Learn Santana - 2010 Master Album Classics 3

This lilliputian box laid upward is groovy value, specially if yous dearest the fusion side of Carlos Santana. In fact I enjoyed this thence much on the get-go hear it is hard to determine which 1 to spin 1 time to a greater extent than first! I had owned Illuminations on vinyl previously in addition to it's equally groovy equally I recalled. Swing of Delight (a 2 tape assail a unmarried CD)is novel to me. You won't uncovering much of the classic Santana audio hither but this is 1 of Carlos's finest accomplishments. The matter I uncovering interesting virtually this music is that it appeared AFTER the Santana band proper had returned to a to a greater extent than air play consumer friendly sound. As a instrumentalist who dabbles amongst jazz I experience this music is far to a greater extent than interesting. I but wishing he'd move along releasing the solo materials similar this

It's fusion but it does non audio particularly dated similar a lot of fusion from that era does. I bring a theory virtually why. Electronic instruments at this fourth dimension were out of appointment past times the fourth dimension a tape was released because the applied scientific discipline changed thence quickly. So many artists brutal victim to the synth thing. What sounded groovy at the fourth dimension sounds a lot similar Nintendo game music today. Tom Coster was non overly indulgent amongst synthesizers in addition to when he did purpose them he used additional pedals in addition to a comport on technique that produced a really organic sound. For instance the synth on Dance Sister Dance sounds similar a guitar rather than a mini moog Coster was known for this powerfulness inwards the Santana band. So Swing volition teach lots of rotation from me. Oneness is groovy materials equally good but a lilliputian unusual. In places it reminds me of Weather Report lineup #3 Some bring compared it to Borboletta (one of my favorites) but I actually don't hear that at all. Still, I similar the entire album. The audio on these CD's is really skillful attempt non to teach hung upward on is it or isn't it remastered. With these box sets yous teach whatever the latest edition of the CdD unmarried unloose mightiness tumble out to be. You can't teach incorrect at this price.

Now about reviewers complain virtually no liner notes or credits amongst these 3 in addition to v album value sets. Nonsense! Let the music verbalize in addition to if yous desire to run across personnel all of these are documented on Wikipedia. The mini Lp sleeves are sturdy in addition to pretty cool. I practice immature adult woman this fusion side of Carlos Santana in addition to practice wishing he would halt trying to repeat the success of Supernatural in addition to teach dorsum to making to a greater extent than of this groovy music. In the meantime nosotros bring these. I idea Carlos' fusion was abandoned later on Borboletta thence discovering Swing of Delight in addition to Oneness was finding to a greater extent than of that groovy work. My favorite Santana industrial plant are: Caravanserai, Welcome, Lotus, Borboletta, Amigos. If yous similar those in addition to thence yous volition similar this box laid upward a lot.

These are 3 of Carlos Santana's rock/jazz fusion albums inwards 1 package. These are from Carlos Santana equally opposed to the Santana band, although I think that Oneness is actually a Santana band album. The skillful intelligence is yous teach 3 albums that had come upward inwards iv LPs for a really inexpensive price.
The bad intelligence is that this a really stripped downward bundle amongst no credits or album information. The CDs come upward inwards cardboard sleeves that are shrunk versions of the original LP covers. The work is that the runway listings in addition to credits were non on the exterior of the album covers. They were included inwards the LP sleeves for 2 of the albums in addition to inwards the pump of the gatefold for Swing of Delight. So, unless yous bring the original LPs or teach online, yous don't know who played on these albums.

The audio character is really skillful to fantabulous on all 3 discs.

The get-go disc is Illuminations, which is supposed to last a duet amongst harpist/organist Alice Coltrane. There actually isn't that much Coltrane on the album. I establish one-half the album to last to ethereal ambient type music that relied equally good much on a string section. It does bring virtually xv minutes of groovy music for jazz greats Jack DeJonnette in addition to David Holland. I plough over this album 3 stars.

Oneness could last considered a Santana band album because it contains members of the Santana band at the fourth dimension it was recorded inwards 1979. However, it sounds a lot similar the Santana album from 1974, Borboletta. This is a really skillful jazz/rock/latin fusion album amongst about groovy parts in addition to about skillful songs. I plough over it iv to v stars.

Swing of Delight was originally issued equally a double LP. But, it is solely 56 minutes long in addition to could bring been released equally a unmarried LP. I never similar playing it because I would bring to teach upward every xiii minutes to flip the album. It is groovy that it is a unmarried album. This is to a greater extent than of a jazz/rock fusion album amongst really lilliputian Latin influence. For the get-go one-half of the album, it is hard to say that Carlos Santana was involved. Even his guitar playing is significantly different. I actually savor the change. Later on, he does revert dorsum to about of the Latin influences in addition to his famous guitar style. I plough over this 1 a enterprise v stars.


 1974 [2010] "Illuminataions"

Illuminations is a 1974 collaboration betwixt Carlos Santana in addition to Alice Coltrane. Jazz musicians Jules Broussard, Jack DeJohnette in addition to Dave Kingdom of the Netherlands also contributed to the record, on saxophone, flute, drums in addition to bass. Alice Coltrane delivers about harp glissando, piece the string orchestra adds a serene mood to the music. Carlos Santana (whose Indian cite "Devadip" appears on the sleeve) plays electrical guitar inwards his ain fashion, utilizing feedback, long notes in addition to uncomplicated melodies, letting much infinite to the other instruments. The album is conceived equally an instrumental jazz album, amongst lengthy solos on guitar, saxophone in addition to keyboards. The introduction to "Angel of Air", amongst its violins, has been sampled past times the Cinematic Orchestra. It is his get-go of 3 solo albums (the others beingness Oneness in addition to The Swing of Delight) to last released nether his temporary Sanskrit cite Devadip Carlos Santana, given to him past times Sri Chinmoy.

For his 3rd duet album, Carlos Santana performed the industrial plant of John Coltrane, paired amongst Coltrane's widow, harpist/keyboardist Alice Coltrane, on this instrumental album. Side One includes several contemplative, string-filled numbers, piece Side Two presents Santana's re-creation of John Coltrane's belatedly complimentary jazz manner inwards "Angel of Sunlight."

Track Listing:

  1. Guru Sri Chinmoy Aphorism - Devadip Carlos Santana in addition to Turiya Alice Coltrane
  2. Angel of Air / Angel of Water - Devadip Carlos Santana in addition to Turiya Alice Coltrane / Devadip Carlos Santana / Turiya Alice Coltrane
  3. Bliss: The Eternal Now - Devadip Carlos Santana in addition to Turiya Alice Coltrane
  4. Angel of Sunlight - Devadip Carlos Santana in addition to Turiya Alice Coltrane
  5. Illuminations - Devadip Carlos Santana / Turiya Alice Coltrane

Personnel

    Carlos Santana - Guitar
    Alice Coltrane - Harp, Piano, Wurlitzer Organ
    Tom Coster - Electric Piano in addition to Hammond Organ - 2,4,5
    Dave Kingdom of the Netherlands - Double Bass - 2,4
    Jack DeJohnette - Drums in addition to Percussion - 2,4
    Jules Broussard - Flute, Soprano Saxophone - 2,4
    Phil Brown - Tamboura - 4
    Armando Peraza - Congas - 4
    Phil Ford - Tablas - 4


1979 [2010] "Oneness Silver Dreams-Golden Reality"

Oneness: Silver Dreams - Golden Reality is a 1979 album past times Carlos Santana. It was his 2d of 3 solo albums (the others beingness Illuminations in addition to The Swing of Delight) to last released nether his temporary Sanskrit cite Devadip Carlos Santana, given to him past times Sri Chinmoy. The album features members of the band Santana, in addition to consists generally of instrumental songs in addition to ballads.

This is the get-go Carlos Santana solo album. It features members of the Santana band equally backup, however, thence the departure betwixt a grouping attempt in addition to a solo move seems to last primarily inwards the musical approach, which is to a greater extent than esoteric, in addition to to a greater extent than varied than on a regular band album. The tape is generally instrumental in addition to given over largely to contemplative ballads, although in that location is also, for example, inwards the vocal "Silver Dreams Golden Smiles," a traditional popular ballad sung past times Saunders King.

Track listing:

  1. The Chosen Hour
  2. Arise Awake
  3. Light Versus Darkness
  4. Jim Jeannie
  5. Transformation (Excerpt from Hovhaness' "Mysterious Mountain")
  6. Victory
  7. Silver Dreams Golden Smiles
  8. Cry of the Wilderness
  9. Guru's Song
  10. Oneness
  11. Life Is Just a Passing Parade
  12. Golden Dawn
  13. Free As the Morning Sun
  14. I Am Free (Excerpt from "The Soul-Bird")
  15. Song for Devadip

Personnel:

    Carlos Santana - Guitar, Vocals
    Chris Solberg - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
    Urmila Santana - Vocals
    David Margen - Bass
    Narada Michael Walden - Drums
    Chris Rhyne - Keyboards
    Clare Fischer - String arrangements in addition to conductor; Piano on "Silver Dreams Golden Smiles"
    Saunders King - Guitar, Vocals
    Graham Lear - Drums
    Bob Levy - Synthesizer
    Tom Coster - Keyboards, Vocals
    Pete Escovedo - Percussion
    Armando Peraza - Percussion, Vocals


1980 [2010] "The Swing Of Delight"

The Swing of Delight is a 1980 double album past times Carlos Santana. It was the final of 3 solo albums (the others beingness Illuminations inwards 1974 in addition to Oneness inwards 1979) to last released nether his temporary Sanskrit cite Devadip Carlos Santana, given to him past times Sri Chinmoy.

For his 2d "solo" album, Carlos Santana used Miles Davis' famed '60s group--Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter, in addition to Tony Williams -- plus members of the electrical current Santana band, for a varied, jazz-oriented session that was 1 of his to a greater extent than pleasant excursions from the measure Santana sound. (Originally released equally a double-LP, The Swing of Delight was reissued on a unmarried CD.)

Track listing:

  1. Swapan Tari
  2. Love Theme from "Spartacus"
  3. Phuler Matan
  4. Song for My Brother
  5. Jharna Kala
  6. Gardenia
  7. La Llave
  8. Golden Hours
  9. Sher Khan, the Tiger

Personnel:

    Written-By – D.C. Santana* (tracks: 4, vi to 8), Sri Chinmoy (tracks: 1, 3, 5)
    Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, 12-string Guitar, Percussion, Vocals – Devadip Carlos Santana
    Soprano Sax – Premik Russell Tubbs (tracks: 1, 3), Wayne Shorter (tracks: 2, 6, 9)
    Tenor Sax – Premik Russell Tubbs (tracks: 4, 5), Wayne Shorter (tracks: 3, 9)
    Acoustic Piano, Rhodes, Clavinet, Synthesizer [Clavitar, Prophet 5, Yamaha CS-80, Oberheim 8 Voice, Brass, Strings] – Herbie Hancock
    Acoustic Bass – Ron Carter (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 7, 9)
    Bass – David Margen (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 8,)
    Drums – Tony Williams (tracks: 1, 3, 6), Graham Lear (tracks: 5, 8), Harvey Mason (tracks: 2, 4, 7, 9)
    Congas, Bongos, Percussion – Armando Peraza
    Congas, Percussion, Vocals – Raul Rekow
    Timbales, Percussion, Vocals – Orestes Vilato