(04) Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles - Live! (1972)

Recorded Live! at the site of a volcanic crater, from December 1971 to April 1972, Carlos Santana and several other members of Santana toured with drummer/vocalist Buddy Miles, a former member of the Electric Flag, and Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys.

This sunny, outdoors 1972 concert in Hawaii finds the guitarist doing some of his funkiest playing, with added six-string help from Neal Schon. Miles offers plenty of his signature soul-drenched vocals, and Robert Hogins' Hammond organ combines with the rhythm section to produce Latin grooves almost mighty enough to trigger an eruption.

There's the early-'70s-style instrumental modal rock of "Marbles," with Carlos lightly shifting his wah pedal to lend a phased voice to his searing solo. The already classic " Evil Ways" is played up-tempo, with a horn section gusting in on the tune's syncopated organ hits and raucous, jazzy solos by sax player Hadley Caliman and trumpeter Luis Gasca. "Them Changes" is also a bit faster and funkier than its original recording, done by Jimi Hendrix and his Band of Gypsys at the Fillmore.

Track listing

01.  Marbles  (John McLaughlin)  - 4:18

02.  Lava  (Buddy Miles)  - 2:10

03.  Evil Ways  (Sonny Henry)  - 6:36

04.  Faith Interlude  (Buddy Miles, Carlos Santana)  - 2:13

05.  Them Changes  (Buddy Miles)  - 5:50

06.  Free form Funkafide Filth  (Greg Errico, Ron Johnson, Buddy Miles, Carlos Santana)  - 24:54

Released:  June 7, 1972

Recorded at:  The "Sunshine '72 Festival, inside Diamond Head, Honolulu Hawaii

Genre:  Psychedelic Rock, Blues Rock

Length:  46:01

Label:  Columbia

Producer:  Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles

Personnel

Carlos Santana - Guitar, vocals

Buddy Miles - Drums, percussion, congas, vocals

Neal Schon - Guitar

Ron Johnson - Bass guitar

Bob Hogins - Organ, electric piano

Hadley Caliman - Flute, Saxophone

Luis Gasca - Trumpet

Greg Errico - Drums

Richard Clark - Drums, percussion, congas

Coke Escovedo - Drums, percussion, timbales

Mike Carabello - Percussion, congas

Mingo Lewis - Percussion

Victor Pantoja - Percussion, congas