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Singing Winds, Crying Beasts |
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04:51 |
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Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen |
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05:19 |
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Oye Como Va |
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04:19 |
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Incident At Neshabur |
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05:00 |
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Se A Cabo |
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02:52 |
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Mother's Daughter |
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04:28 |
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Samba Pa Ti |
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04:47 |
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Hope You're Feeling Better |
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04:17 |
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El Nicoya |
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01:39 |
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Se A Cabo (Live) |
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03:47 |
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Toussaint L'Overture (Live) |
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04:52 |
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Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen (Live) |
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04:57 |
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Abraxas
Date of Release Sep 1970
Styles Rock & Roll, Blues-Rock, Hard Rock, Psychedelic, Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Latin Rock
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," tembracing 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.] [Abraxas is also available in an import release.] - Alex Henderson
1. Singing Winds, Crying Beasts (Carabello) - 4:48
2. Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen (Green/Szabo) - 5:24
3. Oye Como Va (Puente) - 4:19
4. Incident at Neshabur (Gianuinto/Santana) - 5:02
5. Se a Cabу (Areas) - 2:51
6. Mother's Daughter (Rolie) - 4:28
7. Samba Pa Ti (Santana) - 4:47
8. Hope You're Feeling Better (Rolie) - 4:07
9. El Nicoya (Areas) - 1:32
Michael Shrieve - Drums
Jose Chepitу Areas - Percussion, Conga, Timbales
Gregg Rolie - Keyboards, Vocals
David Brown - Bass, Guitar (Bass), Engineer
Mike Carabello - Percussion, Conga
Fred Catero - Producer
John Fiore - Engineer
Alberto Gianquinto - Piano
Joel
Mati Klarwein - Illustrations
Rico Reyes - Percussion
Mike Shrieve - Drums
Carlos Santana - Guitar, Vocals, Producer
Bob Venosa - Artwork, Graphic Design
1970 LP Columbia 30130
CD Mobile Fidelity 552
1991 CD Mobile Fidelity 552
1990 LP Sony 30130
CD Columbia CK-30130
1990 CD Sony 30130
CS Columbia PCT-30130
MD Columbia CM-30130
1993 Sony 30130
CD Mobile Fidelity UDCD-552
2000 CD Digital Sound 4434
