Santana - Blues For Salvador
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Carlos Santana – guitar [click here to see more Vinyl/SACD featuring Carlos Santana]
Vocals - Greg Walker
Percussion, vocals - Alex Ligertwood
Guitar, vocals - Chris Solberg
Backing vocals - Buddy Miles
Keyboards - Chester D. Thompson
Keyboards, synthesizer - Sterling Crew
Flute, percussion, timbales, backing vocals - Orestes Vilató
Bass - Alphonso Johnson
Percussion, drums - Graham Lear
Drums - Tony Williams
Percussion, bongos, vocals - Armando Peraza
Percussion, conga, vocals, backing vocals - Raul Rekow
Written by Alan Pasqua (B3), Alex Ligertwood (B3), Buddy Miles (A5), Carlos Santana, Chester Thompson (A1-3, A5, B1, B4), Orestes Vilato (A1), Raul Rekow (B3), Sterling Crew (A2-3, A5, B1)
1 LP, Gatefold Cover
Limited to 3,000 numbered copies
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Fidelity Record Pressing
Label : MOFI
Original Label : CBS
Recorded at Sound City Studios (Van Nuys, California)
Engineered by Keith Olsen, Bryan Bell, Dana Chappelle, Jim Gaines, Jim Scott, Maureen Droney
Mixed by Keith Olsen
Produced by Carlos Santana
Executive-Producer -Jim Gaines
Photography by Ken Friedman, Erik Weber, Carlos Santana
Originally released in October 1987
Reissued in 2024
Tracks:
Side A:
- Bailando
- Aquatic Park
- Bella
- I’m Gone
- Trane
- Deeper, Dig Deeper
Side B:
- Mingus
- Now That You Know
- Hannibal
- Blues For Salvador
Review :
"On previous “solo” albums, Carlos Santana had made noticeable stylistic changes and worked with jazz, pop, and even country musicians. On this, his fourth Carlos Santana release, the line between a “solo” and a “group” project is blurred; this record is really a catchall of Santana band outtakes and stray tracks. For example, included are an instrumental version of “Deeper, Dig Deeper” from Freedom, and an alternate take of “Hannibal” from Zebop!, as well as “Now That You Know” from the group’s 1985 tour. Given the variety of material, the album is somewhat less focused than most Santana band albums, but there are individual tracks that are impressive, notably “trane” which features Tony Williams on drums." by William Ruhlmann - Allmusic.
Award :
1989 Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4.5 / 5 ; Discogs : 3.85 / 5 ; New Musical Express : 6 / 10