Hi Gian I will post some albums for you below starting with some seventies and going up to more recent.
Larry Harlow...."Salsa"
Mark Dimond ...."Brujeria" Also released as Angel Canales...."Mas Sabor"( same album)
Ray Barretto....."Acid" ( Jazz) and also "Indestructible" ( Salsa)
Willie Colon...... "El Jucio" also "The Good the Bad The Ugly" ( both Salsa) as well "El Baquine De Angelitos Negros" this one is Jazz
Roberto Roena Y Su Apollo Sound 5 as well Roberto Roena Y Su Apollo Sound X ( 10) "El Progreso"
Charlie Palmieri ....."El Gigante Del Teclado"
Allegre All Stars ( Charlie Palmieri) .... "Lost And Found"
"Sabu's Jazz Espagnole" under Sabu but Louie Ramirez was the man behind it all.
Henry Fiol ...."Fe Esperanza Y Caridad" (Sar)
Fernando Lavoy Y Los Soneros.....self titled. (Sar)
Bobby Valentin....."Soy Boricua"
Hector Lavoe....."La Voz"
Ruben Blades 'Siembra" ( Salsa) but highly recommended is his 1998 one "La Rosa De Los Vientos" Panama and folkloric influenced not Salsa as well his following "Tiempos"
Tipica 73....."Charangueando Con La Tipica 73" One of the best Charanga albums out there.
Monguito .... "Lo Mejor De Monguito" I actually prefer his Sar recordings to the ones he did with Fania and if you can find it his "From Africa To Cuba" album on Sacodisc get it.
Pancho Sanchez "Latin Soul" ( Live)
The Big 3 Palladium Orchstra "Live At The Blue Note" Tito Rodriguez, Machito and Tito Puentes sons actually do their fathers music. Sounds a bit wary but its wonderful.
Jimmy Bosch "Salsa Dura" Full on Jazz and Salsa His prior "Soneando Trombon" just as good
Jack Costanzo ....."Back From Havana"
There are many of the current ones like Oscar D'leon, Victor Manuelle etc but my favourite of them all is Gilberto Santa Rosa and his 1997 album "De Corazon" and it was great. Known for his Boleros as well but not a one on this.
Don Perignon presenta Orquesta Puertorriquena "20 Aniversario" but his others are all good as well
Cubanoson....."Recordando a Cuba" still going in New York today
Last but not least the Africans
Laba Sosseh self titled on Sar Productions
Nicholas Menheim & Le Super Sabador........"Commandante Che Guevara" PAM Label 209
Africando Vol 1 "Trovador" or the next Vol 2 "Tierra Tradicional"
The African ones are Cuban based and esp Menheim's
Sar label recordings are more Cuban as well over Fania
One note, they are not releasing the quantity anymore of this type of music and as you are most likely aware Reggaeton, Pop and Mexican make up the majority of Latin releases today.
Happy hunting and lots of luck finding them.
------------- Matt
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