Blues for Salvador is a 1987 album past times Carlos Santana, dedicated to his wife, Deborah Santana. The tape was released past times Carlos Santana every 2nd a solo project, non alongside the Santana band. It won the 1989 Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance, his starting fourth dimension Grammy ever.
On previous "solo" albums, artist/carlos-santana-mn0000295756">Carlos Santana had made noticeable stylistic changes in addition to worked alongside jazz, pop, in addition to fifty-fifty dry reason musicians. On this, his quaternary artist/carlos-santana-mn0000295756">Carlos Santana release, the describe of piece of occupation betwixt a "solo" in addition to a "group" projection is blurred; this tape is actually a catchall of artist/santana-mn0000295756">Santana ring outtakes in addition to stray tracks. For example, included are an instrumental version of "Deeper, Dig Deeper" from Freedom, in addition to an alternate accept of "Hannibal" from Zebop!, too every 2nd "Now That You Know" from the group's 1985 tour. Given the diversity of material, the album is somewhat less focused than virtually artist/santana-mn0000295756">Santana ring albums, only at that topographic point are private tracks that are impressive, notably "trane," which features artist/tony-williams-mn0000791318">Tony Williams on drums. (Blues for Salvador won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance).
Track listing
"Bailando/Aquatic Park" (Santana, Thompson, Vialto) – 5:46
"Bella" (Crew, Santana, Thompson) – 4:31
"I'm Gone" (Crew, Santana, Thompson) – 3:08
"'Trane" (Santana) – 3:11
"Deeper, Dig Deeper" (Crew, Miles, Santana, Thompson) – 6:09
"Mingus" (Crew, Santana, Thompson) – 1:26
"Now That You Know" (Santana) – 10:29
"Hannibal" (Ligertwood, Pasqua, Rekow) – 4:28
"Blues for Salvador" (Santana, Thompson) – 5:57
Personnel
Greg Walker – vocals
Alex Ligertwood – percussion, vocals
Carlos Santana – guitar
Chris Solberg – guitar, vocals
Chester Thompson – keyboards
Sterling Crew – keyboards, synthesizer
Orestes Vilató – flute, percussion, timbales, backing vocals
Alphonso Johnson – bass
Graham Lear – percussion, drums
Tony Williams – drums
Buddy Miles – backing vocals
Armando Peraza – percussion, bongos, vocals
Raul Rekow – percussion, conga, vocals, backing vocals
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