Angel Fernandez

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CRITIC'S REVIEW:
Headed up by salsa scene mainstay Angel Fernandez, who has worked with Obie Bermúdez and Michael Stuart, and served as musical director for Marc Anthony's band for over a decade, Transito's debut album is an intergenerational tour de force. Featuring salsa greats Ray Sepúlveda, Tito Allen, Alexa Rojas, George Lamond. and Johnny Rivera, the vocal lineup is a dream team of sorts. Featuring some of today's hitmakers alongside the pioneers of the style also boils over into the attitudes of the arrangements here. Classic salsa styles stand beside reggaeton loops and hints of timba funkiness. Unlike many all-star projects, the music is as engaging as the star power. Fernandez being one of the genre's strongest arrangers and producers, it will come as no surprise that Nueva Combinacion is sonically sparkling, and the band is among the very finest in salsa today. Transito's members include Bobby Allende, Marc Quiñones, Edy Martinez, Luis Quintero, Jimmy Bosch, Mario Rivera and a host of others. With a credits list like that, and leadership like Fernandez, Transito has a bright future before them. Albums like Nueva Combinacion mean sunny days ahead for salsa fans as well.

Discography: Jazz, Latin Jazz, Fusion
Various Artists
CD title: 100% Salsa, Vol. 3
Song: "Mystery of Ages" for artist Carlos Garnett
Role: Trumpet
Genre: Jazz
Record Label: (P) © 1999, 32Jazz
Ray Barretto & New World Spirit
CD title: TABOO
Role: Arranger
Genre: Latin Jazz
Record Label: (P) © 1994 CONCORD PICANTE, a division of Concord Jazz, Inc.
CD title: Ancestral Messages
Role: Arranger
Genre: Latin Jazz
Record Label: (P) © 1993 CONCORD PICANTE, a division of Concord Jazz, Inc.
CD title: My Summertime
Role: Arranger
Genre: Latin Jazz
Record Label: (P) © 1995 EMI France
CD title: Hot Hands
Role: Arranger
Genre: Latin Jazz
Record Label: (P) © 2003 CONCORD PICANTE, a division of Concord Jazz, Inc.
Carlos Garnett
CD title: Fire
Role: Trumpet
Genre: Jazz
Record Label: © 1974 Muse
David Schumacher
CD title: Every Corner
Role: Trumpet, arranger
Genre: Jazz
Record Label: © Amosaya Music
Ralph Irizarry & Timbalaye
CD title: Best Kept Secret
Role: Composer, arranger
Genre: Latin Jazz
Record Label: (P) 2000 Shanachie Entertainment Corp.
Charlie Sepulveda
CD title: The New Arrival
Role: Composer, arranger
Genre: Latin Jazz
Record Label: (P) © 1991 Island Records, Inc. Antilles, an Island Records, Inc. Company
Alberto Shiroma
CD title: Habanera Alberto
Role: Producer, director, arranger, Spanish lyrics adaptations
Genre: Latin Fusion
Record Label: (P) © 2002 M&I, Japan
CD title: Mona Lisa
Role: Producer, director, arranger, trumpet, flugelhorn, Spanish lyrics adaptations
Genre: Latin Fusion
Record Label: (P) © 2003 M&I, Japan
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