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Rubén González
Rubén González
Born: May 26, 1919 in Encrucijada, Cuba
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Died: Dec 8, 2003 in Havana, Cuba
Styles: Latin Jazz, Afro-Cuban, Rhumba, Son, Cuban Jazz
Biography: Rubén González was one of the last of Cuba's great Afro-Cuban piano players. Although he had played and recorded with the band led by Enrique Jorrín, the creator of the cha-cha, for a quarter of a century, he had retired from music by the mid-'80s. Things began to change when González recorded with ...Read full biography
Introducing... Ruben Gonzalez
Introducing... Ruben Gonzalez
Released: 1997
Label: Nonesuch
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The most jazz-oriented of the elderly musicians in the Buena Vista Social Club, pianist Ruben Gonzalez was 77 at the time of this CD, his debut as a leader. Although he did not even own his own piano at ...Read full review
Chanchullo
Chanchullo
Released: 2000
Label: World Circuit
Critics' Rating:
While perhaps a little bit more rambling and less focused than his American solo debut Introducing Ruben Gonzalez, this album nonetheless presents some lush piano arrangements supported by mellow Cuban ...Read full review
More Ruben Gonzalez albums: Main Albums (9), Compilations (5)
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