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Australian Import
Carlos himself chose the 33 tracks on this nicely annotated, limited-edition overview! Includes Evil Ways; Jingo; Soul Sacrifice; Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen; Oye Como Va; Samba Pa Ti; Love, Devotion and Surrender (previously unavailable in the U.S.!); She's Not There; Everybody's Everything; Stormy; Well All Right; Winning; Hold On , and more. Guitar hero, world-music pioneer, and Latin-rock superstar--Carlos Santana embodies them all on this 33-track double-disc anthology of the legend's first 20 years in music. Yet none of those labels seem to capture the true musical essence of the mercurial, Mexican-born icon. Literally from the very beginning here (the furiously rhythmic 1969 reworking of Nigerian star Babatunde's Olatunji's "Jingo"), Santana cuts his own rewarding and peculiar swath across rock history, whether giving similar "Jingo" treatment to Tito Puente's "Oye Como Va" or infusing the meat-and-potatoes R&B of "Everybody's Everything" with his emotional soloing. While that familiar, warm guitar tone adds compelling new dimensions to covers of staples like the Zombies' "She's Not There" and the Classics IV's "Stormy," as well as to the string of '80s hits also included here, it's the sense of spiritual freedom he gives tracks like Joe Zawinul's "In a Silent Way" and the gorgeous, understated "Europa" that seem his greatest legacy. And lest anyone thought the pop affectations of the Grammy-winning Supernatural a fluke, there are plenty of reminders in the set's second half (the joyous funk of "Vera Cruz," his bluesy duet with John Lee Hooker, "The Healer") to remind us that Santana's commercial timing has oft been as masterful as his fleet-fingered soloing.
Condition: NEW Sealed
TRACK LISTINGS
Disc 1
1. Jingo (Album Verision) Santana 4:22
2. Evil Ways Santana 3:56
3. Soul Sacrifice Santana 6:37
4. Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen Santana 5:21
5. Oye Como Va Santana 4:16
6. Samba Pa' Ti Santana 4:46
7. Everybody's Everything Santana 3:31
8. No One To Depend On Santana 5:24
9. Toussaint L'Overture Santana 5:56
10. Guajira Santana 5:45
11. La Fuente Del Ritmo Santana 5:10
12. In A Silent Way (Live) Santana 7:58
13. Love, Devotion & Surrender Santana 3:39
14. Mirage Santana 4:43
15. Carnaval Santana 2:16
16. Let The Children Play Santana 3:29
17. Jugando
Disc 2
1. She's Not There Santana 4:10
2. Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana) (Live) Santana 7:59
3. Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile) Santana 5:05
4. Stormy Santana 4:46
5. Well All Right Santana 4:11
6. Open Invitation Santana 4:45
7. Aqua Marine Santana 5:36
8. You Know That I Love You Santana 3:57
9. All I Ever Wanted Santana 3:35
10. Winning Santana 3:27
11. Hold On Santana 4:37
12. Nowhere To Run Santana 2:53
13. Say It Again Santana 3:29
14. Veracruz Santana 3:46
15. Blues For Salvador Santana 5:48
16. The Healer Santana;John Lee Hooker 5:39
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