Abraxas

by Santana

Overview

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. ~ Alex Henderson

Product Details

Release Date:	12/18/2020
Label:	Sony Music / Columbia / Legacy
UPC:	0888751942912
Rank:	553

Tracks

1. Singing Winds, Crying Beasts [Album Version]
2. Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen
3. Oye Como Va [Album Version]
4. Incident at Neshabur
5. Se a Cabo
6. Mother's Daughter [Album Version]
7. Samba Pa Ti [Album Version]
8. Hope You're Feeling Better
9. El Nicoya [Album Version]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Santana   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Rico Reyes   Vocals,Percussion
Carlos Santana   Guitar,Vocals,Lead Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Gregg Rolie   Vocals,Keyboards,Lead Vocals
Jose "Chepito" Areas   Congas,Timbales,Percussion
Michael Shrieve   Drums
Alberto Gianquinto   Piano
David Brown   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Dave Brown   Guitar (Bass)
Mike Carabello   Congas,Percussion

Technical Credits

Fred Catero   Audio Production,Producer
Rico Reyes   Arranger
Carlos Santana   Arranger,Composer,Producer
John Fiore   Engineer,Audio Engineer
Gabor Szabo   Composer
Gregg Rolie   Arranger,Composer
Jose "Chepito" Areas   Arranger,Composer
Santana   Arranger,Producer,Audio Production
Neal Schon   Composer
Michael Shrieve   Composer
Tito Puente   Composer
Alberto Gianquinto   Composer
David Brown   Composer,Engineer,Audio Engineer
Dave Brown   Engineer
Peter Green   Composer
Mike Carabello   Arranger,Composer
Bob Venosa   Artwork,Graphic Design
Tim de Paravicini   Consultant,Technical Support
Joan Chase   Insert Photography
Edmund Meitner   Consultant,Technical Support
Marianne Schmidt   Cover Photo
Shawn R. Britton   Mastering
Annie Rudder   Continuity
Mati Klarwein   Illustrations
Jim Marshall   Photography
Rob LoVerde   Mastering
Michael Carabello   Composer