Caravanserai

So it is a classic.

In 1972, Santana released their fourth studio album called Caravanserai, which shifted them more towards the jazzy instrumental stuff and also Latin rock fusion music.

This did very well.

Hit number eight on the Billboard Albums Chart, number six on the R&B Albums Chart.

Carlos, as if to prove his own innovative brilliance, took that challenge seriously and moved Santana away from its proven hit-making formula towards its jazz fusion sound of the 1970s.

As part of the jazz influence, in October 1972, Santana risked everything with Caravanserai, the album released in October of that year.

Instead of delivering another collection of radio hits, with that album, Carlos created an immersive jazz fusion journey with one track flowing into the next like a continuous body of work.

The instrumental Song of the Wind captured this new direction, open, searching, and built through extended improvisation.

Maybe it's because she was such an influence on me.

Then I move into Hotel California, then Abraxas and an arrow pointing towards Caravanserai.

So that was that 70s, Can't Buy a Thrill, Mad Dogs, Van Morrison, Hotel California, Braxis, Intercaravans.

So, I mean, Braxis was the first thing, I think.

Yeah, it's just.

And then when I go through my Santana period.

I'd come to Caravanserai and I'd just lay back and just everything gets back good, you know.

It's like such a beautiful, beautiful album.