Ray Barretto Indestructible 180g LP

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Indestructible is Ray Baretto's most remarkable work of virtuosity that opens with an exploding, continuous roll that lasts – with accents, tones and a series of Afro-Cuban rhythms thrown in at surprising moments along the way. Originally released in 1973, it is now available on 180g black vinyl.

Re-released this month for its 50th anniversary, the record was Barretto's return to salsa music after having lost his backing band a few years prior and zagging back to his days as a jazz artist. The sessions sound like a hero's welcome. The arrangements by pianist Eddie Martinez and Louie Cruz have a rubbery sensuality like slow dancing with your beloved while buzzed on dark rum. The passion and heat moves from a softly lit simmer ('Yo Tengo Un Amor') to a sweaty boil ('La Familia,' the stirring title track).