Dance of the Rainbow Serpent [Box] by Santana (CD, Oct-1997, 3 Discs, Legacy)

Album Features
UPC:	074646460528
Artist:	Santana
Format:	CD
Release Year:	1997
Record Label:	Legacy
Genre:	Hard Rock, Rock & Pop
Number Of Discs:	3

Track Listing
DISC 1: HEART:
1. Evil Ways
2. Soul Sacrifice - (from "Woodstock 1")
3. Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen
4. Oye Como Va - (Spanish)
5. Samba Pa Ti
6. Everybody's Everything
7. Song of the Wind
8. Toussaint L'Overture - (Spanish)
9. In a Silent Way
10. Waves Within
11. Flame Sky
12. Naima

DISC 2: SOUL:
1. I Love You Much Too Much
2. Blues For Salvador
3. Aqua Marine
4. Bella
5. River, The
6. I'll Be Waiting
7. Love Is You
8. Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)
9. Move On
10. Somewhere in Heaven
11. Open Invitation

DISC 3: SPIRIT:
1. All I Ever Wanted
2. Hannibal
3. Brightest Star
4. Wings of Grace
5. Se Eni a Fe L'Amo-Kere Kere
6. Mudbone
7. Healer, The
8. Chill Out (Things Gonna Change)
9. Sweet Black Cherry Pie - (previously unreleased)
10. Every Now and Then - (previously unreleased)
11. This Is This

Details
Playing Time:	183 min.
Contributing Artists:	John Lee Hooker, Babatunde Olatunji, John McLaughlin, Weather Report, Wayne Shorter, Vernon Reid, Larry Graham
Producer:	Lawrence Cohn (Compilation)
Distributor:	Sony Music Distribution (
Recording Type:	Mixed
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
The 1997 release of DANCE OF THE RAINBOW SERPENT is packaged in a bin-fitting slipcase.Santana includes: Carlos Santana (guitar); Gregg Rolie (vocals, keyboards); Tom Coster, Chester Thompson (keyboards); Michael Shrieve, Graham Lear (drums); Jose Areas, Armando Peraza (percussion).Additional personnel includes: John Lee Hooker, Larry Graham, The Waters Family (vocals); Vernon Reid, Neal Schon, John McLaughlin, Jimmie Vaughan (guitar); Kim Wilson (harmonica); Wayne Shorter (saxophone); Tower Of Power Horn Section (horns); Booker T. Jones, Joe Zawinul (keyboards); Alphonso Johnson, Victor Bailey (bass); Peter Erskine (drums); Pete Escovedo, Airto Moreira, Babatunde Olatunji, Mino Cinelu (percussion).Includes liner notes by Carlos Santana."Every Now And Then" was nominated for a 1996 Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance.Guitarist Carlos Santana continues to record music, but when contemplating his body of work, it's difficult not to telescope to the "vintage" 1969-1975 period, from first albums Santana and Abraxas through to Lotus. Dance of the Rainbow Serpent offers a well-rounded, three-disc overview of his career, but its the sultry Latin rhythms and stinging guitar of the early years -- captured on disc one, subtitled Heart -- that prove most invigorating. The obvious hits like "Evil Ways" and "Black Magic Woman" are all included of course, although these are scorched by the speedy pyrotechnics of the likes of "Toussaint Overture" from Lotus. The second disc, mistitled Soul, covers material that is, to be kind, bland and overproduced. Without the Latin edge, there's nothing to distinguish the contents from a hundred other MOR performers. Third disc Spirit is more diverse and satisfying; delving into the funkier examples of his later work, plus sessions with John Lee Hooker (including hit "The Healer") and previously unreleased material (including a workout with Living Color's Vernon Reid). In all, plenty here to chew on for fans of Santana's fluid, spiritual style -- with one of three discs left to gather. ~ Roch Parisien