Blues for Salvador

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Blues for Salvador is a 1987 album by Carlos Santana, dedicated to his wife, Deborah Santana. The record was released by Carlos Santana as a solo project, not with the Santana band. It won the 1989 Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance, his first Grammy ever.

Track listing

1. "Bailando/Aquatic Park" (Santana, Thompson, Vialto) – 5:46
2. "Bella" (Crew, Santana, Thompson) – 4:31
3. "I'm Gone" (Crew, Santana, Thompson) – 3:08
4. "'Trane" (Santana) – 3:11
5. "Deeper, Dig Deeper" (Crew, Miles, Santana, Thompson) – 6:09
6. "Mingus" (Crew, Santana, Thompson) – 1:26
7. "Now That You Know" (Santana) – 10:29
8. "Hannibal" (Ligertwood, Pasqua, Rekow) – 4:28
9. "Blues for Salvador" (Santana, Thompson) – 5:57

Personnel

• Carlos Santana — guitar
• Orestes Vilató — flute, percussion, timbales, backing vocals
• Chris Solberg — guitar, keyboards, vocals
• Alphonso Johnson — bass
• Graham Lear — percussion, drums
• Tony Williams — drums
• Alex Ligertwood — percussion, vocals
• Buddy Miles — backing vocals
• Armando Peraza — percussion, bongos, vocals
• Raul Rekow — percussion, conga, vocals, backing vocals
• Greg Walker — vocals