Quartango | Play | 02:23 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Taquito MilitarMartinez Mariano | Quartango | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 50 mins | 116 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anselmo Aieta | Composer |
| 2 | Stéphane Allard | Arranger, Percussion, Violin |
| 3 | Dave Brubeck | Composer |
| 4 | Ted Carson | Mastering |
| 5 | Juan Carlos Cobian | Composer |
| 6 | Jacob Gade | Composer |
| 7 | Rene Gosselin | Bass, Double Bass, Percussion |
| 8 | Juan Luis Guerra | Composer |
| 9 | Michael Haas | Engineer |
| 10 | Richard Hunt | Arranger, Composer, Percussion, Piano |
| 11 | Chad Irschick | Engineer, Mixing, Percussion, Producer |
| 12 | Rick Lazar | Percussion |
| 13 | Martinez Mariano | Composer |
| 14 | Reid Morris | Graphic Design |
| 15 | Astor Piazzolla | Composer |
| 16 | Denis Plante | Composer |
| 17 | Jacques Poirier | Assistant Mastering Engineer |
| 18 | Public Domain | Composer |
| 19 | Giacomo Puccini | Composer |
| 20 | Osvaldo Pugliese | Composer |
| 21 | Quartango | Primary Artist |
| 22 | Michael Roper | Assistant Mastering Engineer |
| 23 | Michael Slobodian | Photography |
| 24 | Angel Villoldo | Composer |
| 25 | Jim West | Executive Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |