Saturday, March 14, 2009
Song of the Week: A Love Supreme (Santana and McLaughlin)
So I'm hopefully back for a weekly basis, my apologies for the absence. This week's song is a track off a new purchase of mine. Love Devotion Surrender is a stellar collaboration by two guitar greats: Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin. The album also pays tribute to a jazz great; the first two tracks and subsequent bonus tracks are takes of famed saxophonist John Coltrane. "A Love Supreme" covers "Acknowledgment" from Coltrane's 1964 release A Love Supreme. It features a blaze of solos from both guitarists. They constantly feed off each other and dance around the center of the song. The song, like a lot of fusion, has a constant build up. Although it didn't receive praise when first released, Love Devotion Surrender has been enshrined as one of the great fusion albums of all time. Enjoy.
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