@@Cal-ge8vl Tom Coster just explodes on Moonflower. What a. band and what a record. I love Greg Walkers lead vocals on it. He is my fave singer for Santana - I dig Rollie but Walker has a sweet soul edge to it and is warmer. Rollies vocals on Caravan are the weakest part of the record. Imagine Greg Walker's voice on it
For me, side 1 was perfect. The band never sounded better and Carlos's guitar on Song of the Wind took flight into the celestial. The album is a masterpiece that will stand the test of time.
"Caravanserai" is a timeless masterpiece that I have cherished since the seventies, listening to it from beginning to end whenever I need an emotional boost and inspiration. This album never ceases to captivate me. Words cannot express my gratitude to Santana, and everyone involved in creating this extraordinary work. It is truly a gift to humanity living in our lifetime. Thank you also for dedicating the time to craft this story and making it accessible to those who still hold this moment in time dear.
Me too mikestanislaus1107, for me there's no others Santana albums so dense of evocation sense of spirituality and Mother Nature like that trio, I love them!
When Caravasarai came out, Not One of My Friends Liked It!!! I EMBRACED IT AS UNIQUE FOR ITS TIME, NOW A MASTERPIECE!!! I STILL LISTEN TO IT EVEN TODAY!! 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸 Great Documentary For The SANTANA FANS!!
This is my dad's absolute favorite album out of all of his Santana albums that he has this is the one that he loves the most but my personal favorite is definitely abraxas 👍🥁💯
My brother bought this and I didn’t quite get it. But it started to grow on me when I started listening to The Mahavishnu Orchestra and Miles Davis. Now I appreciate it it’s an excellent album . Very jazzy with Latin at its core.
I had to watch this again (maybe my fourth time now) and then send it to my friend Alan! Brilliant documentary! With the new MOFI release of this album, I now have 7 different pressings of this album.
I am 70 years old, am an lucky that my parents let me go on a high school trip to Spain and Morocco...This album was out in both countries when we were there, and I heard it throughout Malaga, Fez, Casablanca, and Marrakech. I could not wait to buy the album when I got home...I have the CD on my clock radio to wake me up every day, thanks to the crickets....
I agree, the severe underrated aspect is mindblowing. It's often discarded by fans and experts...it lives in a special place though, in the place where the heart WANTS to listen! Thank you very much for watching!
This vision of fusion jazz music I feel will never be duplicated . To hear these young musicians come together and play with such chemistry and cohesiveness is truly remarkable . RIP Duggy Raush Richard Kermode
Doug and Richard added that great groove that Santana has never had since. Doug's incredible sense of timing and rhythm along with Richard's salsa and Brazilian jazz grooves added such a great feel to the music with a ton of energy. I saw the Santana band again in September of 74 after those 2 had left and I felt a huge hole in the sound.....Michael had left by then too, so that sure didn't help.
Tom Coster was my neighbor while I grew up. He is a very nice man, and a brilliant player. This was his first one with Santana. When I spoke to him last, I told him my fave was the Moonflower album, and he agreed that was one of the very best line ups. His son, Tommy Jr is quite the producer of hip hop - M&M, Dr. Dre etc. Impressive. They have a wonderful studio in their home where Tom does his solo work and all kinds of jazz stars come there to jam and record with him.
@@garylove5475 Indeed! Yes, Tom is a brilliant player and I think he was under utilized in Santana. Despite that, he added so much color and soul to the band. The Coster years of Santana are my favorite. The calibre of the players and the playing just catapulted the band. Cheers.
Spiritual Albums of SANTANA are always severely underrated! DEVADIP's Path is not the easy one! Only for the happy few...Don't expect this music to be a GRAMMY winner! Anyway, CARAVANSERAI is a Milestone in Santana's Discography! Thanks for this documentary!
This is the first Santana album that I bought with my own earned money. I was 12 and that was about the time I started mowing lawns and painted houses. I could buy a new record a couple of times a month and still buy my school clothes.
I painted houses too! Bought a 66 GTO and then taught guitar lessons to pay off my 3 yr car loan. My boss Mary is 101 and the last rosie riviter! She owned Doug Torres guitar studio Castro Valley Ca.with her son. Jingo convinced Mom and I that I should learn guitar. I play better than ever...not braggn just sayn..Thanks Carlos!
I had a falling out with Dad... no talking for 14 yrs.. then Zi get a letter from him. Soooo....I wonder what I listen to while reading? took me 3 days to decide. Samba Pa Ti. Its the father son healing music for me.
Honestly one of my favourite albums of all time!! It’s like a religious experience listen to Caravanserai. I bought the album in 1984 and fell in love with it. Great headphone album! “Welcome” and “Lotus” and “Borboletta” are also masterpiece albums. I love all Santana up to Moonflower. I’ve been lucky enough to see Carlos a few times. In 1989 I saw Jeff Beck open for Santana in Toronto. That was incredible! Looking forward to this,Jose! Cheers ✌️
Also… great to see the Voices Of East Harlem and their music in here. Doug was an incredible bass player…. Imagine having been at that Tanglewood show !
Got this when I was 13. I am 64 now…First I did not like it. No hits. But soon I started to understand it. Have listened this album more than any other Santana albums over the years. Thanks for the very interesting bakcground story! 👏👏👏
Fantastic album, love it! It's a real fusion of styles: jazz fusion, prog rock and psychedelic rock, funk, world music. There was still some of the Latin rock from the first 3 albums, but Caravanserai was the first album that Carlos Santana really started to move away from the sound of the first 3 albums and into other more experimental territories. My favorite Santana album, followed by Santana 3 and Borboletta, making up my top 3.
I’ll never tire of this album. Loved it since it was first released. This and Borboletta have given me so much joy. I saw Santana live numerous times during the 70s in a number of countries
One of my favorite albums of all time. Brilliant. Probably my favorite Santana album (I go back and forth between Caravanserai and Santana 3). Great job, thank you.
I fell in love with Santana in 1967 when I first heard "Evil Ways" and followed his musical journey with each new album. When I heard Caravanserai, I didn't completely understand it, but I was captivated by it and couldn't stop listening to it. It took me on a musical exploration that has never stopped and the music of that album has only grown more attractive and enticing with the passing years. íViva Santana!
Yes man i hear you, the beauty of this record is that you never get tired of it but discover new things with every spin! Thank you very much for watching!
My favorite Santana album. It's an incredible amalgamation of Latin rhythms, jazz & rock with a mysterious element. Stoneflower is intoxicating..simply fabulous.
I really like 2014's Shape Shifter, Santana came back to the source a bit. But yeah, he never went back to THIS stuff. Thank you very much for watching!
Simply put, it is a great album. Not just a great Santana album, but a great album, period. It vaulted Carlos from a popular hit maker into the realms of John MacLaughlin and Pink Floyd. It was Carlos' concept album, a popular goal at the time. It was a step up to the highest level of musicianship. Whether the public loved it or not, it stood as a must-have album for progressive rock people ever since. It commanded attention, and respect.
I hadn’t thought about connections between Miles Davis and Santana before but now it seems so obvious. Thanks for that revelation and now I have a few more albums to download and listen to.
Hi JCM, I returned to watch this great video again. As I said before in an earlier post, I saw the Santana band live in 1973, with the late great Doug Rauch on bass, Richard Kermode on keyboards ( along with Tom Coster) and Leon Thomas . Because of witnessing this band live, the Santana lineup between 1972 up to 1974 is by far my all time favorite. Doug's bass playing blew me away. His sense of rhythm and percussion was like having the rhythm and dynamics of Armando Perraz'as congas and Chepito's timbales being transposed to an electric bass. So fluid, flowing and funky too. I still have heard nothing like it since. Richard's Latin / Salsa grooves on the Rhodes also added a lot of energy and melody to the songs too. I could really appreciate what they had added to the band after they left.........as I saw Santana again a couple times in 1974 and later.........and the energy and grooves just weren't what they were in 1973. For me, it was like the magic was missing, although I still loved Carlos's playing when he had the Gibson L-6S later that year. When I saw Carlos sit in for an encore with the Mahavishnu Orchestra in May ( or June ? ) of 1974, Carlos was still playing his sunburst Les Paul......which was my all time favorite sounding axe that I saw him use live. I believe that McLaughlin was playing through a Mesa Boogie Mk 1 also for that show. Anyway, I really enjoyed the photo inserts you put in the video of the city scapes. That's just how San Francisco looked back then , which for me added to the whole exciting vibe that was going on with music at that time. I still hope some video of Wendy Haas shows up somewhere from back then. .....I also wish ......and have to believe that someone has some video from the 1973 tour of Santana & McLaughlin together promoting their Love Devotion and Surrender album. Thanks again and God bless.
Your comment is spot on and i'm honored you rewatched it. I like to add images of the time and place because i just can't listen to the music without these images, they provide the "feel" right? Glad it complements the contents. Wendy Haas, such a talented musician right? Oh man the Santana and Mahavishnu John needs to see the light of day!
Thanks so much for this excellent review and overview… brilliant. This album followed by Borboletto and Welcome (alongside the brilliant album with Alice Coltrane and his album with John McGlaughlin “Love Devotion And Surrender”) for me are the absolute pinnacle of Santana’s achievement. All of it inspired by his spiritual path at that time. Magnificent music that I continue to listen to 50 years after first hearing it. If you don’t know those other albums I Urge you to listen to them. Transcendent!!
Great video about what I consider to be my fav Santana album. It's so diverse and the musician playing is phenomenal. I can hear Mile Bitches Brew, On The Corner and Miles In The Sky being big contributors to Caravanserai being made. This is a musicians musician album all the way.
Oh yeah man, the Miles Davis influence is there. Neal Schon's guitar on the first track has the McLaughlin influence! Thank you very much for watching!
Far out!✨️ A absolute favorite of mine....lots of journies and trips with this one. Carlos is a spiritual master here. One of the best overlooked albums ever.
Ahh my favourite Santana album. I have to say J, that I'm glad your moving into your other favourite bands now you've finished your zeppelin mission. Mate , you went deeper than anyone ever went into Zep and that work is now forever and we are thankful. I hope you go as deep with others and Jeff Beck. Love your stuff brother.❤
I am still several albums away from my Zeppelin mission but yeah, it was scary at first working on the Deep Purple video outside of Zepp but now, i feel confident in going to other worlds. There's a lot on my list.....so little time :) Thank you very much for watching!
Wow! We have very similar musical taste. This is also one of my favorite albums of all times. I NEVER get tired of it. Your right you have to listen to the album from beginning to end to fully appreciate it as a true musical masterpiece. I first heard it in 1991. That year I saw the best concert ever in my life, Carlos Santana live at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles. He played for over 3 hours with no opening act! He was touring the Spirits Dancing In The Flesh album. Thank you so much for this video it is making me so nostalgic!!!
You heard it in 1991, wow. You definitely witnessed Carlos a killer venue like the Greek. 3 hours with no opening act....DAMN. I like some stuff on Spirits Dancing in the Flesh, it's not his greatest but i like the honesty of his works you know? Thank you very much for watching!
I love this album and really appreciate your documentary on it. Have been listening to it since it came out. Have to admit, I didn't like it so much at first, but I grew into it and glad it did.
This album was just one of about ten albums in 1972 that I will always remember and play just to remind me of how beautiful 1972 was. The other 9 lps will blow your mind ❤❤!
I loved it when it came out. then 10 years later hearing it blasting across Lake Shasta on a houseboat, it was again a revelation and joy. I owned the album from release until 2008. 3:05
This has been a very great experience watching these Santana videos. Thanks so much, JCM. I am not very knowledgeable outside of the first album, Abraxas, and Welcome with John Mclaughlin. I am hoping for an ELP Brain Salad Surgery video. Thx
I learned to surf in 1974-5 to Santana. Sitting in a VW bug on the beach in between surfing. Caravanserai, Welcome and Borboleta. Caravanserai was the soundtrack of finally surfing my first waves successfully. For 16 years forward I chased waves and Santana concerts in California. Add, Amigos, Festival and the whole Lotus, Mahavishnu and Alice Coltrane music Burned into my heart and mind with every beautiful wave I caught. Carlos Santana and surfing go together in the Eternal Caravan of life perfectly.
Thanx for this! I saw SANTANA twice opening for Jeff Beck. It was 1995 I saw them at the beginning and the end of the tour. They played at Jones Beach and had 2 drummers and alot of 60s type decorations. They go on this improvised jam then all come back together to the song! There was an unnanounced appearance from a member of SANTO AND JOHNNY ( " Sleepwalk"- which oddly enough Jeff Beck recorded for " Porkys Revenge" soundtrack. Cant remember which member it was. Santana performed Bob Marleys " Standup". At the end of the tour in NYC Palladium Terry Bozzio joined on percussion on one song and Vernon Reid joined in on a song called " Sunra". I was blown away. If thats not enough Jeff Beck was also on the bill!!!
@@JCM-LedZeppelin-Stories That chemistry of musicians that Carlos’ vision brought together at that time and place will never happen again ….not to mention you can’t replace the magic and cohesiveness of Kermode , Perazza , Duggy Chepito, Mingo Lewis , Leon Thomas
🎼🎸🎶Santana songs were my strength in a bands I played guitar in the early 70,s . He is still relevant after all these years ,l continue to love his music and play
you never forget the moment you first heard Caravanserai; i kept playing it over and over back in the days of its release; it was other worldly; one had to go to the source and hear him live, see him live; there was no looking back after this album; it was like Blood on the Tracks, a before and after moment; Carlos was light years away from his nearest rivals; this documentary opens up a new window into that before and after moment;
You mean Dylan's Blood on the Tracks? that's a great record too man. Carlos really touched upon a very special source of music. Wished he remained there a bit longer you know? He's still an icon in my book! Thank you very much for watching!
Thanks for all the great research. This is by far my most visited album of Carlos career. I like the idea of moving Song of the Wind to the last track. My favorite track of the entire album. It has a cathedral like presenttion in all of its elements.
I think the more Santana ventured into Supernatural and SuperCommercial stuff....the more these 70s albums gain momentum, back to a time and place where Carlos was one with the music, not the music business. While he's still great, he used to not have to worry about modern day record labels! Thanks for watching!
The album of my life and which changed the way I approach a musical work. “Caravanseraï” and “The Swwing of Delight” are the two albums that led me to jazz and an infinite love for John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock and, inevitably, Miles Davis.
Listened untill 14:47, then I listened to the album. It is still pure magic. As was Welcome and Borboletta. Stevie Wonder also did some masterpieces in the same period, I believe Music of my mind was one of them. Santanas first was as special, he mixed rock, blues and latin. Blod, sweat and tears mixed big band and rock. Thank the lord my ears were big enough to take all that great music in. Love and peace!
Great video. Thank you ! 1972 to 1974 is my favorite Santana time frame for many reasons. Doug Rauch, Richard Kermode, Carlos' guitar , tone and the Mesa Boogie Mk 1. Good to see the pic of Wendy Haas too. I love her voice and thought she did a great job sharing " Love , Devotion, and Surrender with the amazingly soulful Leon Thomas. I feel blessed that I was able to see Santana's "Lotus" band lineup live.
Great comment on the Mesa MK1, it certainly change the TONE for good. Wendy was tremendously talented, i wished there was more info on her you know? You saw this band live.........WOW man, that's SICK! Thank you very much for watching!
As a big fan of the first four Santana albums, I deeply appreciate the extensive research you’ve done on your videos. Thank you! Looking forward to seeing the Carlos official documentary movie soon.
I don't know what it is about Hinduism or other Eastern religions that inspires the most progressive and complex type of music in the 70s, but I'm reminded that Todd Rundgren's Utopia and "Initiation" came from the same religious fountain as "Caravanserai" and "Tales from Topographic Oceans". It was music that was truly out of this world and beyond the minds of the average listener, more mysterious than even the most LSD-inspired music in the 60s ever did
Wonderful video! Thank you. This is the first time Tom Coster played. I love this album. It is the long drive/commute album. It goes deep. This is really beautiful music. Vishnu and Miles/Weather Report was the buzz.....those were the days.
It is a deep album, 100%. Tom Coster was such a key figure for Carlos, he deserves tons of CREDIT. Glad he wrote Europa! So many great records at the time, it was really opening the doors into great things then punk/ disco came along! I wonder why....
First Santana album I bought aged 14 in 1976 , on cassette because I had £3 and it was cheaper than others at £2.99 ! What a discovery ! Awesome , a spiritual experience , never tire of it . Yes , favourite Santana album .
Another great video, i think I first saw Santana as a teenager in the Woodstock movie on cable one day, i liked it. Heard all the hitson the radio. And bought the first 3 Santana and loved them. I borrowed this one and couldn't get into it, I had become a huge metal head by this time and this was too jazzy for me. Cut to today, I watched the video and then went to your cut of the album, I went into it with the mindset of it being a journey. I had a bit of herb and sat down to listen and I must say I was blown away. Thank you for sending me this transcendent work of art.
Man. I'd like to see a video of the first 3 albums too...all played a big part of my life. Also Louts...the live album released in 74 I believe. Recorded in 73 in Japan. You could only get it in Japan for years. But got myself a copy years ago and that album has taken me deep places. And gives you a feel of how the band really was at this time!
Hey man that's where i am going for! I have a video on The Making of Santana 3 if you haven't watched it yet. I love those first three albums, in my opinion one of the greatest trilogy in classic rock history. Thanks so much for watching!
While I enjoy the early song-focused albums, Caravanserai is definitely my favourite of their releases. Thanks for illuminating the circumstances of this gem of a record and taking me back to a memorably different time of my life through the music
Thank you. I was never certain whether I liked this album out of nostalgia (bought it in 74) or for its timeless quality but now I think its the latter.
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An absolute masterpiece of rock fusion. Waves Within is not only his best guitar work, but one of the greatest songs of that era.
100% right man. It's an AMAZING record top to bottom! Thank you very much for watching, stay tuned for the next deep dive!
It’s my favorite Santana album and it still sounds amazingly timeless.
Serious jams. I love it too. Moonflower is also in this vein/jazz feel. Coster kills it, just smokes.
Same here, along with Welcome and Lotus (the live record). This is really an amazing record. Furthermore I saw this lineup open for Tower of Power.
I absolutely love this album. I'm so glad that the micro SD card has increased in storage because this album is on it.
@@Cal-ge8vl Tom Coster just explodes on Moonflower. What a. band and what a record. I love Greg Walkers lead vocals on it. He is my fave singer for Santana - I dig Rollie but Walker has a sweet soul edge to it and is warmer. Rollies vocals on Caravan are the weakest part of the record. Imagine Greg Walker's voice on it
For me, side 1 was perfect. The band never sounded better and Carlos's guitar on Song of the Wind took flight into the celestial. The album is a masterpiece that will stand the test of time.
I saw Santana in London in November 1972 and I still haven’t forgotten what a brilliant concert it was. Thanks for the memories.
"Caravanserai" is a timeless masterpiece that I have cherished since the seventies,
listening to it from beginning to end whenever I need an emotional boost and inspiration.
This album never ceases to captivate me. Words cannot express my gratitude to Santana, and everyone involved in creating this extraordinary work. It is truly a gift to humanity living in our lifetime.
Thank you also for dedicating the time to craft this story
and making it accessible to those who still hold this moment in time dear.
Not to take away from the first three albums, but Caravanserai, Welcome and Barboletta are my holy trinity of Santana albums. Love it!
I 'm Agree with You , but I add "Illuminations"with Alice Coltrane and "Love Devotion and Surrender" with John McLaughlin .
I think Borboleta compliments Caravanserai very nicely.
Amigos, Dance Sister Dance
Moonflower - best album
To add some more, lol.
Me too mikestanislaus1107, for me there's no others Santana albums so dense of evocation sense of spirituality and Mother Nature like that trio, I love them!
When Caravasarai came out, Not One of My Friends Liked It!!! I EMBRACED IT AS UNIQUE FOR ITS TIME, NOW A MASTERPIECE!!! I STILL LISTEN TO IT EVEN TODAY!! 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸 Great Documentary For The SANTANA FANS!!
I was 12 years old and listening to this album and still listening to this day am 64 now.
This is my dad's absolute favorite album out of all of his Santana albums that he has this is the one that he loves the most but my personal favorite is definitely abraxas 👍🥁💯
My brother bought this and I didn’t quite get it. But it started to grow on me when I started listening to The Mahavishnu Orchestra and Miles Davis. Now I appreciate it it’s an excellent album . Very jazzy with Latin at its core.
The greatest collection of music/songs on one vinyl. Thank you very much for this entry
This is music for serious listeners, for aficionados of great fusion and world influences. Love it.
I had to watch this again (maybe my fourth time now) and then send it to my friend Alan! Brilliant documentary! With the new MOFI release of this album, I now have 7 different pressings of this album.
Oh man that's great stuff, thanks so much. I love this album....LOVE IT. The MOFI must be incredible!
I am 70 years old, am an lucky that my parents let me go on a high school trip to Spain and Morocco...This album was out in both countries when we were there, and I heard it throughout Malaga, Fez, Casablanca, and Marrakech. I could not wait to buy the album when I got home...I have the CD on my clock radio to wake me up every day, thanks to the crickets....
One of my top 10 albums of all time. This album is severely underrated.
I agree, the severe underrated aspect is mindblowing. It's often discarded by fans and experts...it lives in a special place though, in the place where the heart WANTS to listen! Thank you very much for watching!
i fully agree. this album is timeless
I said this before…it is a 💎 in the Santana catalog… Following the first three Perfect albums!!!❤To Santana forever!!
I'm now 65 & Caravanserai, Borboletta & Welcome are my favorite 3 - Interesting video as well!!
It was a jazz fusion trilogy indeed! Thank you very much for watching! Stay tuned for more!
@@JCM-LedZeppelin-Stories 🙏😊
Carvanserai, Borboletta and Welcome.
Same here.......the Santana band was playing on a level so high back then that's never happened with them since.
This vision of fusion jazz music I feel will never be duplicated . To hear these young musicians come together and play with such chemistry and cohesiveness is truly remarkable . RIP Duggy Raush Richard Kermode
Doug and Richard added that great groove that Santana has never had since. Doug's incredible sense of timing and rhythm along with Richard's salsa and Brazilian jazz grooves added such a great feel to the music with a ton of energy. I saw the Santana band again in September of 74 after those 2 had left and I felt a huge hole in the sound.....Michael had left by then too, so that sure didn't help.
Listen to this along with Miles' In a Silent Way in the dark..it doesn't get much better than that.
My favorite album of all time!!!! Thank you!
The first four Santana albums are iconic
Just loved those crickets at the beginning of caravanserai ---I bought it in 1973 --no regrets --brilliant guitar work !
Right? Them crickets welcome you for an open invitation into ZEBOP!
@@JCM-LedZeppelin-Stories Err --what exactly is ZEBOP ?
🍃🌬Song of the Wind...
Tom Coster was my neighbor while I grew up. He is a very nice man, and a brilliant player. This was his first one with Santana. When I spoke to him last, I told him my fave was the Moonflower album, and he agreed that was one of the very best line ups. His son, Tommy Jr is quite the producer of hip hop - M&M, Dr. Dre etc. Impressive. They have a wonderful studio in their home where Tom does his solo work and all kinds of jazz stars come there to jam and record with him.
Tom Coster certainly helped Santana get back on his feet, i think his contributions are criminally underrated.
I loved Coster’s playing and in particular Take Me With You on Amigos
@@garylove5475 Indeed! Yes, Tom is a brilliant player and I think he was under utilized in Santana. Despite that, he added so much color and soul to the band. The Coster years of Santana are my favorite. The calibre of the players and the playing just catapulted the band. Cheers.
Spiritual Albums of SANTANA are always severely underrated! DEVADIP's Path is not the easy one! Only for the happy few...Don't expect this music to be a GRAMMY winner! Anyway, CARAVANSERAI is a Milestone in Santana's Discography! Thanks for this documentary!
I'll do a DEVA-DEEP Dive on his Spiritual albums for sure. I love ONENESS! Thank you very much for watching!
This is the first Santana album that I bought with my own earned money. I was 12 and that was about the time I started mowing lawns and painted houses. I could buy a new record a couple of times a month and still buy my school clothes.
I painted houses too! Bought a 66 GTO and then taught guitar lessons to pay off my 3 yr car loan.
My boss Mary is 101 and the last rosie riviter! She owned Doug Torres guitar studio Castro Valley Ca.with her son. Jingo convinced Mom and I that I should learn guitar. I play better than ever...not braggn just sayn..Thanks Carlos!
I had a falling out with Dad...
no talking for 14 yrs..
then Zi get a letter from him.
Soooo....I wonder what I listen to while reading? took me 3 days to decide.
Samba Pa Ti.
Its the father son healing music for me.
Buying your own school clothes, is a lost concept: I think.
@mikemorgan8588 y Aunt and Uncle were World War 2 era.
Honestly one of my favourite albums of all time!! It’s like a religious experience listen to Caravanserai. I bought the album in 1984 and fell in love with it. Great headphone album! “Welcome” and “Lotus” and “Borboletta” are also masterpiece albums. I love all Santana up to Moonflower.
I’ve been lucky enough to see Carlos a few times. In 1989 I saw Jeff Beck open for Santana in Toronto. That was incredible!
Looking forward to this,Jose! Cheers ✌️
My thoughts exactly about that album!!!
Zebop rocks ballz also. Just a great artist.
Don't sleep on Amigos!
One of my go to albums for psychedelic journeys... A masterpiece.
Yes, this is a TRIP that never loses its potency!
I loved it jazzed up
very impressive/insightful accompaniment to one of the all time greatest albums of the era, or any era!
Thank you for watching! I just LOVE....LOVE this album! Santana's jazz rock milestone.
Also… great to see the Voices Of East Harlem and their music in here. Doug was an incredible bass player…. Imagine having been at that Tanglewood show !
Another PBS documentary?
No...JCM shares his love of music with us...thank you.
Hehehe thanks man, PBS Documentary, oh no, i stay away from it ! Thank you very much for watching!
Soooooo looking forward to this one! That album is AMAZING!!!
Fantastic album. My go to Santana record.
Got this when I was 13. I am 64 now…First I did not like it. No hits. But soon I started to understand it. Have listened this album more than any other Santana albums over the years. Thanks for the very interesting bakcground story! 👏👏👏
Fantastic album, love it! It's a real fusion of styles: jazz fusion, prog rock and psychedelic rock, funk, world music. There was still some of the Latin rock from the first 3 albums, but Caravanserai was the first album that Carlos Santana really started to move away from the sound of the first 3 albums and into other more experimental territories. My favorite Santana album, followed by Santana 3 and Borboletta, making up my top 3.
Thank you so much for this. By far my favorite Santana album...Welcome & Borboletta rounding out my top 3.
Mine too! Throw in Lotus also……one of the greatest live albums ever.
I’ll never tire of this album. Loved it since it was first released. This and Borboletta have given me so much joy. I saw Santana live numerous times during the 70s in a number of countries
Man, I really love your videos about Santana!! Awesome!! And CARAVANSERAI is my favorite album!
One of my favorite albums of all time. Brilliant. Probably my favorite Santana album (I go back and forth between Caravanserai and Santana 3). Great job, thank you.
Caravanserai and 3 are the same universe, one can't go without the other! Thank you very much for watching!
I fell in love with Santana in 1967 when I first heard "Evil Ways" and followed his musical journey with each new album. When I heard Caravanserai, I didn't completely understand it, but I was captivated by it and couldn't stop listening to it. It took me on a musical exploration that has never stopped and the music of that album has only grown more attractive and enticing with the passing years. íViva Santana!
Yes man i hear you, the beauty of this record is that you never get tired of it but discover new things with every spin! Thank you very much for watching!
Great Job….thx…Caravanserait changed my whole life
Thank you very much for watching! It is a life changing album, specially at night, full volume and headphones!
My favorite Santana album. It's an incredible amalgamation of Latin rhythms, jazz & rock with a mysterious element. Stoneflower is intoxicating..simply fabulous.
This is a great album to have as favorite!!! Thank you very much for watching!
By far the best Santana album.A work of art as apposed commercial singles.
I really like 2014's Shape Shifter, Santana came back to the source a bit. But yeah, he never went back to THIS stuff. Thank you very much for watching!
NAILED IT!!! Thank you!
Jose, I CANT WAIT FOR THIS ONE!! That’s my favorite Santana album. I’m going to listen to this album on the way to my gig tonight.
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You got it Jeffrey! This episode was very interesting to make. Really went to the Desert and back with this one hehe. Hope you dig it!
Simply put, it is a great album. Not just a great Santana album, but a great album, period. It vaulted Carlos from a popular hit maker into the realms of John MacLaughlin and Pink Floyd. It was Carlos' concept album, a popular goal at the time. It was a step up to the highest level of musicianship. Whether the public loved it or not, it stood as a must-have album for progressive rock people ever since. It commanded attention, and respect.
' Pink Floyd ' my first thoughts back then .
Your research and opinion are spot on and appreciated
Thank you very much for watching Ken! All about love and admiration to the music!
I hadn’t thought about connections between Miles Davis and Santana before but now it seems so obvious. Thanks for that revelation and now I have a few more albums to download and listen to.
Please get all these albums yes, it''s a journey that completes the picture for sure man! As always, thank you very much for watching!
Hi JCM, I returned to watch this great video again. As I said before in an earlier post, I saw the Santana band live in 1973, with the late great Doug Rauch on bass, Richard Kermode on keyboards ( along with Tom Coster) and Leon Thomas . Because of witnessing this band live, the Santana lineup between 1972 up to 1974 is by far my all time favorite. Doug's bass playing blew me away. His sense of rhythm and percussion was like having the rhythm and dynamics of Armando Perraz'as congas and Chepito's timbales being transposed to an electric bass. So fluid, flowing and funky too. I still have heard nothing like it since. Richard's Latin / Salsa grooves on the Rhodes also added a lot of energy and melody to the songs too.
I could really appreciate what they had added to the band after they left.........as I saw Santana again a couple times in 1974 and later.........and the energy and grooves just weren't what they were in 1973. For me, it was like the magic was missing, although I still loved Carlos's playing when he had the Gibson L-6S later that year. When I saw Carlos sit in for an encore with the Mahavishnu Orchestra in May ( or June ? ) of 1974, Carlos was still playing his sunburst Les Paul......which was my all time favorite sounding axe that I saw him use live.
I believe that McLaughlin was playing through a Mesa Boogie Mk 1 also for that show.
Anyway, I really enjoyed the photo inserts you put in the video of the city scapes. That's just how San Francisco looked back then , which for me added to the whole exciting vibe that was going on with music at that time. I still hope some video of Wendy Haas shows up somewhere from back then. .....I also wish ......and have to believe that someone has some video from the 1973 tour of Santana & McLaughlin together promoting their Love Devotion and Surrender album.
Thanks again and God bless.
Your comment is spot on and i'm honored you rewatched it. I like to add images of the time and place because i just can't listen to the music without these images, they provide the "feel" right? Glad it complements the contents. Wendy Haas, such a talented musician right? Oh man the Santana and Mahavishnu John needs to see the light of day!
One of my top 5 all time albums. I got to see this tour,and it was uplifting
Thanks so much for this excellent review and overview… brilliant. This album followed by Borboletto and Welcome (alongside the brilliant album with Alice Coltrane and his album with John McGlaughlin “Love Devotion And Surrender”) for me are the absolute pinnacle of Santana’s achievement. All of it inspired by his spiritual path at that time. Magnificent music that I continue to listen to 50 years after first hearing it. If you don’t know those other albums I Urge you to listen to them. Transcendent!!
Totalement d’accord et j’ajouterais l’album « Oneness - Silver dreams Golden reality » et « Swing of Delight » ❤️🇫🇷🇫🇷
I would listen this cassette at the beginning of every journey from NC to PA which would begin at 4am. Perfect road soundtrack.
Absolutely Driving treasure this one. Wow how long would that journey last? Thank you very much for watching. Stay tuned for more!
Great video about what I consider to be my fav Santana album. It's so diverse and the musician playing is phenomenal. I can hear Mile Bitches Brew, On The Corner and Miles In The Sky being big contributors to Caravanserai being made. This is a musicians musician album all the way.
Oh yeah man, the Miles Davis influence is there. Neal Schon's guitar on the first track has the McLaughlin influence! Thank you very much for watching!
Far out!✨️ A absolute favorite of mine....lots of journies and trips with this one. Carlos is a spiritual master here. One of the best overlooked albums ever.
Hip musicians know how special this album is And will never be duplicated.
Miles Shrieve wants to do “Caravanserai #2!
Incredibly incredible
Thank you very much for watching!
One of my favorite Santana álbums along with lotus.
Been a while since I played this one. Thanks for the reminder :)
Always a good time to revisit this one!
Ahh my favourite Santana album. I have to say J, that I'm glad your moving into your other favourite bands now you've finished your zeppelin mission. Mate , you went deeper than anyone ever went into Zep and that work is now forever and we are thankful. I hope you go as deep with others and Jeff Beck. Love your stuff brother.❤
I am still several albums away from my Zeppelin mission but yeah, it was scary at first working on the Deep Purple video outside of Zepp but now, i feel confident in going to other worlds. There's a lot on my list.....so little time :) Thank you very much for watching!
Wow! We have very similar musical taste. This is also one of my favorite albums of all times. I NEVER get tired of it. Your right you have to listen to the album from beginning to end to fully appreciate it as a true musical masterpiece. I first heard it in 1991. That year I saw the best concert ever in my life, Carlos Santana live at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles. He played for over 3 hours with no opening act! He was touring the Spirits Dancing In The Flesh album. Thank you so much for this video it is making me so nostalgic!!!
You heard it in 1991, wow. You definitely witnessed Carlos a killer venue like the Greek. 3 hours with no opening act....DAMN. I like some stuff on Spirits Dancing in the Flesh, it's not his greatest but i like the honesty of his works you know? Thank you very much for watching!
This was such a HUGE INSPIRATION!!! I LOVE THIS ALBUM & you did an AMAZING JOB!!! Thanks so much for doing this, Peace my friend, Rock On & God Bless.
Thank YOU my friend for watching. Music is the continuum of joy !
I love this album and really appreciate your documentary on it. Have been listening to it since it came out. Have to admit, I didn't like it so much at first, but I grew into it and glad it did.
Yeah, it grows on you for sure. Definitely a listening experience that you gotta do on a single sitdown. Thank YOU very much for watching!
Blessings... one of my favorite albums from Mr. Santana and friends
This album was just one of about ten albums in 1972 that I will always remember and play just to remind me of how beautiful 1972 was. The other 9 lps will blow your mind ❤❤!
come on Ralph - which albums are on your list?
Thank you for these videos! My Tio Joe and Marcos love them too !
I loved it when it came out. then 10 years later hearing it blasting across Lake Shasta on a houseboat, it was again a revelation and joy. I owned the album from release until 2008. 3:05
This has been a very great experience watching these Santana videos. Thanks so much, JCM.
I am not very knowledgeable outside of the first album, Abraxas, and Welcome with John Mclaughlin.
I am hoping for an ELP Brain Salad Surgery video.
Thx
I learned to surf in 1974-5 to Santana.
Sitting in a VW bug on the beach in between surfing. Caravanserai, Welcome and Borboleta.
Caravanserai was the soundtrack of finally surfing my first waves successfully.
For 16 years forward I chased waves and Santana concerts in California.
Add, Amigos, Festival and the whole Lotus, Mahavishnu and Alice Coltrane music
Burned into my heart and mind with every beautiful wave I caught.
Carlos Santana and surfing go together in the Eternal Caravan of life perfectly.
Oh man you lived WAVES WITHIN, literally, that's AWESOME!! Thank you very much for watching!
Barboletta is a personal favorite of mine
did the same in hawaii. after the diamond head gig in 71, i was 6 years old, there were a lot of congas sold in the islands
A nice insight into this iconic record, thanks.
Thank you very much for watching!
Je connais bien tous les albums de Santana 1 à Moonflower. CARAVANSÉRAIL et LOTUS sont le cœur atomique de Santana. ❤️❤️🇫🇷
Thanx for this! I saw SANTANA twice opening for Jeff Beck. It was 1995 I saw them at the beginning and the end of the tour. They played at Jones Beach and had 2 drummers and alot of 60s type decorations. They go on this improvised jam then all come back together to the song! There was an unnanounced appearance from a member of SANTO AND JOHNNY ( " Sleepwalk"- which oddly enough Jeff Beck recorded for " Porkys Revenge" soundtrack. Cant remember which member it was. Santana performed Bob Marleys " Standup". At the end of the tour in NYC Palladium Terry Bozzio joined on percussion on one song and Vernon Reid joined in on a song called " Sunra". I was blown away. If thats not enough Jeff Beck was also on the bill!!!
wonderful presentation of one of my all time favourite albums.
Thank you very much for watching! I wish Carlos played Waves Within more often you know?
@@JCM-LedZeppelin-Stories That chemistry of musicians that Carlos’ vision brought together at that time and place will never happen again ….not to mention you can’t replace the magic and cohesiveness of Kermode , Perazza , Duggy Chepito, Mingo Lewis , Leon Thomas
Brilliant analysis! Santana's 70s output and particularly Jazz-Fusion period is fantastic
Thank YOU for watching. This album is an experience and like LIFE itself, you gotta put your heart to it for the magic to happen!
@@JCM-LedZeppelin-Stories Indeed!
🎼🎸🎶Santana songs were my strength in a bands I played guitar in the early 70,s . He is still relevant after all these years ,l continue to love his music and play
you never forget the moment you first heard Caravanserai; i kept playing it over and over back in the days of its release; it was other worldly; one had to go to the source and hear him live, see him live; there was no looking back after this album; it was like Blood on the Tracks, a before and after moment; Carlos was light years away from his nearest rivals; this documentary opens up a new window into that before and after moment;
You mean Dylan's Blood on the Tracks? that's a great record too man. Carlos really touched upon a very special source of music. Wished he remained there a bit longer you know? He's still an icon in my book! Thank you very much for watching!
Thanks for all the great research. This is by far my most visited album of Carlos career. I like the idea of moving Song of the Wind to the last track. My favorite track of the entire album. It has a cathedral like presenttion in all of its elements.
I think the more Santana ventured into Supernatural and SuperCommercial stuff....the more these 70s albums gain momentum, back to a time and place where Carlos was one with the music, not the music business. While he's still great, he used to not have to worry about modern day record labels! Thanks for watching!
Brilliant video.
Many thanks! Glad you enjoyed this one, lots of love and admiration for the music!
I was a mere 12 years old and was mesmerized by Caravanserai and still own it to this day
The album of my life and which changed the way I approach a musical work. “Caravanseraï” and “The Swwing of Delight” are the two albums that led me to jazz and an infinite love for John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock and, inevitably, Miles Davis.
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Listened untill 14:47, then I listened to the album. It is still pure magic. As was Welcome and Borboletta. Stevie Wonder also did some masterpieces in the same period, I believe Music of my mind was one of them. Santanas first was as special, he mixed rock, blues and latin. Blod, sweat and tears mixed big band and rock. Thank the lord my ears were big enough to take all that great music in. Love and peace!
Great video. Thank you ! 1972 to 1974 is my favorite Santana time frame for many reasons. Doug Rauch, Richard Kermode, Carlos' guitar , tone and the Mesa Boogie Mk 1. Good to see the pic of Wendy Haas too. I love her voice and thought she did a great job sharing " Love , Devotion, and Surrender with the amazingly soulful Leon Thomas. I feel blessed that I was able to see Santana's "Lotus" band lineup live.
Great comment on the Mesa MK1, it certainly change the TONE for good. Wendy was tremendously talented, i wished there was more info on her you know? You saw this band live.........WOW man, that's SICK! Thank you very much for watching!
El mejor lp de santana
As a big fan of the first four Santana albums, I deeply appreciate the extensive research you’ve done on your videos. Thank you! Looking forward to seeing the Carlos official documentary movie soon.
I don't know what it is about Hinduism or other Eastern religions that inspires the most progressive and complex type of music in the 70s, but I'm reminded that Todd Rundgren's Utopia and "Initiation" came from the same religious fountain as "Caravanserai" and "Tales from Topographic Oceans". It was music that was truly out of this world and beyond the minds of the average listener, more mysterious than even the most LSD-inspired music in the 60s ever did
Your research is mind blowing. Amazing work, greatly appreciated and educated. ty
Much appreciated!!! Thank YOU so much for watching!
are you ready Santanamigos !!!!
Santanists.... Lol
First 5 Santana albums will never be matched to the rest of the Santana collections.... Caravanserai and 🦋 are my favorite .
🌔🌕🌖🌚🎑 Duuuuude....Really Good !!!
Very well written and evocative....you got talent. Thanks.......
JC! Thanks so much! Stay tuned for more!
Wunderbar! Caravanserai is by far the best album of Carlos Santana and his conjuntos!
My favourite Santana album
A sure winner to have as favorite, you have great taste in music. Thank you very much for watching!
Wonderful video! Thank you. This is the first time Tom Coster played. I love this album. It is the long drive/commute album.
It goes deep. This is really beautiful music. Vishnu and Miles/Weather Report was the buzz.....those were the days.
It is a deep album, 100%. Tom Coster was such a key figure for Carlos, he deserves tons of CREDIT. Glad he wrote Europa! So many great records at the time, it was really opening the doors into great things then punk/ disco came along! I wonder why....
Love your spirit brother!!
It's all about love and admiration for music that has elevated the human condition to hope and gratitude! Thank you very much for watching!
Brilliant..This when Carlos hit superdrive....One of his best....
Superdrive Carlos, hehe i like that! Thank you very much for watching!
Santana 3 y Caravanserai mis 2 albumen favoritos!
First Santana album I bought aged 14 in 1976 , on cassette because I had £3 and it was cheaper than others at £2.99 ! What a discovery ! Awesome , a spiritual experience , never tire of it . Yes , favourite Santana album .
Richard Kermode’s fiery piano solo on Malo Dos Oye Mama is worth the price of the album alone RIP bro…
Another great video, i think I first saw Santana as a teenager in the Woodstock movie on cable one day, i liked it. Heard all the hitson the radio. And bought the first 3 Santana and loved them. I borrowed this one and couldn't get into it, I had become a huge metal head by this time and this was too jazzy for me. Cut to today, I watched the video and then went to your cut of the album, I went into it with the mindset of it being a journey. I had a bit of herb and sat down to listen and I must say I was blown away. Thank you for sending me this transcendent work of art.
Man. I'd like to see a video of the first 3 albums too...all played a big part of my life. Also Louts...the live album released in 74 I believe. Recorded in 73 in Japan. You could only get it in Japan for years. But got myself a copy years ago and that album has taken me deep places. And gives you a feel of how the band really was at this time!
Hey man that's where i am going for! I have a video on The Making of Santana 3 if you haven't watched it yet. I love those first three albums, in my opinion one of the greatest trilogy in classic rock history. Thanks so much for watching!
One of the best. Thank you for its story !
While I enjoy the early song-focused albums, Caravanserai is definitely my favourite of their releases. Thanks for illuminating the circumstances of this gem of a record and taking me back to a memorably different time of my life through the music
Thank you !!!!!
Thanks for tuning in Rich!
Loved this documentary. I’ve loved this album since the 70’s…Santanas best IMO
Thank you. I was never certain whether I liked this album out of nostalgia
(bought it in 74) or for its timeless quality but now I think its the latter.
Thank you so much Jose for this. Back then we were so young and innocent with pure love for music. This album and Borboletta are my alltime favorites.