Did you realise that the Golden Age tango orchestras were in fact cover bands?
Yes indeed! The fabulous orchestras of Di Sarli, Troilo, Pugliese, D’Arienzo, and many more.
Usually they didn’t compose many of the pieces we associate with them eg. the dramatic Pugliese version of the tango Chiqué, the Di Sarli versions of Champagne Tango.
Often they also didn’t make the first recording of the piece either. In other words, they were doing covers! Look up some versions of your favourite pieces in Paul Bottomer’s YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpMCDC6_cQ98mHzo-Yk1KUg/videos. You might be quite surprised.
An interesting example is the nostalgic classic Recién. It was composed by Osvaldo Pugliese in 1943, but first recorded in that year by the orchestra of Pedro Laurenz, then in 1944 by Ricardo Tanturi. Pugliese didn’t get around to recording his version until 1980!
Which of these three versions of Recién do you prefer? https://poesiadegotan.com/2009/05/13/recien-1943/
Which would you like to dance to?
PP
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