MEDIUM Vinyl Record WEIGHT 180gr (black vinyl) 33rpm CONDITION sealed COVER Gatefold CONDITION COVER M mint SERIALNUMBER No LIMITED Yes MISCELLANEOUS Stereo COVER DAMAGES No, we take care about that MUSICIAN HOMEPAGE santana.com
Mahavishnu John McLaughlin - guitar, piano
Carlos Santana - guitar
Doug Rauch - bass
Mahalakshmi Eve McLaughlin - piano
Larry Young (under his Muslim name Khalid Yasin) - piano, organ
Jan Hammer - hammond organ, drums, percussion
Billy Cobham - drums, percussion
Don Alias - drums, percussion
Mike Shrieve - drums, percussion
Mingo Lewis - percussion
Armando Peraza - congas, percussion, vocals
a love supreme – 7:48
naima – 3:09
the life divine – 9:30
let us go into the house of the lord – 15:45
meditation – 2:45
For some, "Love Devotion Surrender" is an album where, exceptionally, John McLaughlin plays the piano and organist Jan Hammer plays the drums
For others, it is the most spiritual album ever by Carlos Santana
And though both disciples were shown the way and inspired by the same guru (Sri Chinmoy) at one and the same time, this album is filled with the spirit of John Coltrane
In order to communicate their differing understanding and interpretation of Trane's music, the two musicians formed a 'project band' made up of members of Santana's ensemble and the Mahavishnu Orchestra
In their performance of "Love Supreme", Santana's somewhat dragging melody-maker role amalgamates with McLaughlin's high-speed staccato to a viscous drive
This approach functions just as well in slow motion: Coltrane's miniature, slow composition "Naima" is performed in a flowing and inspired manner by the duo on their acoustic guitars
The arrangements carry Santana's hallmark: the occasionally somewhat intellectual but certainly not long-pondered-over sound is enhanced by the sound of agitated congo beats and the chanted vocals are heard as if from afar
By the time fans of Santana's major albums have got to the expansive gospel song "Let Us Go Into The House", they will have rediscovered their Carlos and his timeless solos once again
It is apparent that love and devotion are by no means just memorials of a time gone by but a surrender to oneself in its most perfect form
RECORDING October 1972 and March 1973 ENGINEERING Glen Kolotkin LABEL Columbia RE MASTERING -- RE RELEASED May 2015 AVERAGE RATING 4 ½ Stars out of 5 PRESSING by Pallas MADE IN Germany STYLE Jazz / Fusion AVAILABLE as long as inventory
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