Last Tango in Paris [Varese Sarabande/Rykodisc] (1972)

About this title: Although some of the smoky sax solos get a little uncomfortably close to 1970s fusion cliche, Gato Barbieri's score to Bertolucci's 1972 classic is an overall triumph. Suspenseful jazz, melancholy orchestration, and actual tangos fit the film's air of erotic longing, melancholy despair, and doomed fate. "Last Tango in Paris" is a particular standout, its orgiastic, wordless vocal yelps reflecting, whether by design or not, the actual content of the movie. The 1998 CD reissue is by no means just a substitute for the old vinyl; it more than doubles the length of the original release with a ... read more

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1. Last Tango in Paris [Barbieri]
2. Jeanne
3. Girl in Black
4. Last Tango in Paris [Barbieri]
5. Fake Ophelia
6. Picture in the Rain
7. Return
8. It's Over
9. Goodbye (Un Lardo Adios)
10. Why Did She Choose You?
11. Last Tango in Paris [Barbieri]
12. The Last Tango in Paris Suite [Barbieri]
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