This 3 CD collection features a number of live appearances made by Santana at various junctures across their lengthy career, all of which were the subject of FM radio broadcasts at the time of the shows in question, and which make plain what a timeless, artful and graceful group of master musicians this collective have always been. Kicking off with a delightful performance the band gave at the Berkeley Community Theater, on 6th February 1970, six months after their stunning appearance at Woodstock in August 69, which bought Santana worldwide attention.
With bonus cuts on the first CD too, taken from a gig during the same tour at the Waikiki Shell in Honolulu, and songs played for US television, disc one of this set provides a superb introduction to Santana s early live repertoire The second CD here features the group s classic performance from 1975 that they gave at the Rynearson Stadium in Ypsilanti, Michigan, while touring in support of their 1974 jazz-funk inspired Borboletta album.
This recording finds Santana at their mid-1970s finest playing a set that features the previously unreleased track Times Waits For No One . On the final disc here, we find Santana in 1981, playing a 4th July, Independence Day show at the Cape Cod Coliseum in Massachusetts, with new lead vocalist Alex Ligertwood in tow, and the group on superb form shortly following the release of their Zebop album, one of the group s best sellers.
- Carlos Santana - guitar
- Gregg Rolie - keyboards, vocals
- David Brown - bass
- Michael Shrieve - drums
- Jose ‘Chepito’ Areas - percussion
- Michael Carabello - percussion
- Tom Coster - keyboards
- Neal Schon - guitar
- Leon Thomas - vocals
- Leon Patillo - keyboards, vocals
- Alex Ligertwood - vocals
- Armando Peraza - percussion
Disc 1: Berkeley Community Center 1970
Berkeley Community Theater, Berkeley, CA; February 6, 1970
01. Treat
02. Hope You’re Feeling Better
03. Soul Sacrifice
04. Incident At Neshabur
05. Savor
06. Jingo
Waikiki Shell, Honolulu, HI; May 22, 1970
07. Black Magic Woman/Gyspy Queen
08. Evil Ways
US Television Broadcasts; 1970-1971
09. Jungle Strut
10. Samba Pa Ti
Disc 2: The Golden Child 1975
Rynearson Stadium, Ypsilanti, MI; May 25, 1975
01. Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen
02. Oye Como Va
03. Treat/Time Waits for No One
04. Give And Take
05. Incident At Neshabur
06. Savor/Soul Sacrifice
Disc 3: Independence Day 1981
Cape Cod Coliseum, South Yarmouth, MA; July 4, 1981
01. All I Ever Wanted
02. Primera Invasion/Searchin’
03. Tales of the Kilimanjaro/Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen
04. E Papa Re
05. Winning
06. Incident At Neshabur
07. Soul Sacrifice
08. Open Invitation
09. She’s Not There/Dragon Song
10. The Sensitive Kind/American Gypsy
