There are some Santana records that count amongst my very favourites (Lotus, Welcome, Caravanserai, Abraxas, Illuminations) and some that I wouldn’t recommend at all. I feel Carlos benefited greatly from having the right kind of creative personnel surrounding him and, from the 80s on, Santana was less likely to surround himself with musicians that pushed […]
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I was delighted when the lovely people at No Treble agreed to publish an article on the late, great Doug Rauch, one of my favourite players and a relatively unsung musical force. Here’s what some other guys had to say about Doug: Jeff Berlin: “… another slap bass player who would have been as big […]
Doug was such an inspiring and amazing talent I felt the need to write a little about him. I always loved his funky and frenetic playing even though it was always light years from my own. You’ve heard Doug on seminal Santana albums and maybe live with David Bowie and on great Billy Cobham and […]
Phil Wain 