Diego Schissi Quinteto - Apiazolado (2023)

The long-awaited new album by the quintet led by Diego Scissi, a revolutionary of contemporary tango jazz, is a collection of Astor Piazzolla's music. This is the Tango of the 21st century! In 2019, Pipi Piazzolla, grandson of Astor Piazzolla and himself a tango jazz drummer, invited Scissi to the Piazzolla Festival, which he curates. Pipi Piazzolla, himself a tango jazz drummer, invited Scissi to the Piazzolla Festival, which he curates himself. The performance at the festival must have been well received. This album was recorded based on the arrangement. First of all, please listen to "Michelangelo 70," which was released earlier. Piano, bandoneon, double bass, guitar, and violin. The ironclad ensemble, which captures all the parts percussively, has reached a further level of maturity. While at times even showing a hint of contemporary or electronic music, the identity of the original is preserved, and the track is a masterpiece that runs through the air with a strong sense of drama. Piazzolla's music is said to be extremely difficult to arrange.Everyone has such a vivid impression of his music that it is difficult to escape his style and charm. Piazzolla is Piazzolla on the score. Moreover, in Scissi's case, it is a quintet, just like Piazzolla. It must not have been an easy project for Scissi either. Such hardship can be seen in the well-balanced arrangement of not only well-known pieces such as "Libertango" but also lesser-known pieces. And it is impossible not to mention not only the members of Quinteto, but also the skill of the recording engineer, Florencio Justo. The modern sound of the bass, especially the double bass of Juan Pablo Navarro, may be the key to updating Piazzolla and the tango and bringing it into the 21st century.