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Once the piano player alongside the Cuban music giant Arsenio Rodriguez, Ruben Gonzalez found his talent neglected and forgotten, and didn't even have a piano when he was approached by Ry Cooder and Juan de Marcos Gonzalez for the Buena Vista sessions. But rumors of Don Ruben's arthritis were greatly exaggerated, as his triumphant "introduction" amply demonstrates. His first solo album, at the ripe old age of 77, portrays a true master: Gonzalez is steeped in Cuban music, jazz, and the classics, and his technique is elegance itself. This instrumental set captures the warm, easygoing grace of Buena Vista Social Club, with Gonzalez's fleet fingerings creating an intellectual, be-bop flavored mood even as his insistent rhythms and expansive melodies capture the heart and feet.
Condition:NEW.
TRACK LISTINGS
- Disc 1 -
1 La Engañadora
2 Cumbanchero
3 Tres Lindas Cubanas
4 Melodía Del Río
5 Mandinga
6 Siboney
- Disc 2 -
1 Almendra
2 Tumbao
3 Como Siento Yo
4 Descarga Ruben y Cachaito
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