Buena Vista Social Club - Buena Vista Social Club

Feat. Ry Cooder

Ry Cooder's name has helped bring attention to this session, but it's the veteran Cuban son musicians who make this album really special. Reminiscent of Ellington in its scope and sense of hushed romanticism, Buena Vista Social Club is that rare meld of quietude and intensity; while the players sound laid-back, they're putting forth very alive music, a reminder that aging doesn't mean taking to bed. Barbarito Torres's laoud solo on "El Cuarto de Tula" is both more blinding and more tasteful than any guitar showcase on any recent rock album; a quote from "Stormy Weather" and some very distinct parallels to Hawaiian styles remind us of why it's called "world music." --Rickey Wright

01. Chan Chan - Buena Vista Social Club, Eliades Ochoa
02. De Camino a la Vereda - Buena Vista Social Club, Ibrahim Ferrer
03. Cuarto de Tula - Buena Vista Social Club, Ry Cooder
04. Pueblo Nuevo - Buena Vista Social Club, Rubén González
05. Dos Gardenias - Buena Vista Social Club, Ibrahim Ferrer
06. Y Tú Qué Has Hecho? - Buena Vista Social Club, Compay Segundo
07. Veinte Años - Buena Vista Social Club, Omara Portuondo
08. Carretero - Buena Vista Social Club, Eliades Ochoa
09. Candela - Buena Vista Social Club, Ibrahim Ferrer
10. Amor de Loca Juventud - Buena Vista Social Club, Compay Segundo, Compay Segundo
11. Orgullecida - Buena Vista Social Club, Compay Segundo
12. Murmullo - Buena Vista Social Club, Ibrahim Ferrer
13. Buena Vista Social Club - Buena Vista Social Club, Ry Cooder
14. Bayamesa - Buena Vista Social Club, Manuel "Puntillita" Licea