Santana Welcome 180g LP

Santana

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SKU:

EUROS32455

UPC:

4260019714220

Description

180 Gram Vinyl LP!
Dazzling Blend of Latin, Jazz and Fusion!
Pure Analogue Audiophile Mastering!

Many of Santana's rock-addict fans could well have understood the inviting word "Welcome" on the white LP cover as an attempt to break away from the spiritual aura of his previous album Love Devotion Surrender. And the musicians certainly managed to produce a rich Latin feeling, with such titles as "Samba De Sausalito" and "Yours Is the Light." But luckily their concessions did not alienate them from their die-hard fans in that they came up with a sort of copy of the rhythmical Caravanserai. They truly attempted something new. Encouraged by the success of the jazz-fusion formula created by Miles Davis and his disciples, Santana combined his virtuoso guitar playing with specially chosen electronic features. The amazingly acrobatic jazz vocalists Leon Thomas and Wendy Haas contributed complicated, quirky parts and the maestro himself vies with John McLaughlin in a dense conflict carried out on their instruments in "Flame Sky." This is an album with a strong intellectual drive and offers the discerning listener a dazzling blend of Latin, jazz and fusion.

Recorded April - June 1973 by Glen Kolotkin.

This is a record that pushes the envelope even today and is one of the most inspired recordings in the voluminous Santana oeuvre.
-Thom Jurek, AllMusic, 4/5

Features:
• 180g Vinyl
• High Quality Pressing
• Pure Analogue Audiophile Mastering
• Gatefold Jacket

Musicians:
Carlos Santana, guitar, vocals
John McLaughlin, guitar
Tom Coster, keyboard, vocals
Jules Broussard, saxophone
David Brown, bass
Armando Peraza, percussion, vocals
José Chepitó Areas, percussion
Michael Shrieve, drums

Selections:
1. Going Home
2. Love, Devotion, and Surrender
3. Samba de Sausalito
4. When I Look Into Your Eyes
5. Yours Is the Light
6. Mother Africa
7. Light of Life
8. Flame Sky
9. Welcome