Rubén González
( Naar de Nederlandse vertaling.)
I bought myself a compilation CD titled Momentos by Rubén González. This CD was subtitled The Best Of Cuba's Legendary Grammy Awardwinning Pianist. The album contains recordings from the musical legacy of this great piano player, that has Oscar Peterson and Chopin as his favorite musicians. The tracks on the album are from the 1960s up to the period in which he was rediscovered by Ry Cooder during the second half of the 1990s.
I bought myself a compilation CD titled Momentos by Rubén González. This CD was subtitled The Best Of Cuba's Legendary Grammy Awardwinning Pianist. The album contains recordings from the musical legacy of this great piano player, that has Oscar Peterson and Chopin as his favorite musicians. The tracks on the album are from the 1960s up to the period in which he was rediscovered by Ry Cooder during the second half of the 1990s.
Rubén González was born in 1919 in Santa Clara (Cuba) and studied piano at the Cienfuegos Conservatoire when he was a teenager. He became a pianist of popular music (like sons) and moved to the capital Havana in the early 1940s where he got jobs in bands like the Orquesta Paulina, Conjunto Camayo and Los Hermanos. His first recordings date from 1943 with Arsenio Rodriguez. Although he lived for some times as a night club entertainer in South America ( Panama, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil and Venezuela) he returned to Cuba in the 1960s. He took over the top dance band of Enrique Jorrin and made the first recordings under his own name. You can find three tracks on this compilation from that period: Que Infelicidad, Zancudo and Fantoche.
PLAYLIST
saskia laroo/jazzkia = al bowlly/just a bowl of cherries = ruben gonzalez/momentos = ambrose's nasty temper/a keystone komedie (1915) (dvd) = thelonious monk/live in new york vol. 1
Nederlands ( To the English translation )
Ik kocht onlangs een verzamel-CD van Rubén González getiteld Momentos. De tekst op de opgeplakte sticker vermeld: The Best Of Cuba's Legendary Grammy Awardwinning Pianist. (Het beste van de legendarische Cubaanse pianist, die een grammy award won). Het album bevat opnamen van deze legende, die fan was van Oscar Peterson en Chopin, van de jaren zestig tot en met de periode dat hij door Ry Cooder herontdekt werd eind jaren negentig.
In the 1990s he retired, but thanks to the Buena Vista Social Club project of Ry Cooder Rubén González started a new career in music. But few people won't remember the great shot in the documentary where Rubén González plays his piano in that beautiful build gymnasium in Havana. You can see that fragment here:
As one of the Super-Abuelos ( super-grandpa's) he travelled all around the world with the Buena Vista Social Club and as member of the Juan De Marcos Gonzalez' Afro-Cuban All-Stars. He made his first solo album aged 77 years old, titled Nonesuch. A geat piano player. He passed away December 2003.
Enjoy a fragment of a concert made during one of his tours in Great Britain.
Enjoy a fragment of a concert made during one of his tours in Great Britain.
AT RANDOM:
Saskia Laroo - Jazzkia
Saskia Laroo - Jazzkia
Trumpeteer extraordinaire: This can easily be said of trumpeter Saskia Laroo as her performances of the CD grove: the liner notes written by Teddy Edward read. A first-rate Dutch modern jazz trumpet player. Recordings 1998
- old guitar and an old refrain = roger wolfe kahn o
- penn beach blues = joe venuti blue four
1937:
- on the sunny side of the street = louis armstrong o
1957:
- all morning long / birk's works / hallelujah / i've got it bad and that ain't good / our delight /soul junction / they can't take that away from me / woody'n you = red garland quintet (featuring john coltrane and donald bird)
- after hours / body and soul / champ / i can't give you anything but love / imagination / indiana /it's only a paper moon / just friends / laura / lover man / my funny valentine / slightly monkish / walkin'= jimmy smith trio
1987:
- spanish wells = willem breuker kollektief-mondriaan strings
PLAYLIST
saskia laroo/jazzkia = al bowlly/just a bowl of cherries = ruben gonzalez/momentos = ambrose's nasty temper/a keystone komedie (1915) (dvd) = thelonious monk/live in new york vol. 1
Nederlands ( To the English translation )
Rubén González werd geboren in 1919 in Santa Clara (Cuba) en studeerde als tiener piano aan het Cienfuegos Conservatoire. Hij ging populaire muziek spelen en verhuisde begin jaren veertig naar de hoofdstad Havana. Daar ging hij spelen in bands als de Orquesta Paulina, Conjunto Camayo en Los Hermanos. Zijn eerste opnamen dateren uit 1943 met Arsenio Rodriguez. Howel hij jarenlang als nachtclubmuzikant leefde en werkte in Zuid Amerika (Panama, Colombia, Argentinië, Brazilië en Venezuela) keerde hij in de zestiger jaren voorgoed terug naar Cuba. Hier nam hij het toporkest van Enrique Jorrin over en maakte zijn eerste opnamen. Hiervan staan drie nummers op de CD: Que Infelicidad, Zancudo en Fantoche.
SPEELLIJST
saskia laroo/jazzkia = al bowlly/just a bowl of cherries = ruben gonzalez/momentos = ambrose's nasty temper/a keystone komedie (1915) (dvd) = thelonious monk/live in new york vol. 1
In de jaren negentig ging hij met pensioen, maar dankzij het bekende Buena Vista Social Club project van Ry Cooder begon Rubén González aan een tweede leven-in-de-muziek. Maar weinig mensen zullen niet die scene kennen uit de documentaire waarin Rubén González alleen achter zijn piano zit en speelt in het indrukwekkende gymnasium van Havana. Voor wie het niet kent ( of die het nog wel eens wil zien) hier een fragment:
Als één van de Super-Abuelos (Super-opa's) reisde hij de wereld rond met de Buenoa Vista Social Club band en de Juan De Marcos Gonzalez' Afro-Cuban All-Stars. Hij maakte zijn eerste solo-album op 77 jarige leeftijd, getiteld Nonesuch. Een groot pianist. Hij overleed december 2003.
Ik heb tot slot nog een fragment waarin hij solo te zien is tijdens één van zijn tournees door Engeland. Genieten dus .......
AT RANDOM:
Saskia Laroo - Jazzkia
Saskia Laroo - Jazzkia
Trumpeteer extraordinaire: Dit is de eenvoudigste omschrijving van trompetist Saskia Laroo, zoals op de hoes verwoord wordt door Teddy Edward. Een moderne Nederlandse jazz-trompettiste met klasse. Opnamen eind jaren negentig.
- old guitar and an old refrain = roger wolfe kahn o
- penn beach blues = joe venuti blue four
1937:
- on the sunny side of the street = louis armstrong o
1957:
- all morning long / birk's works / hallelujah / i've got it bad and that ain't good / our delight /soul junction / they can't take that away from me / woody'n you = red garland quintet (featuring john coltrane and donald bird)
- after hours / body and soul / champ / i can't give you anything but love / imagination / indiana /it's only a paper moon / just friends / laura / lover man / my funny valentine / slightly monkish / walkin'= jimmy smith trio
1987:
- spanish wells = willem breuker kollektief-mondriaan strings
SPEELLIJST
saskia laroo/jazzkia = al bowlly/just a bowl of cherries = ruben gonzalez/momentos = ambrose's nasty temper/a keystone komedie (1915) (dvd) = thelonious monk/live in new york vol. 1
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1 Comments:
Thank you, Hans, for this contribution regarding a great piano player in the latin field. Great music, great videos - thanks for sharing!
Jo
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