“…a Cuban cross between Thelonious Monk and Felix the Cat”

Ry Cooder, producer of the phenomenally successful Buena Vista Social Club recordings, was talking about the unique sound of legendary Cuban pianist, Rubén González. Rubén became a mainstay of those Grammy award winning recordings and his revitalized career, until his death in 2003, was bathed in accolade and celebration.

With these 2CDs of original Cuban recordings that cover four decades of his career, you begin to understand why Rubén once joked: “If I can’t take a piano with me to heaven, then I don’t want to go.”