From December 1971 to April 1972,
Carlos Santana and several other members of
Santana toured with drummer/vocalist
Buddy Miles, a former member of
the Electric Flag, and
Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys. The resulting live album contained both
Santana hits ("Evil Ways") and
Buddy Miles hits ("Changes"), plus a 25-minute, side-long jam. It was not, perhaps, the live album
Santana fans had been waiting for, but at this point in its career, the band could do no wrong. The album went into the Top Ten and sold a million copies. [A CD version was released in 2005.] ~ William Ruhlmann