He became a devotee of Indian guru Sri Chinmoy in the early '70s (and took the name Devadip, or "Light of the lamp of the Supreme") and recorded the drifty Love, Devotion, Surrender with fellow disciple and guitar wizard, John McLaughlin, in 1974.  

 The even driftier Illuminations came that same year, boasting another Chinmoy adherent, jazz composer Alice Coltrane.  

 Lotus finds Santana at its peak; throughout its history, the band was marked by frequent personnel changes, and this lineup is its strongest. With Leon Patillo, they'd enlisted a singer markedly more soulful than either original vocalist Greg Rolie or later mainstay Alex Ligterwood, and the ... 

 Because its rhythmic basis was so strong and the music itself a solid mix of genres, Santana's would-be jazz fusion was of a less irritating variety than most (the band drew heavily on Miles Davis' Bitches Brew period aggressiveness and rarely stooped to jazz lite). But at the late-... 

 Because its rhythmic basis was so strong and the music itself a solid mix of genres, Santana's would-be jazz fusion was of a less irritating variety than most (the band drew heavily on Miles Davis' Bitches Brew period aggressiveness and rarely stooped to jazz lite). But at the late-... 

 After the jazz foray came the pop–starting with Zebop! and continuing to the present–when Santana began to border on the trite.  

 Despite the presence of such big-name (if unlikely) collaborators as Willie Nelson, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, and Booker T. Jones, Havana Moon was fairly bland; Blues for Salvador remains one of his strongest efforts.  

 Despite the presence of such big-name (if unlikely) collaborators as Willie Nelson, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, and Booker T. Jones, Havana Moon was fairly bland; Blues for Salvador remains one of his strongest efforts.  

 The box set, Dance of the Rainbow Serpent, as well as Lotus, a compelling, 22-song live offering, best captures Santana's considerable appeal.  

 In one of the most remarkable comebacks in pop history, Carlos Santana scored nine Grammys for Supernatural, a 1999 outing that boasted big-time radio hits (“Smooth,” with Matchbox 20’s Rob Thomas on vocals), an all-star cast (Eric Clapton, Lauryn Hill), and impressive critical credibility.... 

 em>Supernatural sold more than 10 million copies within a year of its release, garnering Santana the kind of superstar status that had long been denied him. Unfortuntely, All That I Am repeated Supernatural’s formula with different guests–including Mary J. Blige, Big Boi, and Michelle Branch�... 

 Part of a slew of CDs released to commemorate Woodstock’s 40th anniversary, this features Joplin’s entire ten-song performance at the concert, plus a remastered version of Kozmic Blues. The set rocks, with an energized Joplin sounding terrific and spitting fire.