Last Tango in Paris

Last Tango in Paris is Gato Barbieri's 1972 soundtrack for Bernardo Bertolucci's film. The album features Barbieri's signature raw, breathy tenor sax set against lush, cinematic arrangements that blend contemporary jazz elements with Latin rhythms and soulful balladry. Its themes move from intimate, melancholic love motifs to more intense, freewheeling improvisations, creating a strongly emotional, filmic atmosphere and standing as one of Barbieri's best known works.