Prachtig album met zelfde BVSC-achtige sfeer van Rubén González (1919-2003), de Thelonious Monk (jazzpianist) van de Cubaanse muziek (5-sterren).
Extended 2017 edition van dit klassieke Cubaanse piano-son album, nu op 2x 180 Gram vinyl. Met previously unreleased track + 16 page booklet. Deze nieuwe 2017 versie is ook op CD uitgebracht.

SIDE A:
1. La Engañadora (2:33)
2. Cumbanchero (4:35) extended
3. Tres Lindas Cubanas (5:22) extended
SIDE B:
1. Melodía Del Río (4:42)
2. Mandinga (8:28)
3. Siboney (2:32)
SIDE C:
1. Almendra (9:52)
2. Tumbao (5:11) extended
3. Como Siento Yo (2:41)
SIDE D:
1. Descarga Rubén and Cachaïto (previously unreleased)

Digitally remastered and expanded edition. When the Cuban pianist Ruben Gonzalez recorded his first solo album in Havana in 1996 he was 77 years old. Released on World Circuit the following year, along with the Grammy-winning Buena Vista Social Club on which he also played, it led to a remarkable late flowering of his career that lasted until his death in 2003, as he toured the world and was revealed as one of the timeless legends of Cuban music. Recorded in two days immediately following the completion of Buena Vista Social Club with many of the same musicians, Introducing Ruben Gonzalez now gets a welcome reissue. Mastered from the original mix tapes by Alex Wharton at Abbey Road, several tracks are now heard in unedited, full length form for the first time with the addition of a further track that has never previously been released.