The Rough Dancer and the Cyclical Night (Tango Apasionado)

Recorded in New York City in 1987, the album was produced by Kip Hanrahan and Piazzolla. Piazzolla, who played the bandoneon, recorded the album with his Quinteto Tango Nuevo. Paquito D'Rivera played saxophone on Rough Dancer. Pablo Ziegler and Pablo Zinger played piano; Zinger had acted as the musical director for the stage production. Horacio Malvicino played guitar. Piazzolla wrote in the liner notes of his desire to have the music sound as if it were played by "'half-drunk musicians in a bordello.'" ==Critical reception==

Robert Christgau noted that Piazzolla is "closer to Bartok the composer than to Ellington the orchestrator, and tends to limit improvisatory space." AllMusic wrote that, "unlike Zero Hour ... Rough Dancer has more of whimsical feel, with the often perilous shifts in tempo and mood of the earlier record being handled in smoother fashion here." The Los Angeles Daily News deemed it "a quiet gem" and "romantic, melodic and lush." ==Track listing==