Indestructible: Roots of Buena Vista [Original recording remastered, Import]

Ruben Gonzalez | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 20, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered, Import
• Label: Egrem Music Cuba
• ASIN: B00004TY8A
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #511,752 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Nuestra Canción

2. Indestructible

3. Mil Congojas

4. Date una Vueltecita

5. Climax

6. Fabiando

7. La Gloria Eres Tú

8. Tu Corazón Otra Vez

9. Prestame la Bicicleta

10. Todo Aquel Ayer

11. Yo Te Enseño Lola

12. Como Siento Yo

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Farewel to Ruben Gonzalez, December 9, 2003

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Martin A. Kalis (Atlanta, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Indestructible: Roots of Buena Vista (Audio CD)

On Monday, December 8, 2003, Ruben Gonzalez died at the unregretful age of 84. Farewell to an unbelievably charismatic and talented musician! His death is the sad realistic reminder that as great musicians like him grow old and die, so does a priceless era of music that will never be emulated.

(Clarification Note: I'm not sure why there are so many previous reviews of this album under my name when I only submitted one!)

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Past Re-Introducing Itself to the Ever-Emerging Present, August 22, 2003

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Martin A. Kalis (Atlanta, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Indestructible: Roots of Buena Vista (Audio CD)

Ry Cooder once described Ruben Gonzalez as, "A Cuban cross between Thelonius Monk and Felix the Cat." Ruben Gonzalez is no Thelonius Monk...and I cannot really say if he is Felix the Cat...but he is definitely an extremely rare piece of jazz history...an "endangered species" of sorts in comparison to today's lacklustre jazz scene. Thanks to the re-emergence of mostly forgotten Cuban musicians in the late 90's through such vehicles as the Afro-Cuban All-Stars and the Buena Vista Social Club, the world...or at least a portion of it...has had the opportunity to experience a truly unique skill and sound that once flourished. This description of Ruben Gonzalez's music cannot do him justice. When you listen to him either pounding out or softly lifting notes off the piano keys, feelings of excitement, nostalgia, appreciation, comfort, and reflection can all rise to the surface. His skill is difficult to match; his love of music nearly impossible to emulate. Ruben Gonzalez "is" the music he creates and plays...a living example of the musical past re-introducing itself to the ever-emerging present.