Ralph Towner (Classical Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer), Mark Walker (Hand Percussion, Synthesizer Drums), Paolino Dalla Porta (Double Bass) and Paul McCandless (Bass Clarinet, English Horn, Oboe, Soprano Saxophone).
Streaming on Qobuz (96/24)… kicking off this morning with ‘Oregon’ and Ralph, Mark, Paolino and Paul are sounding sublime! One fun album… Rest in peace Ralph…
Santana Brothers, Carlos with brother Jorge and nephew Carlos Hernandez, some decent instrumentals, as you might expect. Backed by the then current Santana band.
I’m not religious, but I like to listen to Psalms for I when he recites psalms over a heavy dub track. I have fond memories of listening to Prince Far I on the John Peel show on a transistor while lying in bed. The sacred herb was a feature of the sessions!
When it was remixed and remastered, I only bought the Caruso track. I like this version far more than the original and have since tried (without any luck) to buy the rest of the tracks or find a CD of the later release. Sadly, I don’t play the original CD anymore, because I know what I’m missing.
An interesting 12m video on the process of making the remix