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Buena Vista Social Club


Reviews (15)


PopMatters

d. 29. Sep. 2021

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Marty Lipp

d. 29. Sep. 2021

"While the remastered tracks are not fully reimagined versions of their songs and probably will sound similar to most listeners, this new set gives us more time with the members. The extended length of the project sometimes feels like an after-concert informal get-together. Imagine finding yourself lounging with a tangle of great musicians who are enjoying each other's company, spinning out song after song, tickling each other's nostalgia for forgotten tunes. It's easy to see why several of these loosely held together tracks would not be a producer's first choice for a debut album, but, on the other hand, who would want to pass up an opportunity to hear Gonzalez impishly delighting all on "El Diablo Suelt" or "Manding" with one of his master-class joy rides at the piano?".


AllMusic

2015

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Steve McMullen

2015

"Cooder brought just the right amount of reverence to this material, and it shows in his production, playing, and detailed liner notes. If you get one album of Cuban music, this should be the one".


PopMatters

d. 29. Sep. 2021

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Marty Lipp

d. 29. Sep. 2021

"While the remastered tracks are not fully reimagined versions of their songs and probably will sound similar to most listeners, this new set gives us more time with the members. The extended length of the project sometimes feels like an after-concert informal get-together. Imagine finding yourself lounging with a tangle of great musicians who are enjoying each other's company, spinning out song after song, tickling each other's nostalgia for forgotten tunes. It's easy to see why several of these loosely held together tracks would not be a producer's first choice for a debut album, but, on the other hand, who would want to pass up an opportunity to hear Gonzalez impishly delighting all on "El Diablo Suelt" or "Manding" with one of his master-class joy rides at the piano?".


LondonJazz news

d. 14. Sep. 2021

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John Bungey

d. 14. Sep. 2021

"So can anything more be squeezed out of the Buena Vista brand? On the whole, yes. If the original album is the performance, then CD two is the after-show party. The sunny Vicenta with its singing guitars and shared vocals is the best of the finds. Three tracks are piano impromptus from Gonzalez, likeable but clearly not meant for publication and Ensayo is just a one-minute guitar scrap. There's a good deal of studio chatter, too. More substantially, we get six worthwhile alternative takes - sometimes rough around the edges but unpolished authenticity was always part of the charm here. It amounts to an enjoyable new view of that week at the ancient Egrem studios".


LondonJazz news

d. 14. Sep. 2021

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John Bungey

d. 14. Sep. 2021

"So can anything more be squeezed out of the Buena Vista brand? On the whole, yes. If the original album is the performance, then CD two is the after-show party. The sunny Vicenta with its singing guitars and shared vocals is the best of the finds. Three tracks are piano impromptus from Gonzalez, likeable but clearly not meant for publication and Ensayo is just a one-minute guitar scrap. There's a good deal of studio chatter, too. More substantially, we get six worthwhile alternative takes - sometimes rough around the edges but unpolished authenticity was always part of the charm here. It amounts to an enjoyable new view of that week at the ancient Egrem studios".


DownBeat

1999 september

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1999 september


Politiken

d. 30. May 1999

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d. 30. May 1999


Berlingske tidende

d. 22. Oct. 1999

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d. 22. Oct. 1999


Djembe

(1999) 29

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(1999) 29


Gaffa

1999 7

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1999 7


Berlingske tidende

d. 31. May 1999

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d. 31. May 1999


Jyllands-posten

d. 25. May 1999

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d. 25. May 1999


Folk roots

1999 juni

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1999 juni


Jazz special

(1999) 48

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Q

1999 juni

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1999 juni