Libertango
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Libertango is a composition by Astor Piazzolla, released in 1974.
The title is a portmanteau merging "Libertad" (Spanish for liberty) and "Tango", symbolizing Piazzolla's break from classical tango to tango nuevo.
Grace Jones's song I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango).
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1974 performance
- Astor Piazzolla: bandoneón, arranger, conductor
- Felice Da Viá: piano, Hammond organ C3
- Gianni Zilioli: Hammond organ C3, marimba
- Giuseppe Prestipino (Pino Presti): bass guitar
- Tullio De Piscopo: drums, percussions
- Filippo Daccò: acoustic & electric guitar
- Andrea Poggi: timpani, percussions
- String section with
- Umberto Benedetti Michelangelo - 1st violin
- Elsa Parravicini - 1st viola
- Paolo Salvi - 1st cello
- Marlaena Kessick: G flute
- Hugo Heredia, Gianni Bedori: C flute
Producer: Aldo Pagani
Recorded in May 1974 at "Mondial Sound Studio", Milan (Italy)
Sound engineer: Tonino Paolillo
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