Ray Barretto - Indestructible
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Artist: Ray BarrettoEdition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2006-04-11
Music Label: Fania
Soundtracks:
- El Hijo De Obatala
- El Diablo
- Yo Tengo Un Amor
- La Familia
- La Orquesta
- Llanto De Cocodrilo
- Ay No
- Indestructible
Music reviews of Indestructible
Music Review: SUCH A CLASSIC THAT EVEN V2 MUSIC HAD THE INTELLIGENCE OF REMAKING A UK VERSION OF IT!!!
Rating: 5 Stars
This 1973 Ray Barretto salsa CLASSIC album is GREAT for the people who like a dynamic, agressive and also instrumental style of New York Salsa. There's not 1 weak track here, although the nice Cha-Cha-Chá Yo Tengo Un Amor (from great Puerto-Rican song author Rafael Hernández) has a bit too much Bolero music in it for me, (think of the bolero parts as the THICK bread of a nice sandwich filling...)
The biggest hits ever from this album are the 1st song El Hijo De Obatalá (with Barretto taking a Conga Drum solo) and the title track at the end Indestructible, where Little "Ray" Romero takes a technically very good and fiery timbale solo.
To be honest, the song Llanto De Cocodrilo was almost as popular as the 1st two I've already mentioned. It is one fast paced and rhythmical track with LOTS of excitement with Cuban Trumpetist Roberto Rodríguez taking excellent and dynamic trumpet solos along the arrangements around the end of the song.
One tune I enjoyed very much is the slightly underrated Son-Montuno El Diablo which although is fairly slow, has a great intensity, good rhythm and good Trumpet solos again by Roberto Rodríguez.
La Familia is also excellent, fast paced, exciting and dynamic;
and the musicality, and instrumentality of La Orquesta (written by the same Roberto Rodríguez, again) are also GREAT!
I'm going on for too long FOR NOTHING!...
We all know this album, it's GREAT, it's DEFINITELY one of Barretto's top 2-3 albums out of ALL the ones he did for Fania, and DEFINITELY one of his most consistent ones as well.
"7.5" AMAZING SONGS OUT OF 8!
A FAMOUS CLASSIC!...
DO NOT MISS OUT!
G-E-T I-T!
(Please hear the FULL album available at faniarecords.com (UK Site) by clicking NEXT at the bottom of the Ray Barretto Artist page.)
Sound Quality: A HIGH 8/10! This 2006 remastered Cd is the BEST version of this album that I've ever heard remastered! The French Sony Music Media 'Collector's' one from 2nd July 2001 (with light brown edge) isn't 'all that' in terms of sound quality, ALTHOUGH it has 6 bonus songs!...
Concerning this version, you can almost imagine that you're hearing the original Vinyl sound quality, with a VERY GOOD volume as well! WICKED!!!
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Description of Indestructible
Originally recorded in 1973 this album signifies the dynamic sound of Salsa in NY from the peak of its mostcreative and free flowing period. The sound features the genius of Ray Barretto and his hand- picked cast of
players fresh on the 'new' team as he was in a transitionary period in terms of band members. It's safe to say this album is a revolutionary, technically superb, example of
the Afro-Cuban jam mixing many influences to create the maximum effect. Featuring a variety of styles and tempos Ray presents numerous stand out tracks as well as a cohesive full album concept that not only swings but swings hard. A classic album not to be missed!
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