Ten years ago I was in the midst of purchasing every album in the Santana catalogue for my music collection. It’s very rare that I collect every commercial recording by an artist. When I purchased the Santana album, Milagro I discovered how pivotal this recording was in Carlos Santana’s evolutionary growth.
Milagro was dedicated to the lives of Bill Graham and Miles Davis, two instrumental figures to Carlos Santana.
Here is Bill Graham’s introduction of Santana:
Good evening, thank you for being with us. Welcome to a very, very special occasion. Some years ago some of us heard and felt a very special sound, about the joy of loving, the joy of giving and thank God it’s with us this evening. Will you welcome from my heart, Santana.