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The exceptionally talented Rock artist Santana has released him CD entitled Moonflower. I am very confident and happy to announce that I believe Santana fans, and Rock fans alike will be pleased with this one. With the release of Moonflower Santana’s artistic excellence is on full display as Santana has once again delivered a brilliant collection of tracks that could very well be him best work to date.

It’s a rare day indeed that I get a CD from an artist that I can truthfully say does not have a bad track in the bunch. I’m more than happy to announce that’s exactly what I must say about this one. There simply isn’t a bad one in the bunch. No fillers here at all.

Santana is one of those musicians that has the ability to just win you over with him talent. The kind of artist it’s really a treat to be able to listen to.

Overall Moonflower is a solid release. Quite possibly Santana’s best 1977 Fender Musicmaster Bass w/ Fender hard case to date. Really sensational from beginning to end. If you’re even mildly into Rock music you’ll enjoy this CD.

While the entire CD is really very good the truly standout tunes are track 1 – Dawn / Go Within, track 4 – El Morocco, and track 9 – She’s Not There.

My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 8 – Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen. Good stuff!

Moonflower Release Notes:

Santana originally released Moonflower on September 30, 2003 on the Legacy Recordings label.

CD Track List Follows:

DISC 1 1. Dawn / Go Within 2. Carnaval 3. Let The Children Play 4. Jugando 5. I’ll Be Waiting 6. Zulu 7. Bahia 8. Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen 9. Dance Sister Dance :: Baila Mi Hermana 10. Europa (Earth’s Cry Heaven’s Smile) DISC 2 1. She’s Not There 2. Flor D’Luna :: Moonflower 3. Soul Sacrifice / Heads, Hands & Feet 4. El Morocco 5. Transcendance 6. Savor / Toussaint L’Overture 7. Black Magic Woman – (single version) 8. I’ll Be Waiting – (single version) 9. She’s Not There – (single version)

Santana: Carlos Santana (guitar, congas, timbales, percussion, background vocals); Greg Walker (vocals); Tom Coster (Fender Rhodes piano, Hammond B-3 organ, ARP synthesizer, Mini-Moog synthesizer, vibraphone, marimba, background vocals); Pablo Tellez, David Margen (bass); Graham Lear (drums, percussion); Raul Rekow (bongos, congas, surdo, percussion, cowbell, background vocals); Jose “Chepito” Areas (congas, timbales, bell tree); Pete Escovedo (timbales, guiro, maracas).

Producers: Carlos Santana, Tom Coster, David Rubinson, Glen Kolotkin.

Recorded at CBS Studios, San Francisco, California and live at Hammersmith-Odeon, London, England between 1976 & 1977. Originally released on Columbia (34915). Includes liner notes by Hal Miller.