Ruben Gonzalez - Introducing Ruben Gonzalez
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Artist: Ruben GonzalezEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1997-09-16
Music Label: Nonesuch
Soundtracks:
- La Engañadora
- Cumbanchero
- Tres Lindas Cubanas
- Melodia del Rio
- Mandinga
- Siboney
- Almendra
- Tumbao
- Como Siento Yo
Free Music Notes for Introducing Ruben Gonzalez
Free Music Review: on a desert island with Ruben Gonzalez
Hit: 5 Stars
Like most, I discovered Ruben Gonzales through the Buena Vista album, which I played every day to my 10-14 year olds driving them to school, then to myself, commuting (communing) 40 minutes to work. I got to know the songs very well. The more I listened to them, the more I felt I was getting closer to some hidden treasure. The two solo pieces by Ruben finally became the revelation. The move to "Introducing Ruben Gonzalez" was completely satisfying - intellectually and emotionally. Tracks 5 and 7 are true masterpieces in storytelling, dramatic development. In 5, he alludes to Dark Eyes, a sweet gypsy melody, a simple version of which my 11-year-old son had been practicing; when he heard 3 bars of "his" song by Ruben, he put the portable CD player beside the piano, and with play-and-pause he learned to play it, just like Ruben.On track seven, Gonzalez resolves a dirge-like meditation with a simple teasing refrain; it's ingenious and inspired play. You wish it will never end. I did make the mistake of buying other CD's with his name on it. Nothing - not one - can compare with this CD. They're exploitative and disappointing. I hope we get a reintroduction to Ruben Gonzalez. Life without a new Gonzalez is becoming like life without a new Saramago.
Introducing Ruben Gonzalez Poster
Cuban pianist Rubén González has lived through this century's greatest musical windstorms, from the emergence of son to salsa to Latin Jazz and more. Born in 1919, González also retired from playing professionally years before this, his debut CD, was even recorded. He reemerged in 1996 when World Circuit stopped in Cuba to record for several days. He ended up making a thrilling debut. This impromptu CD was cut in a day, and its limber vibe shines for all its uptempo looseness. González plays a rainbow of Cuban rhythms and prods his percussionists and lone trumpeter to great depths of conversation and great heights of flash. --Andrew BartlettInternational Music CDs
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