Ruben Gonzales: Chanchullo

Piano Jazz / Latin Jazz
premiera polska: 2000-09-25
kontynent: Ameryka Łacińska
kraj: Kuba
opakowanie: Jewelcaseowe etui
opis:
Trzy lata po doskonale przyjętym debiucie 'Introducing...', który sprzedał się w nakładzie ponad pół miliona egzemplarzy, osiemdziesięciodwuletni kubański pianista - jedna z gwiazd BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB powraca ze swym nowym albumem zatytułowanym 'CHANCHULLO'.

Editors's info:
Cuban Golden-Age keyboard great Rubin Gonzalez's new solo CD, recorded in Havana's atmospheric Egrem Studios, is considerably more laid back than his first, which was a couple of days' worth of fortuitous improvisation during the original BVSC sessions. Here Gonzalez, accompanied by an all-star lineup-vocalist Ibrahim Ferrer, bassist Cachaito Lopez, flutist Richard Eg|es, and conguero Anga Diaz, to name a few-seems more relaxed, and on some tunes lets the ensemble take over, stepping up to the plate for a glorious solo or two when called for. When he does riff, he's more inclined to experiment in a romantic stream-of-consciousness punctuated by trademark trills, runs, and splashes. The effect is ethereal rather than robust, but it's well suited to the milder tempo of this CD. Unforgettable is "Choco's Guajira," a funky country lament so slow it's almost funereal, with Ferrer wailing on vocals, the great Papi Oviedo on tres, "Guajiro" Mirabel on a tipico trumpet, and Gonzalez keeping time with the bass in a studied soulful stumbling. The high drama of the great danzon "Isora Club" is spine-tingling, with the sensual trombone of "Aguaje" Ramos on the melody line and Gonzalez letting loose with bluesy runs, sparkling in and around the percussion, his left hand constantly answering his right in more and more complicated patterns until it almost sounds like a fugue. Mellow perhaps, but never less than tasty. -Patricia Chao

muzycy:
Rubén González – piano
Orlando "Cachaíto" López – bass
Amadito Valdés – timbales
Miguel "Angá" Díaz – congas
Ángel Terry Domech – congas
Roberto García – bongos, cowbell, güiro
Alberto "Virgilio" Valdés – maracas
Alejandro Pichardo Pérez – güiro, claves
Manuel "Guajiro" Mirabal – trumpet
Jesús "Aguaje" Ramos – trombone
Richard Egües – flute
Joaquin Oliveiras – flute
Javier Zalba – baritone saxophone
Lázaro Ordóñez Enríquez – violin
Eliades Ochoa – guitar
Papi Oviedo – tres
Ry Cooder – tres
Joachim Cooder – drums

Singers
Ibrahim Ferrer – vocals (2, 6 & chorus)
Cheikh Lô – vocals (6)
Jesús "Aguaje" Ramos – chorus
Lázaro Villa – chorus

utwory:
"Chanchullo" (Israel "Cachao" López) – 5:08
"De una manera espantosa" (Arsenio Rodríguez) – 4:19
"La lluvia" (Miguel "Angá" Díaz, Rubén González, Jesús "Aguaje" Ramos, Orlando "Cachaíto" López, Amadito Valdés) – 5:14
"Central Constancia" (Enrique Jorrín) – 5:55
"Quizás, quizás, quizás" (Osvaldo Farrés) – 2:25
"Choco's Guajira" (Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros) – 6:46
"Si te contara" (Félix Reina) – 1:27
"El bodeguero" (Richard Egües) – 5:09
"Isora Club" (Coralia López) – 5:32
"Rico vacilón" (Rosendo Ruiz Jr.) – 4:09
"Pa' gozar" (Arístides Soto) – 4:30

more info: www.worldcircuit.co.uk