Dos Gardenias - Ibrahim Ferrer

Isolina Carrillo's 1940s bolero was given a second life on the Buena Vista Social Club album of 1997, sung by Ibrahim Ferrer, then in his seventies. The interpretation is all age and memory: a slightly frail, tender voice that makes the gift of two gardenias sound like something remembered rather than offered. Rubén González's piano adds its own gentle commentary.