The Bottom Line
- High production values, audio and video
- The artists mesh well
- Solos are incorporated well
- Memorable percussion solos
- Interviews with artists and festival creator are okay, but more music would have been even better
Description
- Video streams:
- Track List:
"Spiritual"
"Peraza"
"Shhh"
"Incident at Neshabur"
"Elegant People"
"Goodness & Mercy"
"Sanctuary" - "For Those Who Chant"
"Blues for Salvador"
"Fireball 2000"
"Ballroom in the Sky" - "Once It's Gotcha"
"Mandela"
"Deeper, Dig Deeper"
"Europa"
Guide Review - Santana & Shorter - Live at the 1988 Montreux Jazz Festival
On a whim, Santana suggested that they start a rumor that the two of them were forming their own band. With a wink and a nod, Shorter agreed that it sounded like fun.
Some rumor. A few months later, the two set out on a 26 date tour of the US and Europe. On July 14, 1988 Santana and Shorter took the stage at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. The now very real Santana-Shorter Band also included Chester Thompson and Patrice Rushen on keyboards, Alphonso Johnson on bass, Armando Peraza on congas, Jose Chepito Areas on timbales and Leon "Ndugu" Chancler on drums.
Some of the greatest rock drummers, like Rush's Neil Peart and Cream's Ginger Baker have deep roots in jazz. It's not unusual, then, that some of the most memorable solo performances in this set were turned in by percussionists Ndugu Chancler, Armando Peraza and Jose Chepito Areas.
There's great chemistry between Santana and Shorter, and it's apparent when they are playing together. After watching this DVD, you can appreciate why the suggestion of a Santana-Shorter Band wasn't so far-fetched after all.
A two-CD version has a March 27, 2007 release date.
