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i think it's best for you if you listen in a chronological order, you can follow the evolution of his playing and composing this way very well...all his albums contain gems, some are more technical than others, the earlier stuff is closer to traditional flamenco, while the later stuff are like they're composed by a completely different person...i like Siroco and Luzía the most, but you'll have to decide yourself which Paco you like to listen to...
I didn't copy xirdneH_imiJ...we wrote at the same time!
Arturo,
One of the great things about Paco de Lucia, apart from his shaving technique, is that his music has evolved a lot over the course of his career. I would recommend that you start from the beginning, his first releases, and work your way up the years. All of his stuff is great.
My favorites are:
La Fabulosa Guitarra de Paco de Lucia Fuente y Caudal (especially the tremolo section of the Taranta) Almoraima (Im really into Almoraima, the Buleria, right now) Cositas Buenas Siroco Luzia
I'm not that into his music with Al Di Meola or John McLaughlin, but thats just right now...I'm sure later on Ill start to like it.
Stuff I like best and come back to most often are the first three or four records with Camaron, his record with Maria Vargas, and the one with El Lebrijano.