The Essential Ibrahim Ferrer (2006)

About this title: First things first: The Essential Ibrahim Ferrer is not a hastily assembled, dodgy collection of questionable sound and material designed to cash in on the man's name and legend. Manteca's Cuban Legends series has regularly compiled retrospectives of different artist's works (see the The Essential Compay Segundo volume), paying careful attention to selection, sonic reproduction, and getting true authorities to write the liner notes. This double-disc collection features many of the sides Ferrer cut as a member of various bands between 1960 and 1988, such as Orquesta Chepin-Choven ... read more

Tracks:

1. Ahora No Puedo [Correa]
2. Ay, Candela [Osamas]
3. Copositor Confundido [Osamas]
4. Cucuruchito de Coco [Blanco]
5. El Botellero [Román]
6. El Platanal de Bartolo [Tosell]
7. Fomento [Pino]
8. La Chica del Granizado [Cavailhón]
9. Mañana Me Voy a Sibanicu [Osamas]
10. Mi Oriente [Davidson]
11. Mi Tonada Montuna [Somoza]
12. Santa Cecilia [Corona]
13. Todavia Me Queda Voz [Cavailhón]
14. Una Fuerza Inmensa [Ferreira]
15. Viene de La Tierra Caliente [Correa]
16. Yo Soy Feliz [D.A.]
17. Habana Camilo [Rosell]
18. Un Granito de Arena [Rosell]
19. Asi Es La Vida Company [Blanco]
20. Como La Piel de Canela [Sanoja]
21. De Camino a La Vereda [Ferrer]
22. El Mecánico [Orovalle]
23. El Son de La Santiaguera [Somoza]
24. En Qué Parte de Cuba Nació el Son [Salazar]
25. Esto Se Baila y Se Toca [Cavailhón]
26. Estoy Seco y Me Quiero Mojar [Rosell]
27. Monte Adentro [Rosell]
28. Nena Linda [Aguilar]
29. Pero Qué Suegro [Aguilar]
30. Un Son Para el Guayabero [López/Yara]
31. Aossana [Rosell]
32. El Dandy [Rosell]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.