🎫 Jan 1 Sat: Sunshine '72 Festival. Waikiki Diamond Head Crater, Oahu, HI

🎸 Jan 9 Sun: Don Wehr's "Music City" Birthday Party. Bimbo's, San Francisco, CA

Note: Carlos Santana plays with various artists.

🎸 Jan 22 Sat: Winterland, San Francisco, CA

Note: Carlos Santana, Dave Mason are guests of Traffic for 15 min. on: Gimme Some Lovin’.

Quote from Corry Arnold (May 23, 2022): Besides being all-in-all awesome, I believe this marks the only time that Carlos played with the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section (the Swampers) who were part of Traffic for that tour (Roger Hawkins, David Hood, Barry Beckett), but I'm not 100% on that detail.

♥ Jan: Santana #11 ("Caravanserai" Recording Band)

Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Tom Rutley (b), Doug Rauch (b/g), Michael Shrieve (ds), Jose "Chepito" Areas (perc), James "Mingo" Lewis (perc), Armando Peraza (perc/vo), Rico Reyes (perc/vo), Gregg Rolie (kbd/vo), Tom Coster (kbd/vo), Neal Schon (g)

Note: Gregg Rolie and Neal Schon still record with the band in the studio, but are no longer touring members. Rico Reyes and Tom Rutley leave just after the recording of "Caravanserai". Doug Rauch, Tom Coster and Armando Peraza join the band.

Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): When Dougie came in on bass, and with Mingo on the congas, it was a whole new kind of rhythm---more flexible and looser. That really was when I started to feel that maybe Santana could go in a different direction, one that would be evident on our fourth album, Caravanserai. (p293)

Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): For me, Armando Peraza was the most important person to come into Santana that year---maybe any year. (…) Armando was an amazing spirit and force in the band. For me, he became a mentor and a tutor and a divine angel. (p306)

🎧 Feb 21 Mon: Columbia Studios, San Francisco, CA

Note: Recording of "Just In Time To See The Sun" (from "Caravanserai").

🎧 Feb 22 Tue: Columbia Studios, San Francisco, CA

Note: Recording of "Look Up (To See What’s Coming Down)" (from "Caravanserai").

🎧 Feb 23 Wed: Columbia Studios, San Francisco, CA

Note: Recording of "Future Primitive" (from "Caravanserai").

🎧 March 1 Wed: Columbia Studios, San Francisco, CA

Note: Recording of “La Fuente Del Ritmo”, “Every Step Of The Way” (from "Caravanserai").

🎸 Mid-March: El Matador Jazz Club, San Francisco, CA

Note: Carlos Santana is guest of Gabor Szabo for several shows.

🎸 March 26 Sun: Hongisto Benefit. Winterland, San Francisco, CA

Note: Broadcast at an unknown date on American radio KSAN. Carlos Santana is guest of Elvin Bishop on: ? (1) - La Fuente Del Ritmo (1) -? (1).

🎧 April: Release of Luis Gasca's "For Those Who Chant"

Selected Formats:

Luis Gasca's "For Those Who Chant" in April 1972 on LP (gf) (Blue Thumb Records USA/Canada BTS 37) (Blue Thumb Records Japan ICL 506) (Blue Thumb Records Italy BIT 406)

Luis Gasca's "For Those Who Chant" in 1975 on LP (gf) (Blue Thumb Records Italy BLT 406)

Luis Gasca's "For Those Who Chant" on Dec 19, 2006 on CD (dgpck) (Bomba Records Japan BOM24060)

Luis Gasca's "For Those Who Chant" on Feb 22, 2023 on CD (dgpck/remastered) (Vivid Sound Japan VSCD-6122)

Side 1: 1. Street Dude (11:40) - 2. La Raza (8:03)

Side 2: 1. Spanish Gypsy (15:07) - 2. Little Mama (5:28)

Musicians: Luis Gasca, Jose "Chepito" Areas, George Cables, Hadley Caliman, Michael Carabello, Stanley Clarke, Cosmic Dog, Coke Escovedo, Snooky Flowers, Carmelo Garcia, Joe Henderson, Richard Kermode, Mark Levine, Joan McGregor, Garnette Mims, Victor Pantoja, Rico Reyes, Gregg Rolie, Carlos Santana, Neal Schon, Michael Shrieve, Lenny White

Recorded: Columbia Studios, San Francisco, CA Aug 17-18, 1971

Note: S1#2 also known as "For Those Who Chant".

🎧 April 4 Tue: Columbia Studios, San Francisco, CA

Note: Recording of "Stone Flower" (from "Caravanserai").

🎧 April 6 Thu: Columbia Studios, San Francisco, CA

Note: Recording of "All The Love Of The Universe" (from "Caravanserai").

🎧 April 10 Mon: Columbia Studios, San Francisco, CA

Note: Recording of "Waves Within" (from "Caravanserai").

🎧 April 20 Thu: Columbia Studios, San Francisco, CA

Note: Recording of "Eternal Caravanserai Of Reincarnation" (from "Caravanserai").

🎧 April 28 Fri: Premiere of "Stamping Ground". U.S. Movie Theaters

Selected Formats:

"Stamping Ground" premiere on April 28, 1972 in U.S. movie theaters

"Stamping Ground" in 1987 on VHS-NTSC (Goodtimes Home Video USA 8046)

"Rock Fieber" on Nov 15, 2004 on DVD-R2 (Universum Film GmbH Germany 82876 61795 9) *

"Stamping Ground" in 2010 on DVD-R1 (Studio Gabia Brazil DVDS-071) **

Tracks: Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen - Savor/Jingo - Gumbo

Musicians: Carlos Santana, David Brown, Michael Shrieve, Michael Carabello, Jose “Chepito” Areas, Gregg Rolie

Recorded: Kralingen Pop Festival. Kralingen Forest, Rotterdam, Netherlands June 26, 1970

Note: * has a better image and audio, running at correct speed and is complete (97 min.), and faithful to the original song order, but has an image ratio of 16:9 cropping the top and bottom of the original film, and has a German voice over the interviews. ** is taken from the 1987 VHS-NTSC with same image ratio of 4:3, but running too slow, and incomplete (89 min.) missing “Esther’s Nose Job” (Soft Machine) and “Giants” (Quintessence), and songs are in a different order than the original film.

🎧 May 5 Fri: Columbia Studios, San Francisco, CA

Note: Recording of "Song Of The Wind" (from "Caravanserai").

🎸 June 2 Fri or June 3 Sat: Winterland, San Francisco, CA

Note: Carlos Santana, Neal Schon are guests of Malo on: Jam.

🎸 June 4 Sun: A Day In The Sun. San Diego Stadium, San Diego, CA

Note: Carlos Santana, Armando Peraza, Michael Shrieve play with Azteca (Coke Escovedo, Pete Escovedo, Steve Busfield, George DiQuattro, Bob Ferreira, Tom Harrell, Wendy Haas, Paul Jackson, Errol Knowles, Mel Martin, George Muribus, Joseph “Flip” Nunez, Victor Pantoja, Rico Reyes, Jules Rowell).

🎧 June 7 Wed: Release of Carlos Santana's 1st Solo Album "Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles! Live!"

Recorded: Sunshine '72 Festival. Waikiki Diamond Head Crater, Oahu, HI Jan 1, 1972

Selected (alleged) Formats

🎧 June 14 Wed: Premiere of "Fillmore: An Outrageous Movie!". U.S. Movie Theathers

Recorded: Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA July 4, 1971

Selected Formats

🎸 🎸 June 16 Fri: Kabuki Theatre, San Francisco, CA

Note: Two shows played in the same evening. Carlos Santana, Armando Peraza, Michael Shrieve play with Azteca (Coke Escovedo, Pete Escovedo, Steve Busfield, George DiQuattro, Bob Ferreira, Tom Harrell, Wendy Haas, Paul Jackson, Errol Knowles, Mel Martin, George Muribus, Joseph “Flip” Nunez, Victor Pantoja, Rico Reyes, Jules Rowell).

🎸 June 30 Fri: 2nd Annual Fiestas Campesinas. Cal Expo Hall, Sacramento, CA

Note: Carlos Santana plays with Luis Gasca And Friends.

🎸 July 1 Sat: 2nd Annual Fiestas Campesinas. Athletic Arena, State College, San Diego, CA

Note: Carlos Santana plays with Luis Gasca And Friends.

🎸 July 2 Sun: 2nd Annual Fiestas Campesinas. Spartan Field, State College, San Jose, CA

Note: Carlos Santana plays with Luis Gasca And Friends.

🎸 July: Marin Civic Auditorium, San Rafael, CA

Note: Carlos Santana is guest of Tower Of Power on: You've Got To Funkifize.

Note from Deborah Santana (Space Between The Stars. My Journey To An Open Heart 2005): Musician Saunders King’s daughter Deborah King is present, and sees Carlos Santana for the first time. (p118)

Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): This is the night when Deborah and I first really noticed each other. (…) I went to get a drink from a water fountain, and when I straightened up she was right behind me. She really looked beautiful and had long eyelashes. We spoke for a little bit. Then I soloed on “You Got To Funkifize.” I went home, and the next day the phone rang. (p312)

🎸 July or Aug: Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA

Note: Carlos Santana is guest of Azteca.

Note from Deborah Santana (Space Between The Stars. My Journey To An Open Heart 2005): First date with Deborah King. (p120)

🎸 Aug 2 Wed: Resurrection Ballroom, San Francisco, CA

Incomplete: Them Changes

Note: Carlos Santana plays with Buddy Miles. Venue formerly known as Fillmore West and Carousel Ballroom.

♥ Sept: Santana #12

(left to right) Armando Peraza (perc/vo), Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Jose “Chepito” Areas (perc), James “Mingo” Lewis (perc), Richard Kermode (kbd), Michael Shrieve (ds), Doug Rauch (b/g), Tom Coster (kbd/vo)

Note: Richard Kermode joins the band.

Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): That was a really nice combination---TC and Kermode. (p316)

🎫 Sept 4 Mon: Erie Canal “Soda” Pop Festival. Bull Island, Griffin, IN

🎫 Sept 12 Tue: Keystone Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

69 min.

Exact: Eternal Caravanserai Of Reincarnation - Waves Within - Look Up (To See What's Coming Down) - Just In Time To See The Sun - Incident At Neshabur - Se A Cabo - Bambele - Stone Flower - Batucada - Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba) - Stone Flower - Castillos De Arena, Part 1 (Sand Castle) - Free Angela - Castillos De Arena, Part 2 (Sand Castle) - Earth - La Fuente Del Ritmo - Welcome - Every Step Of The Way

Tour: USA West/Canada

🎫 Oct 4 Wed: Winterland, San Francisco, CA

Incomplete: Incident At Neshabur - Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen

W/John McLaughlin

Note from Deborah Santana (Space Between The Stars. My Journey To An Open Heart 2005): First Santana show attended by Deborah King (p141). Bill Graham: See! You can’t leave all the hits out of the set. Your audience would never forgive you (p143).

Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): We sealed the deal when John flew out to San Francisco to sit in with the new Santana at Winterland at the start of October, which was really the first time the new full lineup performed. John sat in for the last half hour, and Deborah was backstage for the first time at a Santana concert. (p319)

🎫 Oct 5 Thu: Winterland, San Francisco, CA

🎫 Oct 6 Fri: Winterland, San Francisco, CA

🎫 Oct 7 Sat: College Of Marin Benefit. Kentfield, CA

W/Coke Escovedo, Pete Escovedo, Vince Guaraldi

Note: Broadcast at an unknown date on American radio.

🎫 Oct 7 Sat: Civic Auditorium, Bakersfield, CA

🎫 Oct 8 Sun: Pacific Terrace Arena, Long Beach, CA

🎫 Oct 9 Mon: Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, CA

🎧 Oct 11 Wed: Release of Santana's 4th Official Album "Caravanserai"

Selected Analog Formats:

"Caravanserai" on Oct 11, 1972 on LP (gf) (CBS USA KC 31610)

"Caravanserai" in 1972 on LP (gf) (CBS UK/Europe S 65299) (CBS Italy S 69022) (CBS Spain S 69022 E) (CBS Mexico CLS-5396)

"Caravanserai" in 1972 on LP (CBS Australia SBP 234240) (CBS Brazil 137790)

"Caravanserai" in 1972 on SX68MARK II promotional LP (gf) (CBS/Sony Japan SOPL-130)

"Caravanserai" in 1972 on LP (quad) (CBS/Sony Japan SOPN-38)

"Caravanserai" in Jan 1973 on LP (quad) (CBS USA/Canada/France CQ 31610)

"Caravanserai" in 1974 on Limited Special Edition Best Rock Collection LP (gf/quad/repress) (CBS/Sony Japan SOPN-38)

"Caravanserai" in 1974 on Club Edition LP (repress) (CBS/Orlador Spain 53926)

"Caravanserai" in 1977 on LP (gf/repress) (CBS/Sony Japan 25AP 817)

"Caravanserai" in 1978 on Rock Best 100 LP (gf/repress) (CBS/Sony Japan 25AP 817)

"Caravanserai" in 1982 on Nice Price LP (repress) (CBS Europe 32060)

"Caravanserai" in 1983 on LP (gf/repress) (CBS/Sony Japan 25AP 2604)

"Caravanserai" on March 18, 2008 on LP (gf/180gram/repress) (Speakers Corner Records USA/UK/Europe KC 31610)

"Caravanserai" on Sept 22, 2014 on LP (180gram) (Music On Vinyl Netherlands MOVLP1029)

"Caravanserai" in 2018 on LP (gf/repress) (Columbia Europe 19075817641)

"Caravanserai" on June 14, 2024 on Limited Edition LP (gf/180g/remastered/numbered) (Columbia/MFSL USA 1-524)

Selected Digital Formats:

"Caravanserai" on April 1, 1985 on Immortal Rock Classics Collection CD (CBS/Sony Japan 35DP 301)

"Caravanserai" in 1985 on CD (CDCBS Europe 65299)

"Caravanserai" on Aug 19, 1986 on CD (remastered) (Columbia USA CK 31610)

"Caravanserai" on July 22, 1987 on CBS CD Rock Classics 100 - 17 CD (repress) (CBS Japan 28DP 1019)

"Caravanserai" on June 21, 1993 on Nice Price Line - 27 CD (repress) (Sony Japan SRCS 6318)

"Caravanserai" on Dec 21, 1995 on Limited Edition CD (20-bit/dgpck/remastered/repress) (Sony Japan SRCS 7914)

"Caravanserai" on Dec 18, 1999 on SACD (dgpck/remastered) (SME Records Japan SRGS 4524)

"Caravanserai" in 2002 on CD (dgpck/repress) (Columbia/Sony Europe 510574 2)

"Caravanserai" in 2002 on ‘E Musica, Il Grande Rock - 5 CD (repress) (Gruppo Editoriale L’Espresso S.p.A. Italy BME 66)

"Caravanserai" in 2003 on CD (remastered/repress) (Columbia/Legacy Europe 511128 2)

"Caravanserai" in 2003 on CD (remastered/repress) (Columbia/Legacy USA CK 63595)

"Caravanserai" on Oct 22, 2003 on Nice Price! CD (remastered/repress) (Sony Records Int’l Japan MHCP 2028)

"Caravanserai" on May 3, 2006 on Limited Edition CD (remastered/dgpck/repress) (Sony Records Int’l Japan MHCP 1000)

"Caravanserai" on July 20, 2009 on Limited Edition BSCD (remastered) (Sony Records Int'l Japan SICP 20039)

"Caravanserai" in 2011 on Limited Edition Original Master Recording Ultradisc UHR SACD (remastered/numbered/mini LP) (Columbia/MFSL USA UDSACD 2079)

"Caravanserai" on March 6, 2013 on Legacy Recordings BSCD2 (remastered) (Sony Records Int’l Japan SICP 30052)

"Caravanserai" on April 12, 2017 on Guitar Legend Series CD (repress) (Sony Records Int’l Japan SICP-5334)

"Caravanserai" on Nov 30, 2022 on Limited Edition SACD (quad/remastered/papersleeve mini LP) (Sony Records Int’l Japan SICP 10142)

Side 1: 1. Eternal Caravanserai Of Reincarnation (4:25) - 2. Waves Within (3:54) - 3. Look Up (To See What's Coming Down) (2:55) - 4. Just In Time To See The Sun (0:47)(2:13) - 5. Song Of The Wind (6:03) - 6. All The Love Of The Universe (1:14)(7:39)

Side 2: 1. Future Primitive (4:20) - 2. Stone Flower (1:16)(6:06) - 3. La Fuente Del Ritmo (4:30) - 4. Every Step Of The Way (9:06)

Musicians: Carlos Santana, Jose "Chepito" Areas, James "Mingo" Lewis, Armando Peraza, Doug Rauch, Rico Reyes, Gregg Rolie, Tom Rutley, Neal Schon, Michael Shrieve

W/Hadley Caliman S1#1, Tom Coster S2#3, Wendy Haas S1#1, S2#2, Tom Harrell S2#4, Douglas Rodriguez S1#2, Lenny White S1#6

Recorded: Columbia Studios, San Francisco, CA. S1#1 April 20, 1972, S1#2 April 10, 1972, S1#3 Feb 22, 1972, S1#4 Feb 21, 1972, S1#5 May 5, 1972, S1#6 April 6, 1972, S2#1 Feb 23, 1972, S2#2 April 4, 1972, S2#3, S2#4 March 1, 1972

Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): When we were finished with Caravanserai, Clive Davis asked for a meeting at CBS’s Studio. It was just Clive, Shrieve, and I. Clive was definitely not happy. (…) I had too much respect for Clive, so I said, “Clive, thank you for coming here and saying what you needed to tell us. You need to do what you need to do, and we need to do what we need to do. But we can’t be doing another ‘Black Magic Woman’ over and over. We can’t go back---with all the changes in the last few months, we literally cannot go back. We have to learn to change and to grow.” (...) Bill Graham was kind of like that, only he would be straight without pulling any punches. When he heard what the title was going to be, he said, "Caravanserai? More like career suicide." (p309-310-311)

🎫 Oct 11 Wed: Spokane Coliseum, Spokane, WA

🎫 Oct 12 Thu: The Edmonton Gardens, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

🎫 Oct 13 Fri: Jubilee Auditorium, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

🎫 Oct 15 Sun: Edmundson Pavilion, University Of Washington, Seattle, WA

99 min.

Exact: A-1 Funk/Every Step Of The Way - Samba Pa Ti - Look Up (To See What's Coming Down) - Just In Time To See The Sun - Incident At Neshabur - Bambele - Stone Flower - Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba) - Stone Flower - Waiting - Castillos De Arena, Part 1 (Sand Castle) - Free Angela - Mantra - Castillos De Arena, Part 2 (Sand Castle) - Earth - Se A Cabo - Savor - Toussaint L'Overture - Welcome - La Fuente Del Ritmo

Note: Annie Leibovitz is on assignment for Rolling Stone to arrange photographs of Carlos Santana in Seattle, WA. Struggling to come up with an interesting location, the photographer settles for a wall in Carlos Santana's hotel room. The Dec 7, 1972 issue of the magazine (#123), features a long story of the band entitled "The Resurrection Of Carlos Santana by Ben Fong-Torres", and has the iconic photo on its cover.

Tour: USA East

🎫 Oct 26 Thu: Nassau County Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY

Incomplete: A-1 Funk/Every Step Of The Way - Samba Pa Ti - Look Up (To See What's Coming Down) - Just In Time To See The Sun - Incident At Neshabur - Bambele - Stone Flower - Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba) - Stone Flower - Waiting - Castillos De Arena, Part 1 (Sand Castle) - Free Angela - Castillos De Arena, Part 2 (Sand Castle) - Wings - Se A Cabo - Savor - Toussaint L'Overture - La Fuente Del Ritmo

🎫 Oct 28 Sat: Cherry Hill Arena, Cherry Hill, NJ

89 min.

Exact: A-1 Funk/Every Step Of The Way - Samba Pa Ti - Look Up (To See What's Coming Down) - Just In Time To See The Sun - Incident At Neshabur - Bambele - Stone Flower - Batucada - Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba) - Stone Flower - Waiting - Castillos De Arena, Part 1 (Sand Castle) - Free Angela - Mantra - Castillos De Arena, Part 2 (Sand Castle) - Earth - Se A Cabo - Savor - Toussaint L'Overture

🎫 🎫 Oct 29 Sun: Music Hall, Boston, MA

1st or 2nd show. 95 min.

Exact: A-1 Funk/Every Step Of The Way - Samba Pa Ti - Look Up (To See What's Coming Down) - Just In Time To See The Sun - Incident At Neshabur - Bambele - Batucada - Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba) - Waiting - Castillos De Arena, Part 1 (Sand Castle) - Free Angela - Mantra - Castillos De Arena, Part 2 (Sand Castle) - Earth - Se A Cabo - Savor - Toussaint L'Overture

Note: Two shows played in the same evening.

🎫 Oct 30 Mon: The Academy, New York, NY

W/John McLaughlin

🔔 Oct: Mill Valley, CA

Note from Deborah Santana (Space Between The Stars. My Journey To An Open Heart 2005): Carlos Santana announces to Deborah King that John McLaughlin wants to record with him (p143). He introduces her to Mahavishnu Orchestra’s music with the album “Birds Of Fire” which back cover features a poem written by Sri Chinmoy. He also says that Larry Coryell, another guitarist who stayed at his house the year before, is a disciple of Sri Chinmoy (p144). Carlos Santana asks Deborah King to join him in New York, NY during the recording sessions with John McLaughlin (p144).

Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): Here’s how it happened: just before the Caravanserai tour began, John called me about doing an album with him. (…) If he plays up and down the neck, quickly and staccato, answer him slowly, with longer notes, and it’s going to be a beautiful contrast. (p318-319)

🔔 Oct Last Week: Meeting Guru Sri Chinmoy. New York, NY

Note: Carlos Santana and Deborah King meet guru Sri Chinmoy.

Note from Deborah Santana (Space Between The Stars. My Journey To An Open Heart 2005): Carlos Santana and Deborah King meet John McLaughlin and his wife Eve, both Sri Chinmoy’s devotees (p145). They own a restaurant to “feed people’s souls as well as their bodies”. (p150) Through John McLaughlin and his wife, Sri Chinmoy invites Carlos Santana and Deborah King to his United Nations Chapel for meditation. (p153) While Carlos Santana is in the studio recording with John McLaughlin, Deborah King helps at the restaurant, and becomes interested in Sri Chinmoy’s teachings. (p169) For her, this new spiritual path can represent a way to God’s forgiveness. (p173) Carlos Santana is healed from the anger at the breakup of his band, and feels he can complete his quest for light. (p175) Around October 26, Sri Chinmoy personally invites Carlos Santana and Deborah King to become his disciples. (p175) They both accept. Carlos Santana asks Deborah King to join him for the upcoming European tour. (p176) Carlos Santana gets his hair cut short in Greenwich Village. (p177) He starts dressing in white clothes. Deborah King: "God was now our daily communion, Sri Chinmoy our guide." (p178) They both become disciples during a ceremony held at Sri Chinmoy’s house. (p179) Sri Chinmoy: “I offer you my highest love and gratitude for the service you will offer the Supreme through me.” (p180)

Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): That last week of October, John and Eve took Deborah and me to meet their guru for the first time. (…) The meeting was at the Church Center for the United Nations, across the street from the main UN Buildings. (…) The inner voice said, “You are a seed. A seed needs sun, water and soil. Together you will be able to grow and give divine fruit to humanity.” (…) By the time I opened my eyes, I knew Sri’s teaching was meant to be my path. Sri could see that, too. There was no contract to sign or handshake or anything like that. There was no official welcome---just Sri standing in front of me, smiling and saying, “I take you; I accept you. If you want, I take you as my disciple. But you got to cut your hair and shave your beard.” (p320-321-322)

🎧 Oct-Nov 2 Thu: Recording of "Love Devotion Surrender" (Carlos Santana's 2nd solo album). New York, NY

Note: Also recorded: "Love, Devotion & Surrender" (from "Welcome") W/Wendy Haas.

Note from Deborah Santana (Space Between The Stars. My Journey To An Open Heart 2005): End of “Love Devotion Surrender” recording sessions on November 2. One of Sri Chinmoy’s poem is called “Love, Devotion And Surrender”, and Carlos Santana feels this title represents his spiritual journey. (p181)

Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): The Caravanserai tour across the United States and Canada didn’t last long---it ended with a few shows around New York City at the end of October. Deborah met me there, and then McLaughlin and I went into the studio with our respective rhythm sections. (…) John and I would get together again in early ’73 to finish the music for the album. In the end we called it Love Devotion Surrender, which was the spiritual path of Sri Chinmoy. (p319-320)

Tour: Europe

🔔 Nov 3 Fri: New York, NY

Note from Deborah Santana (Space Between The Stars. My Journey To An Open Heart 2005): Carlos Santana and Deborah King travel to London, UK for the upcoming European tour (p181). Carlos Santana announces to his band that he has joined Sri Chinmoy’s path. Michael Shrieve: Whoa. That’s drastic (p182).

Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): Then almost immediately we had to leave New York and join Santana in London for the start of a European tour. When the band saw me they were shocked. (p323)

🎫 🎫 Nov 4 Sat: Empire Pool, London, UK

🎫 Nov 6 Mon: Circus Krone-Bau, Munich, Germany

🎫 Nov 7 Tue: Munsterland Halle, Munster, Germany

🎫 Nov 8 Wed: Musikhalle, Hamburg, Germany

🎫 Nov 9 Thu: Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany

Incomplete: Look Up (To See What's Coming Down) - Just In Time To See The Sun - Incident At Neshabur - Earth - Se A Cabo

🎫 Nov 11 Sat: Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany

111 min.

Exact: Going Home/A-1 Funk/Every Step Of The Way - Samba Pa Ti - Look Up (To See What's Coming Down) - Just In Time To See The Sun - Incident At Neshabur - Bambele - Stone Flower - Batucada - Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba) - Stone Flower - Waiting - Castillos De Arena, Part 1 (Sand Castle) - Free Angela - Castillos De Arena, Part 2 (Sand Castle) - Earth - Se A Cabo - Savor - Toussaint L'Overture

Quote from Thomas Parpart (The Santanamigos Group on Facebook July 20, 2024): November 11, 1972, The Caravanserai Tour at Frankfurt Festhalle. I was 17 years old, and it was my first concert. I entered the venue at 7:55, and the show started at 8:00. I didn’t know very much about Santana, but I got "infected" for the rest of my life. I had to leave at 11:30 to catch the last train, and the band was still playing. That never happened again…

🎫 Nov 12 Sun: Stadthalle, Freiburg, Germany

Incomplete: Going Home/A-1 Funk/Every Step Of The Way - Samba Pa Ti - Look Up (To See What's Coming Down) - Just In Time To See The Sun - Incident At Neshabur - Bambele - Stone Flower - Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba) - Waiting

🎫 Nov 15 Wed: Falkoner Theatre, Copenhagen, Denmark

🎫 Nov 16 Thu: University Of Lund, Lund, Sweden

Incomplete: Going Home/A-1 Funk/Every Step Of The Way - Samba Pa Ti - Look Up (To See What's Coming Down) - Just In Time To See The Sun - Incident At Neshabur - Earth - Se A Cabo - Savor - Toussaint L'Overture

Note: Set list might also be from Nov 18, 1972.

🎫 Nov 17 Fri: Scandinavium, Goteborg, Sweden

Incomplete: Going Home/A-1 Funk/Every Step Of The Way - Samba Pa Ti - Look Up (To See What's Coming Down) - Just In Time To See The Sun - Incident At Neshabur - Bambele - Stone Flower - Batucada - Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba) - Stone Flower - Earth - Se A Cabo - Savor - Toussaint L'Overture

🎫 Nov 18 Sat: Kungliga Tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden

🎫 🎫 Nov 21 Tue: The Hardrock Concert Theatre, Manchester, UK

Note: Two shows played in the same evening.

🎫 🎫 Nov 22 Wed: City Hall, Newcastle, UK

Note: Two shows played in the same evening.

🎫 Nov 23 Thu or Nov 24 Fri: Bournemouth, UK

🎫 Nov 25 Sat: Super Pop Montreux. Pavillon De Montreux, Montreux, Switzerland

Incomplete: Going Home/A-1 Funk/Every Step Of The Way - Samba Pa Ti - Look Up (To See What's Coming Down) - Just In Time To See The Sun - Incident At Neshabur - Bambele - Stone Flower - Waiting - Castillos De Arena, Part 1 (Sand Castle) - Free Angela - Castillos De Arena, Part 2 (Sand Castle) - Earth - Se A Cabo - Savor - Toussaint L'Overture

Note from Deborah Santana (Space Between The Stars. My Journey To An Open Heart 2005): After the show, to keep her promise to Sri Chinmoy, Deborah King returns to New York, NY to help Eve McLaughlin at her restaurant. (p192)

🎫 Nov 28 Tue: Palais D'Hiver, Lyon, France

🎫 Dec 1 Fri: De Doelen, Rotterdam, Netherlands

98 min.

Exact: Going Home/A-1 Funk/Every Step Of The Way - Samba Pa Ti - Look Up (To See What's Coming Down) - Just In Time To See The Sun - Incident At Neshabur - Bambele - Stone Flower - Batucada - Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba) - Stone Flower - Waiting - Castillos De Arena, Part 1 (Sand Castle) - Free Angela/Mantra - Castillos De Arena, Part 2 (Sand Castle) - Earth - Se A Cabo - Savor - Toussaint L'Overture/Band Introduction

🎫 🎫 Dec 3 Sun: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands

1st show

Incomplete: Going Home/A-1 Funk/Every Step Of The Way - Samba Pa Ti - Look Up (To See What's Coming Down) - Just In Time To See The Sun - Incident At Neshabur - Bambele - Stone Flower - Batucada - Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba) - Waiting - Castillos De Arena, Part 1 (Sand Castle) - Free Angela/Mantra - Castillos De Arena, Part 2 (Sand Castle) - Earth - Se A Cabo - Savor - Toussaint L'Overture

2nd show

Incomplete: Going Home/A-1 Funk/Every Step Of The Way - Samba Pa Ti - Look Up (To See What's Coming Down) - Just In Time To See The Sun - Incident At Neshabur - Bambele - Stone Flower - Batucada - Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba) - Stone Flower - Waiting - Castillos De Arena, Part 1 (Sand Castle) - Free Angela/Mantra - Castillos De Arena, Part 2 (Sand Castle) - Earth - Se A Cabo - Savor - Toussaint L'Overture

Note: Two shows played in the same evening.

🎫 🎫 Dec 4 Mon: L'Olympia, Paris, France

1st or 2nd show

Incomplete: Going Home/A-1 Funk/Every Step Of The Way - Samba Pa Ti - Look Up (To See What's Coming Down) - Just In Time To See The Sun - Incident At Neshabur - Bambele - Stone Flower - Batucada - Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba) - Waiting - Castillos De Arena, Part 1 (Sand Castle) - Free Angela - Castillos De Arena, Part 2 (Sand Castle) - Earth - Se A Cabo - Savor - Toussaint L'Overture

Note: Two shows played in the same evening.

🎫 Dec 5 Tue: Philipshalle, Dusseldorf, Germany

Incomplete: Going Home/A-1 Funk/Every Step Of The Way - Samba Pa Ti - Look Up (To See What's Coming Down) - Just In Time To See The Sun - Incident At Neshabur - Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba) - Stone Flower - Waiting - Castillos De Arena, Part 1 (Sand Castle) - Free Angela - Castillos De Arena, Part 2 (Sand Castle) - Earth - Se A Cabo - Savor

🔔 Dec: Mill Valley, CA

Note from Deborah Santana (Space Between The Stars. My Journey To An Open Heart 2005): Carlos Santana is back from the European tour and Deborah King from New York, NY. (p198) They announce to Deborah King’s sister Kitsaun King their new spiritual direction (p199). They start attending Sri Chinmoy’s Meditation Center on Sanchez Street, San Francisco, CA (p200). Carlos Santana introduces Deborah King to his family in late December. (p206)

Tour: USA South/West

🎫 Dec 9 Sat: Loyola Field House, New Orleans, LA

🎫 Dec 10 Sun: Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, TX

🎫 Dec 12 Tue: Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, TX

🎫 Dec 13 Wed: Coliseum, Lubbock, TX

🎫 Dec 14 Thu: Coliseum, El Paso, TX

🎫 Dec 15 Fri: Community Center, Tucson, AZ

🎫 Dec 17 Sun: Honolulu International Center Arena, Honolulu, Oahu, HI

🎸 Dec 31: New Year Meditation With Sri Chinmoy. Hunter College Auditorium, New York, NY

Note: Carlos Santana is guest of John McLaughlin on: Naima.

Note from Deborah Santana (Space Between The Stars. My Journey To An Open Heart 2005): Carlos Santana and Deborah King attend the event. (p207) John McLaughlin is scheduled to perform, and invites Carlos Santana to join him on stage. (p209) Sri Chinmoy tells Carlos Santana that while he was playing, the Supreme told him Carlos’ spiritual name, and that he will give him and Deborah King their “soul names” during a ceremony held at his home in Aug 1973. (p212)

Unknown Dates

🎫 ?: The Boarding House, San Francisco, CA

Note: Herbie Hancock opens for Santana. Carlos Santana meets him for the first time.

Quote from Carlos Santana (The Universal Tone 2014): Herbie is a supreme genius and sweet as ice and pie, as Elvin Jones would say. I first met him when he opened for us at the Boarding House in ’72, and after that we would see each other around and he’d tell me about his chanting and that he liked to eat at Dipti Nivas, which by the end of the ‘70s was the number one vegetarian restaurant in San Francisco. (p387)

★ ?: La Vida Nueva/Area Of Musical Entertainment & Performance

Note: El Padre Del Pais Award: Santana.

From San Francisco,

Please Welcome... SANTANA!

Bill Graham

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