Carlos Santana - Blues for Salvador

On previous "solo" albums, Carlos Santana had made noticeable stylistic changes and worked with jazz, pop, and even country musicians. On this, his fourth Carlos Santana release, the line between a "solo" and a "group" project is blurred; this record is really a catchall of Santana band outtakes and stray tracks. For example, included are an instrumental version of "Deeper, Dig Deeper" from Freedom, and an alternate take of "Hannibal" from Zebop!, as well as "Now That You Know" from the group's 1985 tour. Given the variety of material, the album is somewhat less focused than most Santana band albums, but there are individual tracks that are impressive, notably "trane," which features Tony Williams on drums. (Blues for Salvador won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance). ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alan Pasqua ? Alex Ligertwood ? Alphonso Johnson ? Armando Peraza ? Bernie Grundman Mastering Bryan Bell Engineer Buddy Miles ? Carlos Santana Producer, Guitar, Photography, Performer Chester Thompson Producer Chris Solberg ? Dana Jon Chappelle Engineer David Crockett Technician, ? David Margen ? Eric Weber Photography, Cover Design Gary Rashid Coordination Geno Lucero Technician Graham Lear ? Greg Walker ? Jeff Alder Technician Jim Gaines Mixing, Engineer, Executive Producer Jim Scott Engineer Joe Gastwirt CD Preparation, Engineer John Gabrielli Technician Keith Olsen Mixing, Engineer, Producer Ken Friedman Cover Design, Photography Kevin Chisholm Technician Maureen Droney Engineer Michael Jones Coordination Mike Fickes Technician Orestes Vilató ? Pat Ahern ? Raul Rekow ? René Castro Illustrations Sterling Producer, ? Susan Harris Coordination Tony Williams ?