Santana - Santana III (1971) (Vinyl)

Santana III is an album of ´lasts´. It was the last album recorded with the original Woodstock-line up and the last to hit #1 in the Billboard charts until 1999´s Supernatural. But there are also a number of important ´firsts´ on this album; Coke Escovedo joins in for the first time on percussion, as does Neal Schon (Journey) on guitar - who was a mere 17 of age when they recorded the album.
Santana III is viewed by many as the band´s commercial and creative highpoint. The band sounds darker, rawer, and more eager with the doubling up on guitar of Schon´s Rock ´n´ Roll sensibilities and Santana´s ecstatic high notes and soulful fills. Escovedo and Chepito´s percussion are as fast as it is furious, and the minimal production adds greatly to the timeless appeal of this album.

Side A
1. Batuka
2. No One To Depend On
3. Taboo
4. Toussaint L´Overture

Side B
1. Everybody´s Everything
2. Guajira
3. Jungle Strut
4. Everything´s Coming Our Way
5. Para Los Rumberos