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Santana -- Blues for Salvador
Carlos Santana
"Blues for Salvador"
Artist Carlos Santana
Album Title Blues for Salvador
Released: Oct 1987
AMG Rating: 4 1/2 stars
Genre: Rock
Styles: Hard Rock, Blues-Rock, Rock & Roll
Time: 44:52
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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. ("Blues for Salvador" won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance.)


TRACK SONG
1. Bailando/Aquatic Park (Santana/Thompson/Vilato)
2. Bella (Crew/Santana/Thompson)
3. I'm Gone (Crew/Santana/Thompson)
4. 'trane (Santana)
5. Deeper, Dig Deeper (Crew/Miles/Santana/Thompson)
6. Mingus (Crew/Santana/Thompson)
7. Now That You Know (Santana)
8. Hannibal (Ligertwood/Pasqua/Rekow/Santana)
9. Blues for Salvador (Santana/Thompson)

ALBUM RELEASES
YEAR FORMAT PUBLISHER NUMBER
1987 CD Columbia CK-40875
CS Columbia FCT-40875

MUSICIANS
Buddy Miles Drums
Tony Williams Drums
Armando Peraza Conga
Greg Walker Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
Alphonso Johnson Bass
Graham Lear Drums
Alex Ligertwood Vocals, Guitar
David Margen Bass
Alan Pasqua Keyboards, Vocals
Raul Rekow Percussion, Chekere
Chris Solberg Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Orestes Vilato Percussion, Bells, Tympani [Timpani]
Carlos Santana Guitar, Performer

PRODUCTION
Michael Jones Coordination
Sterling Producer
Bryan Bell Engineer
Dana Jon Chappelle Engineer
David Crockett Technician
Maureen Droney Engineer
Ken Friedman Photography, Cover Design
Jim Gaines Engineer, Executive Producer, Mixing
Joe Gastwirt Engineer, CD Preparation
Bernie Grundman Mastering
Geno Lucero Technician
Keith Olsen Producer, Engineer, Mixing
Jim Scott Engineer
Chester Thompson Producer
Carlos Santana Producer, Photography
Eric Weber Photography, Cover Design
Kevin Chisholm Technician
Mike Fickes Technician
John Gabrielli Technician
Gary Rashid Coordination
Ren? Castro Illustrations


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