Song Of The Wind by Santana

Album: Caravanserai (1972)

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According to the Simon Leng biography Soul Sacrifice, "Song Of The Wind" is "one of the finest Santana recordings. This guitar duet between Santana and Schon created a style of guitar playing and music that was unknown before, except perhaps in the work of Gabor Szabo, whose approach it recalls in spirit."
Co-written by keyboard player Greg Rolie, a very young Neal Schon, and Carlos Santana, this instrumental runs 6:03 seconds and is sandwiched between "Just In Time To See The Sun" and "All The Love Of The Universe" on the 1972 Caravanserai album. Although not as well known as "Samba Pa Ti" or "Europa," many fans consider it a hidden gem in Santana's catalog. >>
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Comments: 4

Andy Faz from Manchester UkI reckon Carlos comes in at 1:45. Not sure when Neal comes back tho, possibly just before 4:50. Saw him twice but never saw this masterpiece unfortunately.
Zoran Matesa from CroatiaWell, the mix of blues, rock, jazz, latin rhythm, fine percussions, old school keyboard and a brilliant solo guitar of the best guitarist for me is formula for the perfect song. I can feel the wind that flies me to the sky. The one and only: Carlos Santana.
Steven from GermanyWithin the fascinating electric lead guitar craftsmen era that began with Chuck Berry, went on with Hendrix, until today neoclassical Yngwie Malmsteen when beautiful lead guitar music has become very rare and underground in the internet era; this "Song Of The Wind" is one of the best of the best. Even the best of these guitarist craftsmen only manage to make a handful of such excellent guitar pieces. For people who search nowadays for great guitar work; even though INSTRUMENTAL neoclassical/progressive metal is not everybody's taste; check out the solo albums from guitar master "NIELS VEJLYT"
Johannes from NetherlandsTough to decide which guitarist is which. In an interview, I read Neal Schön started and finished, with Carlos Santana taking up the middle stint. I have listened very carefully and it is not easy to decide, as the sounds each use are pretty much identical. My estimation is that Schön finishes between 1:50 and 2:00 and starts again in the last minute. The more charged middle section sounds like vintage Carlos. Neal is up there, though. by the way, Caravanserai is my favourite Santana album, by far, and one of my favourite albums per se. Why is there not an expanded collector's edition, like for e.g. Miles Davis' Bitches Brew?

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