Santana - 1998-08-07 - Santa Fe, NM (SBD)

Santana

1998-08-07

Paolo Soleri Amphitheatre,

Santa Fe, NM 

Soundboard Recording

320 kbsp

Artwrok Included

01. Bacalao Con Pan

02. Europa

03. Day Of Celebration

04. Mumbo Jumbo

05. Spiritual > Yaleo

06. Right On > Get On

07. Live Your Light

08. Savor > Karl Perazzo > Raul Rekow

09. Chester Thompson > Love

10. Get It In Your Soul

11. Benny Rietveld

12. Apache

13. One Fine Morning

14. Rodney Holmes

15. Summertime

16. Black Magic Woman> Gypsy Queen

17. Oye Como Va

18. I Am That I Am

19. Jingo > Band Introduction

Santana - 1998-08-07 - Santa Fe, NM  (SBD)

In May 1992, Carlos Santana released Milago, his 16th studio album. Milagro, which means "miracle" in Spanish, was dedicated to the lives of Miles Davis and Bill Graham, both of whom passed away in late 1991. Unfortunately for Carlos, the album became his first not to chart in the Billboard Top 100. It was an omen of things to come. The 1990’s were a difficult time for Santana, as his commercial appeal was at its absolute lowest point. That would not change until the last year of the decade, when he returned to the top of the charts with the album Supernatural and the single Smooth. Despite the lack of commercial success during most of the decade, Carlo continued to tour, and his live shows remained electrifying, even if his studio music was not. This soundboard recording captures Santana in Sana Fe on August 7, 1998, 22 years ago today.

Carlo Santana/Jerry Garcia Connections

• The links between Santana and Jerry Garcia/the Grateful Dead go back to the 1960s, when both bands emerged from the San Francisco music scene. 
• In fact, some sources claim that Garcia helped mentor Carlos at the beginning of his career
• The 2 bands would often share the bill together, such as at a New Year’s Eve 1968 show at Winterland or a jam session along with the Jefferson Airplane in February 1970 at the Family Dog. 
• Both bands, of course, appeared at Woodstock in 1969. 
• In the late 1980s and early 1990s. Santana served as the Dead’s lead in band for numerous shows. On several occasions, Carlos joined the Dead on stage for a few numbers. 
• Bill Graham would play a major role in promoting shows by both Santana and The Grateful Dead throughout both bands’ long storied careers. It's no surprise then that both Santana and The Dead played at the concert in Graham’s honor in November 1991 after the fabled promoters tragic death.