El jardín de los presentes

El jardín de los presentes ([el xaɾˈðin de los pɾeˈsentes]; Spanish for "The garden of the present ones") is the third and final album by the Argentine rock band Invisible, released in 1976 on CBS Records. The recording sessions and release of the album took place during a grim moment in Argentine history: a coup d'état in March 1976 installed a military dictatorship known as the National Reorganization Process in the country, inaugurating an era of state terrorism.

Contents

• El anillo del capit n beto invisible
• Invisible el anillo del capit n beto
• Track listing
• Personnel
• Songs
• References

Invisible was one of the various bands headed by musician Luis Alberto Spinetta, which would disband in 1977. El jardín de los presentes marked a stylistic change in the band's sound, incorporating elements of jazz and tango. This shift is associated with the musical trends in Buenos Aires at that time, with musicians such as Astor Piazzola, Dino Saluzzi, Jorge Pinchevsky and Daniel Binelli expanding the notions of the genre in their compositions, and rock musicians like Sui Generis and Litto Nebbia experimenting with tango sounds. The inclusion of the 18-year-old guitarist Tomás Gubitsch, trained in jazz music, was also vital in this artistic progression; however, it created tensions in the group, causing their eventual separation. The album also features bandoneonists Rodolfo Mederos and Juan José Mosalini, and composer Gustavo Moretto.

The album was presented with two multitudinous concerts at the Estadio Luna Park in August and September 1976, with an amount of attendants unusual at that time, indicating a peak in commercial success for the band El jardín de los presentes is now considered one of the greatest albums in the history of Argentine rock, and one of the highest creative apexes in Spinetta's career.