Russ Tango was written for a “tango” contest sponsored by Russ Borud, the “go-to” recording engineer in the Twin Cities. He created the contest because he thought the local composers were all taking themselves too seriously and that they needed a little “tango” in their lives. I agreed and wrote “Russ Tango.” This version is for the original instrumentation and uses all of the original material and ideas, but it has been somewhat revised to fit my present sensibilities; thus the computer realization until a live recording comes along.