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Santana Abraxas [Bonus Tracks] Release Date: 1998 08 25 Running Time: 37:18 Label: Columbia The San Francisco Bay Area rock scene of the late '60s was one that encouraged radical experimentation and discouraged the type of mindless conformity that's often plagued corporate rock. When one considers just how different Santana, Jefferson Airplane, Moby Grape, and the Grateful Dead sounded, it becomes obvious just how much it was encouraged. In the mid-'90s, an album as eclectic as Abraxas would be considered a marketing exec's worst nightmare. But at the dawn of the 1970s, this unorthodox mix of rock, jazz, salsa, and blues proved quite successful. Whether adding rock elements to salsa king Tito Puente's "Oye Como Va," embracing instrumental jazz-rock on "Incident at Neshabur" and "Samba Pa Ti," or tackling moody blues-rock on Fleetwood Mac's "Black Magic Woman," the band keeps things unpredictable yet cohesive. Many of the Santana albums that came out in the '70s are worth acquiring, but for novices, Abraxas is an excellent place to start. [Columbia/Legacy's 1998 reissue of Abraxas featured three previously unreleased tracks -- "Se a Cabo," "Toussaint l'Overture," "Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen" -- which were all recorded live at the Royal Albert Hall on April 18, 1970.] Alex Henderson, All Music Guide Tracks: Title Composer Time 1 Singing Winds, Crying Beasts Carabello 4:51 2 Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen Szabo, Green 5:19 3 Oye Como Va Puente 4:19 4 Incident at Neshabur Gianquinto, Santana 5:00 5 Se a Cabo Areas 2:52 6 Mother's Daughter Rolie 4:28 7 Samba Pa Ti Santana 4:47 8 Hope You're Feeling Better Rolie 4:17 9 Nicoya Areas 1:39 10 Se a Cabo [Live][#][*] Areas 3:47 11 Toussaint l'Overture [Live][#][*] Shrieve, Areas, Rolie, Carabello, Brown, Santana 4:52 12 Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen [Live][#][*] Szabo, Green 4:57 Releases: Year Type Label 1998 CD Columbia 1998 CD Columbia/Legacy 2005 CD Columbia/Legacy 1998 CD Import 2002 CD Sony 2000 CD Sony International 2004 CD Sony International 2006 CD Sony International 1998 CD Sony Mid-Price 1998 CS Columbia/Legacy 2001 SCD Columbia/Legacy

Group Members: Vorriece Cooper Richard Kermode Luther Rabb Curtis Salgado James Mingo Lewis More >> Similar Artists: Neal Schon Buddy Miles John McLaughlin Jaco Pastorius Mandrill More >>

Influenced By: Jimi Hendrix John Coltrane Miles Davis Fleetwood Mac Bob Dylan More >> Followers: Joe Satriani deSol War Smoke City P.O.D. More >>

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