Paco de Lucía discography [1964-2016]

 

Francisco Gustavo Sánchez Gomez (21 December 1947 – 25 February 2014), known as Paco de Lucía [ˈpako ðe luˈθia], was a Spanish virtuoso flamenco guitarist, composer and producer. A leading proponent of the new flamenco style, he helped legitimize flamenco among the establishment in Spain, and was one of the first flamenco guitarists to have successfully crossed over into other genres of music such as classical and jazz. Richard Chapman and Eric Clapton, authors of Guitar: Music, History, Players, describe de Lucía as a "titanic figure in the world of flamenco guitar", and Dennis Koster, author of Guitar Atlas, Flamenco, has referred to de Lucía as "one of history's greatest guitarists".

 

 


De Lucía achieved acclaim for his recordings with flamenco singer Camarón de la Isla in the 1970s. Some of his best known recordings include "Río Ancho" (later fused with Al Di Meola's "Mediterranean Sundance"), "Entre dos aguas", "La Barrosa", "Ímpetu", "Cepa Andaluza" and "Gloria al Niño Ricardo". His collaborations with guitarists John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola and Larry Coryell in the late 1970s saw him gain wider popularity outside his native Spain.

De Lucia formed the Paco de Lucía Sextet in 1981 with his brothers, singer Pepe de Lucía and guitarist Ramón de Algeciras, and collaborated with jazz pianist Chick Corea on their 1990 album, Zyryab. In 1983 he appeared in Carlos Saura's film Carmen, for which he was also nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Film Score. In 1992, he performed live at Expo '92 in Seville and a year later on the Plaza Mayor in Madrid.

In 2004, he won the Prince of Asturias Awards in Arts and in 2010, was awarded an honorary doctorate by Berklee College of Music in Boston. Since 2004 he has greatly reduced his live performances in public, has retired from full touring, and now typically only gives several concerts a year, usually in Spain and Germany and at European festivals during the summer months. In 2005, he was nominated for producer of the year by the Latin Grammy Award for La Tana's Tu, Ven a Mi album.

Studio 

1964 - Dos guitarras flamencas en stereo

1965 - 12 canciones de Garcia Lorca para guitarra

1965 - 12 exitos para 2 guitarras flamencas

1967 - Canciones andaluzas para 2 guitarras

1967 - Dos guitarras flamencas en America Latina

1967 - La fabulosa guitarra de Paco de Lucia

1969 - 12 Hits para 2 guitarras flamencas y orquesta de cuerda

1969 - En Hispanoamerica

1969 - Fantasia flamenca de Paco de Lucia

1971 - El mundo del flamenco

1971 - Recital de guitarra de Paco de Lucia

1972 - El duende flamenco de Paco de Lucia

1973 - Fuente y caudal

1976 - Almoraima

1978 - Interpreta a Manuel de Falla

1981 - Castro Marin

1981 - Solo quiero caminar

1983 - Passion Grace & Fire

1987 - Siroco

1991 - Zyryab

1996 - The Guitar Trio

1998 - Luzia

2004 - Cositas Buenas

2014 - Cancion Andaluza

Live

1975 - En vivo desde el Teatro Real

1981 - Friday Night in San Francisco

1984 - Live... One Summer Night

1987 - Paco and John Live at Montreux

1991 - Concierto de Aranjuez

1993 - Live in America

2011 - En Vivo Conciertos Espana 2010

Compilations

1986 - Entre Dos Aguas

1996 - Antologia

2003 - Por Descubrir

2004 - Nueva Antologia

2005 - Gold

2008 - Flamenco Virtuoso

2014 - La Busqueda

2016 - La Busqueda (Edicion Deluxe)