Acosta, Joe: The Power Of Love (Vinyl LP)

Puerto Rico-born pianist Joe Acosta had a long, if unsung career in Latin music, but his Ghetto Records LP is his best and most sought-after album. It’s easy to see why - deep trombones, fantastic piano solos, great Salsa alongside a couple of Latin Soul gems make for heady mix that embodies the Salsoul – Salsa meets Soul – movement kickstarted by Joe Bataan.

These are the definitive reissues of these albums, licensed from Joe Bataan, with his oversight and input into a 15 page oversize book by Pablo Yglesias that details Bataan’s larger-than-imagination life and his little Latin label that could.

1. I Need Her
2. Bendita Illusion
3. Una Traicion
4. Amor Perdido
5. Juliana
6. Phoenix
7. La Bendicion
8. La Realidad