Santana - Borboletta / Speakers Corner

After some hot live performances and subversive jaunts made in the aftershock of Woodstock, Santana and his band entered the calm atmosphere of the recording studio to make their sixth album. Taking a look at the blue butterfly

on the LP cover, it wasn’t surprising that purist Santana fans scented that the music in this particular garden would be more gentle and cultivated than the previous hard-rock sound. But one thing after another: in attune with semi natural

sounds, the 'Canto De Los Flores' swings along to dabbed figures on the Rhodes piano and waves of multi-cultural drumming.

The drama continues with "Life Is Anew" – a powerfully arranged ballad, followed by a highly emotional rock number ("Give And Take"). This takes us to where Santana feels most at home – "Promise Of A Fisherman" with its velvety, wonderfully

expansive guitar sound. By now, at the latest, the listener joins the sensitive outdoorsman on his chase after the butterfly named "Boborletta" with a wealth of gorgeous sounds. Don’t hesitate to capture this rare specimen for your collection!

Carlos Santana (g, perc); Tom Coster (keyb); Leon Patillo (org, el-p, voc); Stanley Clarke (b); Michael Shrieve, Leon „Ndugu“ Chancler (dr); Airto Moreira, Flora Purim (perc); Jose "Chepito" Areas, Armando Peraza (perc, cga), a.o.

Recording: 1974 by Glen Kolotkin    Production: Carlos Santana, Michael Shrieve & Tom Coster

Title

Side 1

1. Spring Manifestations (Sound Effects)

2. Canto De Los Flores

3. Life Is Anew

4. Give And Take

5. One With The Sun

6. Aspirations

Side Two

1. Practice What You Preach

2. Mirage

3. Here And Now

4. Flor De Canela

5. Promise Of A Fisherman

6. Borboletta