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| | The Music Box: Santana - Caravanserai |
 | | In the early 1970s, Santana was focused primarily on interpreting the burgeoning jazz-fusion scene, and three of his albums from this period (Caravanserai, Love Devotion Surrender, and Welcome) as well as a concert recording from 1977 (Moonflower) have recently been remastered and reissued. |
 | | All he really does is expand upon the instrumental segments of his first three albums, but this time, he parlays them into a cohesive suite of songs that is, at times, as breathtakingly beautiful as Miles Davis’ In a Silent Way and, at other times, as frenetic as Davis’ Bitches Brew. |
 | | Right from the start, he charts out Caravanserai’s sonic space, beginning with the serene sound of crickets to which is added the guttural groan of saxophone and a percussive groove straight from John Coltrane’s Africa/Brass. |
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