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Santana essential rar6/8/2023 The six-minute Side 1 finisher "Toussaint L'Overture" is a band effort - Michael Shrieve and Carlos amidst the six-name credits. In fact when I think about the full 5:34 minute album version of "Taboo" on the B-side of edited "No One To Depend On" – that’s one helluva 45. Keyboardist/Vocalist Gregg Rolie and Percussionist Jose Areas contributed my other fave-rave on the album - the brilliant Santana slink of "Taboo" - the remaster giving sexy life to those swirling guitars and that Tabla rhythm - the closest the album gets to the brilliance of "Abraxas". But I actually prefer the more economical 7" single edit - a smart inclusion on Disc 1 as a Bonus Track. Recorded 16 June 1971 - the full album version runs to 5:31 minutes with Gregg Rolie on Lead Vox with Rico Reyes providing those back-up chorus vocals. ![]() ![]() ![]() Percussionists Michael Carabello and Coke Escobedo came up with the winner "No One To Depend On". III opens with "Batuka" - a stunning fusion instrumental with Carlos letting rip.
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