Amigos

This set forms exactly the period in which Santana was most influenced by jazzrock, starting whith the supreme coherent Caravanserai,then joining John McLaughlin on Love Devotion Surrender, followed by Welcome, in fact the best of the set, although less coherent in the sense of being an album: the tracks are very different in style, but are all very good!…

The marriage of jazz and electronica has, too often, produced bland and lackadaisical offspring. But the United Future Organization manages to bring together elements of both, along with traces of club music and "rare groove," and create something that is both elegant and rhythmically propulsive, not to mention structurally interesting. Their latest album is an excellent example of what they can do at their best. On "Tres Amigos" Cuban percussion, horns, and piano are goosed along by a thick, bouncy bassline; "Flying Saucer" blends disco rhythm guitar with jazzy horns and a gorgeous vocal courtesy of Dee Dee Bridgewater; "Dans Ce Desert" is a surprisingly funky 6/8 workout with flamenco castanets, electric piano, and French vocals.

Colaboraciones especiales de Vicente Amigo, Estrella Morente, Raimundo Amador, El Pele y Charlie Cepeda. Lin Cortés, uno de los artistas más prometedores del nuevo flamenco, ha colaborado con autores de la talla de Vicente Amigo, Enrique Morente, Raimundo Amador, Kiko Veneno, Rosario o Antonio Carmona, entre otras estrellas internacionales como Howe Gelb o Buddy Miles, batería de Jimi Hendrix…