Sonny Bravo (born October 7, 1936), born Elio Osacar, is an Afro-Cuban jazz and Latin jazz pianist. He was once a very good baseball player with many prospects born in New York, New York, though due to an injury in 1956 he sought out a career in music. It was then he started performing with Many Campo, El Casino de Miami, José Fajardo and many others. He also recorded with Tito Puente and Bobby Paunetto.^[1]

With Tito Nieves

• Felicitaciones (Lo Mejor, 1980)
• Si No Bailan Con Ellos, No Bailan Con Nadie (Lo Mejor, 1981)
• Las Puertas Abiertas (Lo Mejor, 1983)

With Johnny Pacheco

• Llego Melon (Vaya, 1977)
• Los Dos Mosqueteros (Vaya, 1977)
• Pacheco y Fajardo (Fania, 1982)

With Tito Puente

• Mambo Diablo (Concord Jazz Picante, 1985)
• Sensacion (Concord Jazz Picante, 1986)
• Un Poco Loco (Concord Jazz Picante, 1987)
• Salsa Meets Jazz (Concord Picante, 1988)
• Live at Birdland Dancemania '99 (RMM, 1998)
• Goza Mi Timbal (Concord Picante, 1990)
• Out of This World (Concord Picante, 1991)
• The Mambo King: 100th LP (RMM, 1991)
• Mambo of the Times (Concord Jazz Picante, 1992)
• Royal T (Concord Picante, 1993)
• Master Timbalero (Concord Picante, 1994)
• Tito's Idea (TropiJazz, 1995)
• Special Delivery (Concord Jazz Picante, 1996)
• Mambo Birdland (RMM, 1999)
• Masterpiece/Obra Maestra (Universal, 2000)

With Típica 73

• Típica 73 (Inca, 1972)
• La Típica 73 Vol 2 (Inca, 1974)
• La Candela (Inca, 1975)
• Rumba Caliente (Inca, 1976)
• Pare Cochero/Gandinga (Inca, 1976)
• Rumba Caliente/Guaguanco De Los Violentos (Inca, 1976)
• The Two Sides of 'Típica 73 (Inca, 1977)
• Salsa Encendida (Inca, 1978)
• En Cuba Intercambio Cultural (Fania, 1979)
• Charangueando Con La Típica 73 (Fania, 1980)
• Típica 73...Into the 80's (Fania, 1981)

With others

• George Benson & Joe Farrell, Benson & Farrell (CTI, 1976)
• Justo Betancourt, Leguleya No (Fania, 1982)
• Ruben Blades, Metiendo Mano! (Fania, 1977)
• Bill Cosby, Where You Lay Your Head (Verve, 1990)
• Joe Cuba, Cocinando La Salsa (Fania, 2008)
• Alfredo de la Fé, Para Africa Con Amor (Sacodis, 1979)
• Alfredo de la Fé, Charanga Caliente (Envidia, 2003)
• Dimension Latina, Combinacion Latina No. 4 (Velvet, 1979)
• Dimension Latina, Tremenda Dimension! (Eco, 1981)
• Jose Fajardo, El Talento Total (Coco, 1977)
• Terry Gibbs, The Latin Connection (Contemporary, 1986)
• La Lupe, En Algo Nuevo (Tico, 1980)
• Mongo Santamaria, Ubane (Vaya, 1976)
• Orquesta Broadway, Paraiso (Coco, 1981)
• Louie Ramirez, Louie Ramirez Y Sus Amigos (Cotique, 1978)
• Louie Ramirez, Salsero (Cotique, 1980)
• Hector Ramos, Para Todo El Mundo 7th (Galaxy, 1983)
• Johnny Rodriguez, El Encuentro (Lo Mejor, 1982)
• Jimmy Sabater, Solo (Tico, 1969)
• Jimmy Sabater, Gusto (Fania, 1980)
• Daniel Santos, Daniel Santos Con El Conjunto Clasico (Velvet, 1985)
• Janis Siegel, Experiment in White (Wounded Bird, 2002)
• Los Tres, Los Tres (Polydor, 1983)

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