On previous "solo" albums, Carlos Santana had made noticeable stylistic changes and worked with jazz, pop, and even country musicians.
On this, his fourth Carlos Santana release, the line between a "solo" and a "group" project is blurred; this record is really a catchall of Santana band outtakes and stray tracks.
For example, included are an instrumental version of "Deeper, Dig Deeper" from Freedom, and an alternate take of "Hannibal" from Zebop!, as well as "Now That You Know" from the group's 1985 tour.
Given the variety of material, the album is somewhat less focused than most Santana band albums, but there are individual tracks that are impressive, notably "trane," which features Tony Williams on drums.
(Blues for Salvador won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance).
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BellaSterling Crew, Carlos Santana, Chester Thompson | Carlos Santana, Santana | Play | 04:28 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 2 | 'traneCarlos Santana | Carlos Santana, Santana | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 3 | I'm GoneSterling Crew, Carlos Santana, Chester Thompson | Carlos Santana, Santana | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 4 | Deeper, Dig DeeperSterling Crew, Buddy Miles, Carlos Santana, Chester Thompson | Carlos Santana, Santana | Play | 06:07 | 14 MB | 36 MB |
| 5 | MingusSterling Crew, Carlos Santana, Chester Thompson | Carlos Santana, Santana | Play | 01:24 | 3 MB | 7 MB |
| 6 | Blues for SalvadorCarlos Santana, Chester Thompson | Carlos Santana, Santana | Play | 05:57 | 13 MB | 27 MB |
| 7 | Now That You KnowCarlos Santana | Carlos Santana, Santana | Play | 10:24 | 23 MB | 65 MB |
| 8 | HannibalAlex Ligertwood, Alan Pasqua, Raul Rekow, Carlos Santana | Carlos Santana, Santana | Play | 04:26 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 9 | Bailando - Aquatic Park | Santana | Play | 05:45 | 13 MB | 37 MB |
| 44 mins | 102 MB | |||||
| 44 mins | 268 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Alder | Technician |
| 2 | Bryan Bell | Engineer |
| 3 | René Castro | Illustrations |
| 4 | Dana Jon Chappelle | Engineer |
| 5 | Kevin Chisholm | Technician |
| 6 | Sterling Crew | Composer |
| 7 | David Crockett | Technician |
| 8 | Maureen Droney | Engineer |
| 9 | Mike Fickes | Technician |
| 10 | Ken Friedman | Cover Design, Photography |
| 11 | John Gabrielli | Technician |
| 12 | Jim Gaines | Engineer, Executive Producer, Mixing |
| 13 | Joe Gastwirt | CD Preparation, Engineer |
| 14 | Bernie Grundman | Mastering |
| 15 | Susan Harris | Coordination |
| 16 | Michael Jones | Coordination |
| 17 | Alex Ligertwood | Composer |
| 18 | Geno Lucero | Technician |
| 19 | Buddy Miles | Composer, Guest Artist |
| 20 | Keith Olsen | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 21 | Alan Pasqua | Composer |
| 22 | Gary Rashid | Coordination |
| 23 | Raul Rekow | Composer |
| 24 | Santana | Primary Artist |
| 25 | Carlos Santana | Composer, Guitar, Performer, Photography, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 26 | Jim Scott | Engineer |
| 27 | Sterling | Producer |
| 28 | Chester Thompson | Composer, Guest Artist, Producer |
| 29 | Orestes Vilató | Composer |
| 30 | Eric Weber | Cover Design, Photography |
| 31 | Tony Williams | Guest Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |