All of the studio recordings were made when Ibrahim Ferrer, Ruben Gonzalez, Orlando "Cachaito" Lopez, Manuel "Guajiro" Mirabal, Eliades Ochoa, Omara Portuondo & Compay Segundo were still alive. Mirabal, Eliades Ochoa, Omara Portuondo & Compay Segundo were recorded while the main members were still alive, at Egrem Studios in Havana, during the creative period that lasted from the production of the original album to the early 2000s. Recorded for World Circuit at Egrem Studios in Havana during the creative period that lasted from the production of the original album to the early 2000s, the album contains 14 of the greatest wonders of Cuban music, all of which are wonderful tracks that were left off the album at the time for various reasons, plus a live recording from the same period. 12-page booklet enclosed. (Original Japanese text by COMPUMA)