Santana - 1973-02-26 - Philadelphia, PA (SBD)

Santana

1973-02-26

Spectrum

Philadelphia, PA

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. Stone Flower

08. Batucada

09. Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba)

10. Stone Flower

11. Waiting

12. Castillos De Arena, Part 1 (Sand Castle)

13. Free Angela/Aranjuez

14. Mantra/Kyoto

15. Castillos De Arena, Part 2 (Sand Castle)/Earth

16. Se A Cabo

17. Savor

18. Toussaint L’Overture

Santana - 1973-02-26 - Philadelphia, PA (SBD)

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 Philadelphia on February 26, 1973, 51 years ago today.