Santana
Caravanserai
Label: Speakers Corner
Genre: 60s / 70s Rock / Pop / Progressive / Kraut
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Just how thrilling this sounds is already evident from the first number on the disc, with its sounds of nature, twisted rhythms, and little snatches of melody, which – as in several other titles – remains spellbinding even without the fascinating drive of Santana’s lead-sound. Of course there is plenty of solo material on the guitar which manifests itself in exuberant improvisations with a fusion of rock, salsa and jazz elements. When listening to this well-oiled rhythm machine, one quite rightly gets the impression that this unique band has stretched itself to its limits, and it is not by mere coincidence that they split up shortly afterwards. What has remained is one of the most powerful Santana records ever made.
Carlos Santana (g, perc); Hadley Caliman (sax); Gregg Rolie (org, p); Wendy Haas (p); Tom Coster (el-p); Neal Schon (g); , Douglas Rauch (g,b); Tom Rutley (b); Mike Shrieve (dr); Jose Chepito Areas, Armando Peraza (perc), a.o.
Recording: February and May 1972
This Speakers Corner LP was remastered using pure analogue components only, from the master tapes through to the cutting head