For You Lot Santana - 2010 Master Album Classics 3

This petty box gear upwardly is groovy value, especially if you lot beloved the fusion side of Carlos Santana. In fact I enjoyed this therefore much on the commencement take away heed it is hard to create upwardly one's heed which i to spin i time to a greater extent than first! I had owned Illuminations on vinyl previously together with it's every bit groovy every bit I recalled. Swing of Delight (a ii tape onslaught a unmarried CD)is novel to me. You won't discovery much of the classic Santana audio hither but this is i of Carlos's finest accomplishments. The matter I discovery 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 participant who dabbles amongst jazz I experience this music is far to a greater extent than interesting. I simply wishing he'd maintain releasing the solo materials similar this

It's fusion but it does non audio specially 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 engagement yesteryear the fourth dimension a tape was released because the technology scientific discipline changed therefore quickly. So many artists vicious 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 together with when he did operate them he used additional pedals together with a acquit 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 inward the Santana band. So Swing volition larn lots of rotation from me. Oneness is groovy materials likewise but a petty 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 seek non to larn hung upwardly on is it or isn't it remastered. With these box sets you lot larn whatever the latest edition of the CdD unmarried unloose mightiness occur to be. You can't larn incorrect at this price.

Now or therefore reviewers complain virtually no liner notes or credits amongst these 3 together with five album value sets. Nonsense! Let the music verbalise together with if you lot desire to run into personnel all of these are documented on Wikipedia. The mini Lp sleeves are sturdy together with pretty cool. I attain immature adult woman this fusion side of Carlos Santana together with attain wishing he would halt trying to repeat the success of Supernatural together with larn dorsum to making to a greater extent than of this groovy music. In the meantime nosotros bring these. I idea Carlos' fusion was abandoned afterward Borboletta therefore discovering Swing of Delight together with Oneness was finding to a greater extent than of that groovy work. My favorite Santana industrial plant are: Caravanserai, Welcome, Lotus, Borboletta, Amigos. If you lot similar those therefore you lot volition similar this box gear upwardly a lot.

These are 3 of Carlos Santana's rock/jazz fusion albums inward i package. These are from Carlos Santana every bit opposed to the Santana band, although I think that Oneness is actually a Santana band album. The skillful tidings is you lot larn 3 albums that had come upwardly inward iv LPs for a really inexpensive price.
The bad tidings is that this a really stripped downwards bundle amongst no credits or album information. The CDs come upwardly inward cardboard sleeves that are shrunk versions of the original LP covers. The work is that the rails listings together with credits were non on the exterior of the album covers. They were included inward the LP sleeves for ii of the albums together with inward the optic of the gatefold for Swing of Delight. So, unless you lot bring the original LPs or larn online, you lot don't know who played on these albums.

The audio character is really skillful to first-class on all 3 discs.

The commencement disc is Illuminations, which is supposed to endure a duet amongst harpist/organist Alice Coltrane. There actually isn't that much Coltrane on the album. I constitute one-half the album to endure to ethereal ambient type music that relied likewise much on a string section. It does bring virtually xv minutes of groovy music for jazz greats Jack DeJonnette together with David Holland. I laissez passer this album 3 stars.

Oneness could endure considered a Santana band album because it contains members of the Santana band at the fourth dimension it was recorded inward 1979. However, it sounds a lot similar the Santana album from 1974, Borboletta. This is a really skillful jazz/rock/latin fusion album amongst or therefore groovy parts together with or therefore skillful songs. I laissez passer it iv to five stars.

Swing of Delight was originally issued every bit a double LP. But, it is alone 56 minutes long together with could bring been released every bit a unmarried LP. I never similar playing it because I would bring to larn upwardly 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 petty Latin influence. For the commencement one-half of the album, it is hard to say that Carlos Santana was involved. Even his guitar playing is significantly different. I actually bask the change. Later on, he does revert dorsum to or therefore of the Latin influences together with his famous guitar style. I laissez passer this i a company five stars.


 1974 [2010] "Illuminataions"

Illuminations is a 1974 collaboration betwixt Carlos Santana together with Alice Coltrane. Jazz musicians Jules Broussard, Jack DeJohnette together with Dave Kingdom of the Netherlands also contributed to the record, on saxophone, flute, drums together with bass. Alice Coltrane delivers or therefore harp glissando, piece the string orchestra adds a serene mood to the music. Carlos Santana (whose Indian mention "Devadip" appears on the sleeve) plays electrical guitar inward his ain fashion, utilizing feedback, long notes together with uncomplicated melodies, letting much infinite to the other instruments. The album is conceived every bit an instrumental jazz album, amongst lengthy solos on guitar, saxophone together with keyboards. The introduction to "Angel of Air", amongst its violins, has been sampled yesteryear the Cinematic Orchestra. It is his commencement of 3 solo albums (the others existence Oneness together with The Swing of Delight) to endure released nether his temporary Sanskrit mention Devadip Carlos Santana, given to him yesteryear 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 slow costless jazz means inward "Angel of Sunlight."

Track Listing:

  1. Guru Sri Chinmoy Aphorism - Devadip Carlos Santana together with Turiya Alice Coltrane
  2. Angel of Air / Angel of Water - Devadip Carlos Santana together with Turiya Alice Coltrane / Devadip Carlos Santana / Turiya Alice Coltrane
  3. Bliss: The Eternal Now - Devadip Carlos Santana together with Turiya Alice Coltrane
  4. Angel of Sunlight - Devadip Carlos Santana together with 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 together with Hammond Organ - 2,4,5
    Dave Kingdom of the Netherlands - Double Bass - 2,4
    Jack DeJohnette - Drums together with 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 yesteryear Carlos Santana. It was his 2nd of 3 solo albums (the others existence Illuminations together with The Swing of Delight) to endure released nether his temporary Sanskrit mention Devadip Carlos Santana, given to him yesteryear Sri Chinmoy. The album features members of the band Santana, together with consists to a greater extent than oft than non of instrumental songs together with ballads.

This is the commencement Carlos Santana solo album. It features members of the Santana band every bit backup, however, therefore the divergence betwixt a grouping endeavor together with a solo piece of work seems to endure primarily inward the musical approach, which is to a greater extent than esoteric, together with to a greater extent than varied than on a regular band album. The tape is to a greater extent than oft than non instrumental together with given over largely to contemplative ballads, although in that location is also, for example, inward the vocal "Silver Dreams Golden Smiles," a traditional popular ballad sung yesteryear 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 together with 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 yesteryear Carlos Santana. It was the terminal of 3 solo albums (the others existence Illuminations inward 1974 together with Oneness inward 1979) to endure released nether his temporary Sanskrit mention Devadip Carlos Santana, given to him yesteryear Sri Chinmoy.

For his 2nd "solo" album, Carlos Santana used Miles Davis' famed '60s group--Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter, together with Tony Williams -- plus members of the electrical flow Santana band, for a varied, jazz-oriented session that was i of his to a greater extent than pleasant excursions from the criterion Santana sound. (Originally released every bit 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