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Luis Gasca: For Those Who Chant

In April 1972, “Blue Thumb” label released “For Those Who Chant”, the second Luis Gasca album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Columbia Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Luis Gasca.

Personnel:

  • Luis Gasca – trumpet, flugelhorn, mixing
  • Carlos Santana – guitar
  • Neal Schon – guitar
  • George Cables – piano, electric piano
  • Greg Rolie – piano, electric piano
  • Mark Levine – piano, electric piano
  • Richard Kermode – organ
  • Stanley Clark – bass
  • Lenny White – drums
  • Mike Shrieve – drums
  • Mike Carabello – congas
  • Victor Pantoja – congas
  • Snooky Flowers – percussion
  • Garnette Mims – percussion
  • Jean MacGregor – percussion
  • Rico Reyes – percussion
  • Jose “Chepito” Areas – vibraphone
  • Carmelo Garcia – timbales
  • Coke Escovedo – timbales
  • Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
  • Hadley Caliman – flute
  • Moon – cosmic dog
  • Glen Kolotkin – engineer
  • Mike Larner – engineer
  • Ken Hopkins – mixing
  • Stan Marcum – mixing
  • Phillip Lindsay Mason – painting
  • Victor Aleman – photography
  • Stan Marcum – production suipervision

Track listing:

  1. Street Dude – Luis Gasca
  2. La Raza – Luis Gasca
  3. Spanish Gypsy – Don Menza, Luis Gasca
  4. Little Mama – Luis Gasca

Santana: Caravanserai

Caravanserai

On October 11, 1972, “Columbia” label released “Caravanserai”, the fourth Santana studio album. It was recorded February –May, 1972 at “Columbia Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Carlos Santana and Mike Shrieve.

Personnel:

  • Carlos Santana– vocals, lead guitar, guitar, percussion
  • Neal Schon– guitar
  • Douglas Rodrigues– guitar
  • Wendy Haas– piano
  • Gregg Rolie– vocals, organ, electric piano, piano
  • Douglas Rauch– bass, guitar
  • Tom Rutley– acoustic bass
  • Michael Shrieve– drums, percussion
  • José “Chepito” Areas– percussion, congas, timbales, bongos
  • James Mingo Lewis– vocals, percussion, congas, bongos, acoustic piano
  • Armando Peraza– percussion, bongos
  • Hadley Caliman– saxophone intro, flute
  • Rico Reyes – vocals
  • Lenny White – castanets
  • Tom Coster– electric piano
  • Tom Harrell– orchestra arrangement

Track listing:

  1. Eternal Caravan of Reincarnation -Tom Rutley, Neal Schon,  Michael Shrieve
  2. Waves Within – Doug Rauch, Greg Rolie, Carlos Santana
  3. Look Up – Doug Rauch, Greg Rolie, Carlos Santana
  4. Just in Time to See the Sun – Greg Rolie, Carlos Santana, Michael Shrieve
  5. Song of the Wind – Greg Rolie,Carlos Santana, Neal Schon
  6. All the Love of the Universe – Carlos Santana, Neal Schon
  7. Future Primitive – José Areas, Mingo Lewis
  8. Stone Flower – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Carlos Santana, Michael Shrieve
  9. La Fuente del Ritmo – Mingo Lewis
  10. Every Step of the Way – Michael Shrieve