Drawing on rock, salsa, and jazz, Santana recorded one imaginative, unpredictable gem after another during the 1970s. But Caravanserai is daring even by Santana's high standards. Carlos Santana was obviously very hip to jazz fusion -- something the innovative guitarist provides a generous dose of on the largely instrumental Caravanserai. Whether its approach is jazz-rock or simply rock, this album is consistently inspired and quite adventurous. Full of heartfelt, introspective guitar solos, it lacks the immediacy of Santana or Abraxas. Like the type of jazz that influenced it, this pearl (which marked the beginning of keyboardist/composer Tom Coster's highly beneficial membership in the band) requires a number of listenings in order to be absorbed and fully appreciated. But make no mistake: this is one of Santana's finest accomplishments. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide
Caravanserai
10/01/1972 | Sony
All Music Guide Review
Caravanserai Track Listing
Credits of Caravanserai
- Jules Powell
- Trombone
- Doug Rauch
- Bass, Guitar, Guitar (Bass)
- Rico Reyes
- Percussion, Vocals
- David Rodriguez
- Guitar
- Douglas Rodrigues
- Guitar
- Douglas Rodriguez
- Guitar
- Tom Rutley
- Bass, Bass (Acoustic)
- Hal Miller
- Liner Notes
- Mike Shrieve
- Drums, Producer
- Bob Irwin
- Producer
- Carlos Santana
- Guitar, Vocals, Original Recording Producer, Spoken Word, Producer, Percussion
- Howard Fritzson
- Art Direction
- Vic Anesini
- Mastering
- Joan Chase
- Artwork, Photography
- Lisa Sparagano
- Design
- Baron Wolman
- Photography
- Darren Salmieri
- Artist Coordination
- Paramahansa Yogananda
- Author
- Stephan Moore
- Project Director
- Elizabeth Reilly
- Photo Research
- Santana
- Main Performer
- José Chepitó Areas
- Percussion, Bongos, Timbales, Conga
- Gregg Rolie
- Organ, Keyboards, Piano, Vocals
- Steven Berkowitz
- A&R
- Bob Fereira
- Saxophone
- Wendy Haas
- Piano, Keyboards
- Tom Harrell
- Trumpet
- Glen Kolotkin
- Engineer
- Mike Larner
- Engineer
- James Mingo Lewis
- Percussion, Vocals, Conga, Bongos, Piano
- Michael Shrieve
- Drums, Producer, Original Recording Producer, Spoken Word
- Neal Schon
- Guitar
- Hadley Caliman
- Saxophone
- Tom Coster
- Keyboards, Piano (Electric), Vocals
- Mel Martin
- Saxophone
- Armando Peraza
- Percussion, Bongos, Vocals
- Lenny White
- Percussion, Castanets
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