Santana - 1973-03-30 - Columbus, GA (SBD)

Santana
1973-03-30
Memorial Coliseum
Columbus, GA
Soundboard recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

01. Going Home > A-1 Funk > Every Step Of The Way
02. Samba Pa Ti
03. Look Up (To See What’s Coming Down)
04. Just In Time To See The Sun
05. Incident At Neshabur
06. Bambele
07. Bambele
08. Stone Flower
09. Batucada
10. Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba)
11. Waiting > Castillos De Arena, Part 1 (Sand Castle)
12. Free Angela
13. Castillos De Arena, Part 2 (Sand Castle)
14. Earth
15. Se A Cabo

Santana - 1973-03-30 - Columbus, GA (SBD)

1973: When Santana went on tour in early 1973, the band and their leader were both going through periods of change. The band's most recent album, Caravanserai, released in late 1973, was departure from Santana's earlier work. The album featured more of a jazz sound, as opposed to the mix of rock and salsa which highlighted prior albums. When the band finished recording the album, Gregg Rolie and Neil Schon both left the group, going off to launch Journey. In the wake of their departures, Carlos formed a new version of the band, with Armando Peraza and Chepito Areas on percussion, Doug Rauch on bass, Michael Shrieve on drums, and Tom Coster and Richard Kermode on keyboards. Santana's personal life also was in transition at this time. He married Deborah King, he daughter of the late blues singer and guitarist, Saunders King. He and Deborah became disciples of Sri Chinmoy, an Indian philosopher and spiritualist. Carlos was given the spiritual name Devadip, meaning the lamp, light and eye of God. Further changes would come later in the decade, as Santana's music would evolve to having a more AOR sound. Through all the change, however, one thing remained constant, Santana's ability to light up a concert arena. This soundboard recording captures him in Columbus on March 30, 1973, 44 years ago today.