Angel Canales – El Diferente (1981) (Senelac Records LP8881)

Angel Canales – El Diferente
1982 Senelac Records LP 8881
Salsa / Latin-Jazz / Fusion

Well Brazil has jumped the shark, so I’m going to devote some musical energy to other places for a while.  The U.S. still has a chance of climbing back out of the rabbit hole it’s gone down.  And that is in no small part due to the ever-evolving demographic changes that terrify the White Nationalists so much.  So, here’s an album from the great Ángel Canales, born in Santurce, PR, but raised in New York.  His recording career began on Alegre Records with a record featuring a sexy but somewhat bizarre album cover and a hit in “Lejos De Ti”.  By the 1980s, he was putting out records on his own label, SENALAC.  This one features a blistering-hot band, with amazing baritone sax blowing by Pete Miranda, and charismatic Canales leading the proceedings. While “El Diferente” is still firmly rooted in salsa, bomba, and plena traditions, there is also a fusion edge to the band’s versatility and ability to surprise with their arrangements (done by no less than six different people). 

A1 Bomba Caram Bomba 6:12
A2 Cuando Se Quiere, Se Quiere 6:17
A3 En Ti 6:07
B1 Esta Es La Manera De Espresar Mi Sentimiento 4:40
B2 Saraguay Santoja 6:08
B3 La Vida Es Una Caja De Sorpresas 6:17
B4 Dolphin 4:24

Recorded At – Latin Sound Studios

Record Company – Selanac Records

Bass, Cello, Recorder – John Henry Robinson III
Bongos – Louie Rivera
Congas, Coro – Antonio Tapia
Coro, Guiro, Maracas – Angel Canales
Piano – Bill O’Connor, David Janeway
Saxophone – Pete Miranda
Timbales, Percussion [Traps] – Victor Peres
First Trombone – Ricardo Montañez
Second Trombone – John Torres
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Chris Anderson

Producer – A. Canales
Design and photography – Ben Schneeberg
Engineer – David Rodriguez, Jon Fausty
Assistant Engineer  – Kevin J. Zambrana
Executive-Producer – Raffaele

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