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by Rubén González

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  • Type: Album
  • Released: 12 May 1997
  • Label: World Circuit
  • Country: Cuba
  • Length: 45:55
  • Community rating: 4.08/5 from 6 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded in Havana immediately following the legendary Buena Vista Social Club sessions, this remarkably vibrant release serves as the 78-year-old Cuban piano master's debut solo album. The joyous, unedited studio performances capture the rhythmic elegance and fluid improvisation that defined his foundational role in mid-century Afro-Cuban jazz.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental, rhythmic, improvisation, polyrhythm, piano, melodic, virtuosic

Tracklist

  1. La Engañadora (2:32)
  2. Cumbanchero (4:35)
  3. Tres Lindas Cubanas (5:22)
  4. MelodĂ­a Del Rio (4:42)
  5. Mandinga (8:28)
  6. Siboney (2:32)
  7. Almendra (9:53)
  8. Tumbao (5:11)
  9. Como Siento Yo (2:40)

Credits

  • RubĂ©n González - primary artist, piano, written-by
  • Juan de Marcos González - arranged by, conductor, vocals
  • Kathryn Samson - artwork [sleeve]
  • Orlando "CachaĂ­to" LĂłpez - bass
  • Carlos González - congas
  • Roberto GarcĂ­a - congas, guiro, cowbell
  • Richard EgĂĽes - flute
  • Carlos Puisseaux - guiro

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