Santana & McLaughlin - Naima (Live at Montreux 2011)

[@supertravdoggy]

To those who like to criticize. Your time would be better spent enjoying whats good rather than focusing on what you think is bad. When you focus on the blemishes you miss everything else. I guess we all see what we want to see. Being critical is a reflection of what and who you are. I am gonna go enjoy some more of the endless supply of live music that KZbin offers, ill leave you here to peck apart a golden goose for being to yellow.

[@PapaEli-pz8ff]

Thank you, Travis👍🏾

[@chrisjordan4210]

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[@cosmicman621]

I went to get John McLaughlin to sign the album cover of..love devotion surrender for me after a show...which he kindly did and then he said to me. “..it’s not fully signed until you get Carlos to sign it to.” Thanks for posting

[@kevintewey1157]

Do you suppose he trained himself to temper his ego zdx ? what you tempted by asking for his signature? The capitalist loves to worship

[@kevintewey1157]

To be fair I would have tried to get the signatures myself 💄💄🐖🐽🐷🤣

[@JulieCarey-y1n]

You’re both morons.

[@jameskennedy721]

these guys made one of the best albums of the 1970's . nice to see them reunite .

[@sdemosi]

Always amazed by McLaughlin. His knowledge of the guitar is immense.

[@riobabic8960]

I think of him as the mathematician of the guitar !

[@chaussette1er]

To me he’s the Best of the bests

[@catrinacompositions]

For me, bar none, the most soulful, impressionistic, holy rendering of Naima I have ever heard from these guitarists on Love Devotion Surrender.

[@alancumming6407]

Couldn't agree more. Hard to imagine how the original could be improved but they just have.

[@jcrisp90]

listen to Jack wilkins version

[@alancumming6407]

@@jcrisp90 I gave him a listen. It's very good but just doesn't resonate for me. My own personal taste of course.

[@MrValcar]

Great album

[@willmercury]

Utterly unaffected. Very pure and sweet music. A more honest and human collaboration between guitarists can't be found.

[@diegoluzuriaga1673]

Music is art, not a skills competition. I´d like to hear the wise guys who criticized Santana playing Samba pa ti.

[@do.n.e.7161]

. . . or we may call it a universal language that knows no politics nor religion. It becomes an art when played by a musician. Playing an instrument is skill, the degree of which is observable by listeners. For example: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4Cql6Oamc-bn80 and kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3e5dHirpL5qp68 -the same song played by two different guitar players.

[@GoMiGman]

Never was a big fan of McLaughlin, but Santana was like having a nanny growing up. You can see the spiritual connection these two share in some way.

[@petergrohmuller1372]

For me it was the other way around. I've been a fan of John McLaughlin since his days with the Mahavishnu Orchestra. I liked his iconic collaborations with Kai Eckhardt and Trilok Gurtu the most. For decades I thought Santana would just throw his handful of licks from Woodstock over every song he's played on since then. I thought he was completely overrated. But this recording proves me wrong. Thank you for that.

[@laviniacapogna4]

It is wonderful. A great hommage to John Coltrane. Thank you

[@andyreasoner5289]

Beautiful. I like when rock virtuosos play together with jazz virtuosos in a very consistent way.

[@thejmcexperience8755]

Peace and Love to Carlos and John. Namastê.

[@uneedtherapy42]

sometimes when all you hear on the radio is tunes like "Smooth" and then you hear this and you go "Oh YEA that is also Carlos!!" God bless them both.

[@graemebarnes4405]

Santana played superbly, so did Mclaughlin. Ego and competition lefted their hearts and was replaced with love and respect a long time ago.

[@qg3726]

Undoubtedly the FINEST Guitar Gurus who had EVER strapped on a Guitar.. Numero Uno!!

[@artistdonnbear]

The chords that John picked are so incredible. What guitar hero's!

[@timothydillow3160]

" Love is sweet, devotion is sweeter, surrender is sweetest."

[@505shango]

Wow so beautiful .. always good to see Carlos and John playing together

[@pinheiroclaudio]

McLaughlin !!!! Incredible.

[@Burt472]

Hat off to this tune and all the other ones...Awesome Musicians. Had the privilege to see McLaughlin perform here in Italy in 1991....Unforgettable

[@Zorbasrhodos]

Music is a free and powerful language, free for everybody and without any limits to play. Carlos Santana is great and John McLaughlin is great, each individual. Two sides of the same coin you know.

[@missatrebor]

Pure and simple beauty! Two maestros on guitar! And for anybody who thinks this is easy, think again because never in a million years will you be able to make these great sounds on an acoustic guitar.

[@mer1red]

Nice combination of two different personalities. A few words for all those who always want to force a playing music together into a competition. Some guitarists spend a lot of time and effort in finding and rendering a beautifully coloured voice. A sound that touches your heart. Others work on complexity. Others on scales and speed. When watching guitar videos on KZbin you often get the impression that the number of likes depends on how many notes are produced per second. I fully agree with Michael-David Bushman. Please stop making a contest out of it. Sit back and enjoy the music of two great artists.

[@eddyvideo]

The silence between the notes is just as important as the notes themselves. Give it space ....

[@erobinidcf]

Just listen to the beauty played by 2 Legends of guitar..... have most of their diverse work . No time for critics .......just music

[@davidfrederickyelland9233]

Just two friends jammin' Beautiful!

[@maurylucero6252]

John Coltrane' s theme. Beautiful!!!!

[@leonardenglish815]

Humble & Grace they both portray yes thank you for posting

[@anwyllonmusic]

Brilliant Carlos and John! I love you guys!

[@josebcruz]

It takes me back. This is a Great DVD

[@maksimiliankiefergregl]

In one word: Superb !

[@stochelo-k2y]

Je n ai jamais été impressionné par Santana car sa technique m' a toujours laissé perplexe et sur ce morceau et bien c'est flagrant !

[@nape1475]

This is a very beautiful rendition of a Coltrane classic.

[@nape1475]

I would recommend anything made by Paco de Lucia, especially his album Almoraima.

[@conysalvo]

na pe I would also recommend the album Siroco.

[@conysalvo]

***** You can find the album on iTunes - It is wonderful! (I also have a vinyl album "Dos Guitarrras Flamencas en America Latina" by Paco de Lucia, which to me is disappointing and sounds like a commercial project recorded with little care or feeling.)

[@conysalvo]

I love Indian music, both Hindustani and Carnatic. Anoushka Shankar's album Traveller is the most succesful fusion I have heard between Indian and flamenco music. Irish music - Tin Whistles by Paddy Molony and Sean Potts is great. It's on iTunes.

[@johncruz9357]

Check out John McLaughlin Live at the Royal Festival Hall Live. One of my faves....

[@david8157]

a lovely moment at the end there

[@carlosclaptrix]

Can you listen to great music made by great musicians without comparing or judging?

[@542bful]

Brasil Rio de Janeiro Santana tem humildade. Excelente guitarrista toca com sentimento, muito trabalhador. John Mc Laughlin brilhante, genial.

[@KenSerpico5450]

Sim, e verdade. Oi de Texas!

[@mahfoudcherabli7688]

C'est des maestro....

[@ralser]

Two monsters of guitar!

[@willmercury]

Neither guitar is making the "real" music; Carlos and John are making it. Really.

[@santason1987]

I would quote a sentence from SUN RA about critics in general: "I'm moving forward with my music, those who want to listen to, they're welcome i'm like the birds singing, those who don't , don't have to" and a John Mc Laughlin sentence about Carlos Santana : “Even in the mid-'60s, he had a sound and a lyricism that I absolutely loved. The way he would play was the perfect complement to what I would do. We played last year in Switzerland (at the 2012 Montreux Jazz Festival)… It was lovely. We went on stage, and it was like time had stood still. A very special guitar player and a very special human being. “ -- John Mclaughlin

[@betterthantelly2993]

Fabien Maurin Sun Ra was totally amazing. Still ahead as it were even now! I love the quote one of his musicians made something like this-"Sun Ra people are leaving?!" "Good,we only want those who are interested in what we are doing" or something similar!

[@carlosclaptrix]

Great attitude!

[@daevkeli1013]

I lived with 'Love Devotion, Surrender' for a year in 75-76, and Coltrane was in the background of that. It helped pass a cold winter in Beijing. JMcL is a master, and Santana is not a bad guitarist. The original version of this tune by Comtrane was done in the hard bop era.

[@bnpowel]

Un monument magnifié par deux sculpteurs hors pair!

[@ianthewonderful]

Lovely piece. Beautiful

[@josephmarino4069]

Now that's what they call all done I was beautiful that was great God bless you guys☺☺

[@guitarpoetone1]

FAnTasTic! These Guys Have Played Together since the early 70s TheY Have Also been friends, I seen them play Together in SAnFrancisco along with Paco De Lucia an Al Dimeola All Great Musicians Of The Finest >.thank you

[@kewlfonz]

I like the way Carlos varies his attack by using his trademark triangular UFO plectrum for the mandolin vibrato, and then just his finger tips for the softer single notes. It goes without saying that John McLaughlin's chord work is peerless. Superb playing by both parties...

[@akapulquenho]

Jaja....You dont know nothing about jazz.....Nothing!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kewlfonz]

It doesn't sound like you know anything about anything...

[@EVANGELOS800]

magic moments for the guitars!!!!

[@francoislafertin3395]

super solo merçi carlos bravo vraiment une tret belle musique

[@petrucarp2512]

Beautiful guitar music!

[@carrvagio]

This is synergism at its best folks;can't touch this!

[@SteveHilliarphotography]

The quality of this video is astounding considering it was taken in 2011.

[@dougdavis8986]

8 years ago. Like it was the dark ages. What a dork.

[@alansmith7626]

We are all blessed....amazing

[@nickwood5536]

Regardless, both of them are the like of which we will never see again!!!!

[@nikitagaidakov4826]

Ripple of applause for having tuned their guitars at the beginning there.

[@JonesyTheCat]

They are individual voices, both are great in different ways.

[@GOGOLH]

Gorgeous - a guitar marriage made in heaven.

[@ismar5603]

damn that classical guitar sounds goood!

[@anthonywilson696]

What you do not understand, is that Carlos Sananta, is a master guitarist, he can play with anybody, and play anything,....jazz, rock, r&b, blues, rap, latin, must I go on, he is a master guitarist.

[@mercedesbentley5205]

never!!!!!!

[@johncruz9357]

Your, crazy. Playing the melody of a Jazz tune, isn’t playing jazz.. I guarantee you Carlos couldn’t comp for John if they switched roles......

[@johncruz9357]

Play in any style? He plays his blues influenced licks over other genres.

[@robbader7293]

McLaughlin has way more technical skill than most, and a lot of jazz fans dismiss Carlos, but I love his playing, too. I liked how he carried the melody and JM added lovely harmony and sweet chord work.

[@Gregorypeckory]

Nothing but a clear explanation of why I don't need to know you to know that only someone who has no clue what music is would comment about a guitar duet, that only one of the players was making "the real music". You have made it clear I was wrong about this part of my last comment: "You might be astute". I take it back; you've proven that it was a false statement. You really got me on that one.

[@ArtfulMind]

Why criticize? Rather, try just to be good people, (if you play) learn your instrument well, and appreciate whatever value you can get from any artist brave enough to put themselves out there for the consumption of critics. Playing sometimes entertains lots of people, and that's not a bad thing; that vs. playing for our own ego. Music is felt... it's a vibe. Lots (and lots) of people "feel" the Carlos Santana vibe... how is that fodder for criticism?

[@einarabelc5]

Because to a certain degree, that's how you learn. I used to be a fan of Santana, then I discovered Jazz. On e thing doesn't deter the other. Only in popular music where being unqualified is encouraged.

[@jefflanaghan6327]

They do justice to Coltrane's prettiest ballad.

[@josemanueldominguezcabrera6077]

Buenos días. Sublimes Santana y McLaughlin. Dos Genios de la Música.

[@3Ellipse]

just a lesson of MUSIC ( how to harmonize a melody) AMAZING!

[@jonsmtrs]

I enjoyed seeing John at a seminar in NYC. He began it by saying, "There are 2 types of guitars, out of tune and out of tune." Very inspiring to me!

[@MattieCooper10000]

Magical! Two Greats!

[@soniagentilrgvonconta]

duo maravilhoso!

[@yelassinacoulibaly]

Fantastique chapeau bravo l'ensemble des artistes incroyable talent j'adore

[@Geotubest]

It's like watching Rembrandt and Mondrian painting in the same room if you know what I mean.

[@colourful999real7]

MAGICS They're all the best

[@michael-davidbushman9196]

Holy shit, even when I try to watch and listen to real music/musicians there are haters commenting. You damn trolls are everywhere! Even a McLaughlin/Santana duet video has shit talkers.

[@nape1475]

I know! It's ridiculous, isn't it? I thought this was a beautiful collaboration and people are downing Santana instead of listening to how well the two play together. A band is not defined by one person, it is defined by everyone on stage.

[@torontolarrivee7965]

Not defending trollers...but this performance never goes anywhere remotely interesting. McLaughlin runs through the chords and Santana plays along so tentatively it's as if he's hearing the song for the first time. If you're captivated by this check our your local busker.

[@nagomizik1633]

🤣 They're everywhere bro!!

[@johncruz1811]

I have to hand it to JM he showed great restraint. We all know what his capable of doing.

[@KenSerpico5450]

Restraint? What are you talking about?

[@johncruz9357]

Have you ever heard JM solo? All he did was comp. that’s what I’m talking about.

[@sujanpradhan6837]

defusing the mental tension..Here they r now....life goes on ...

[@riclrk9947]

pure music beautiful

[@cookaboorra]

soulful play. amazing !

[@OuiDonkey]

This is way too good to have so little views!

[@Mikex0123]

That was nice. I'd like to see more of them.

[@istvanvincze1696]

OMG! INCREDIBLE NICE!

[@hanskung3278]

My God! They are sitting!

[@garyward6525]

Fabulous iremember it well iplay it alot

[@Belfreyite]

Give Carlos Santana a break. I like them both for different reasons and lots of people love Santana.

[@stevecastro22]

Outstanding......

[@ritaskitchenlifeandgoodvib2647]

♥️ thank you Love.😘 3/22/24 9:43 p.m

[@ginjazz2836]

I love all the negative comments from the arm chair nobody's

[@PapaEli-pz8ff]

Right on 👍🏾

[@msmm.2871]

Magnífico ! Vaya par de maestros. Nada que envidiar el nylon frente al acero.

[@BaimaEudes]

Superb!

[@Zorbasrhodos]

very deep in our souls ...

[@mdhbigdog]

Beautiful!

[@snapfinger1]

After hearing their album I spent a fortune on John Coltrane recordings.

[@bb1111116]

Carlos is fine here. He's a rock guitarist who could hold his own with Clapton, Page or Beck. But Carlos is with Joh McLaughlin, and JM was able to trade notes on acoustic with one of the greatest flamenco players of all time, Paco De Lucia. JM is incredible.

[@profd65]

Too bad John McLaughlin can't do anything but noodle. How many great songs has he written? Shit, how many GOOD songs has he written?

[@walterkolosky1]

@@profd65 Oh, I don't know.. about 100 great ones?

[@johncruz9357]

@@profd65 he sounded like all he was doing was comping. How about Carlos playing the same pentatonic wank on every collaboration. John has written plenty of tunes. They won’t ever be popular because of the style.

[@johncruz9357]

@@profd65 check out The Fox 1967 movie title track. So you can find out where Carlos greatest composition Europa came from.

[@すぎたにのぶゆき]

久しぶりにジョン・マクラグリンを見ました。エリック・クラプトンのクロスロードフェス以来ですかね❗ カルロス・サンタナが初期の３作目を出した後に、自分はこれで良いのか⁉️と悩んだ時にドラムのマイク・シュリーブが、ヒンズー教に傾倒していたジョン・マハビシュヌ・マクラグリンを紹介し、カルロスが弟子入りして二人でアルバム、魂の兄弟達を発表しました。そこにはラテンロックの要素はひとつも無く、ジャズかクラシックを聴いている感じでした❗カルロスはとてもストイックな人なので、髪を切り、服も神様の好きな色に染まる様に、常に真っ白でした。そしてミドルネームのディバティブをもらいました。この当時の来日ライブでは、ステージでお香がたかれ、演奏前に１分間の黙祷が有りました。その模様は、ライブ・イン・ジャパン「ロータスの伝説」に収録されています❗アルバム、キャラバン・サライ以降、レコード売り上げは、かんばしく無く仕方なく発表したのが、哀愁のヨーロッパでした(ヒントを得たのは、来日時にテレビの演歌を聴いてからと言われています)。一歩間違えたら、哀愁のジャパンになっていたかと思うと残念です‼️のぶ😘

[@PNgaia33859]

song of the wind, caravanserai.. dare anyone to learn that, 1 yr, in that yr, i learned Carlos, 14 then , 64 now, still know carlos.

[@Gregorypeckory]

You might be astute, but your comment was not. Obviously Santana is out of his league with JM, as are most guitarists. But to say "I know which guitar is making the real music" is to completely deny the music. No matter how much better one player is, when 2 play together, it's ridiculous to imply "the real music" is only being played by 1. Santana played the melody with respect; just because it wasn't virtuosic isn't reason to deny his part in the music; that was nonsense.

[@alainmetalbible5150]

MAESTROS

[@iuhgyu]

maximum sensitivity and refinement

[@betterthantelly2993]

If you dont rate Santana I worry your heart spirit and soul arent activated.

[@mrbluestrek1]

S'ils jouent ensemble c'est qu'ils se méritent l'un et l'autre et pour différentes raisons qui dépassent certains visiblement... Carlos Santana n'est absolument pas dupe de sa technique ni de la technique de son ami MC Laughlin, John lui n'ignore pas le Talent de Carlos, ils se rejoignent non pas dans leurs techniques "guitaristiques égocentriques" mais plutôt dans leur démarches musicales et artistiques. Personne n'est dans la tête de l'un ou de l'autre l'un est incapable de jouer comme l'autre et c'est ce qui pimente leur relation et leur respect mutuel....

[@TheSpoonwood]

nice piece of music

[@concepcionisabelromeroprie7815]

Desde Canarias con emoción

[@bernardocosta5281]

Totalmente excelente!

[@rosine2]

Que c'est beau ! Si seulement Coltrane pouvait se joindre à eux...

[@unmeilleurmonde1]

carlos and john are best friends since a long time, check their album LOVE Supreme with Sri Chinmoy, their spiritual guru in that time. Just meditate on this album and appreciate their authentic friendship :-)

[@wojciechdraminski3035]

Love supreme is Coltrane's album, I believe you ment Love Devotion Surrender