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Superb all analogue audiophile remaster by German label Speakers Corner. Majestic 1973 epic w/guest John McLaughlin.
I bought this album along with "Amigos" as an afterthought. Based off the strength of "Europa", I thought I would love "Amigos" and rarely listen to this album. Instead, the opposite is true. "Amigos", with the very notable exception of Europa, is a lazy, re-heated lump of banality for the masses who could never seem to get enough of "Oye Como Va." THIS album, however, is a gem.This is the third in Santana's foray into jazz, along with Caravanserai and Borboletta. This album features the widow of John Coltrane on piano, Anita, as well as a cover of Coltrane's "Welcome".The album opens with a trippy orchestral piece which is apparently based on Dvorak's "New World Symphony" (I love both pieces but I fail to hear the resemblance). The opener feels like an out of body experience where the listener is chasing the light at the end of the tunnel. It' the only way I can describe it. Throughout the album, the rhythms are complex and diverse. "Mother Africa" is a GORGEOUS song, and quite the percussion display: my favorite song on the album. "Flame-Sky" is an instrumental masterpiece rivalling "Promise of the Fisherman" off "Borboretta." There are some dated tracks like "When I Look Into Your Eyes" that scream orange shag carpeting, wood panels, afros and everything 70s, but if that detracts you from your appreciation of the album overall, feel free to listen to Duran Duran or Nickelback instead.