[Tango-L] tango to the blues (and ragtime )

[Bruno Romero]

Steve pastor wrote:

> I have heard tangos that were definitely jazz like.
  Does anyone know of any tangos that sound bluesy, or that "swing"?<

My 2 cents:

On the swing influence,

Tango with swing influence may be found in Anibal Troilo's orchestra early
recordings, when the pianist Orlando Goñi and the contrabass player Kicho
Diaz joined the Anibal's orchestra. 

Early recordings: Tinta verde (1938), Comme Il Faut (1938), Cachirulo
(1941), De Pura Cepa(1941), El Tamango (1941), C.T.V. (1941), etc.

Jazz influence:

Orlando Goñi played with an internal swing possibly influenced by
contemporary pianists such as Teddy Wilson. 
Orlando Goñi, had force of attack in the execution (hit and swing).
In other words, voluptous sound, wavy, romantic, round and equal.

Kicho Diaz, inherited *Leopoldo Thompson's style of playing the contrabass
with the canyengue effect. The contrabass or group of bandoneons use the
sweep (arrastre) predominant of the orchestras with "swing tanguero".

*Leopoldo Thompson played for Julio de Caro's, Francisco Canaro's , and
Eduardo Arolas' orchestras 


Cheers, 

Bruno