So stellar and diverse is the cast this time around that, were it not for the regulation latin flavour to each song and the big C's patent fuzztone wailings you'd think you were listening to a compilation.
Supernatural has now surely sold enough to ensure that Carlos will never have to play with old strings again, but nevertheless here comes Supernatural Part 2. Lost to the mists of time by the late 80s, the Mexican fretmaster owes a lot to the former head of Columbia who both gave him his first break way back in 1968 and, in 1999, masterminded the reincarnation of Santana as another of those artists savvy enough to call on younger 'friends' to give their album a truly cross-generational appeal. In amongst the extensive credits and thank-yous on the sleeve of Shaman is a dedication to Arista boss Clive Davis whom Carlos calls: ''an architect of the highest order'', and well he might.
