The Swing of Delight

The Swing of Delight
Studio album by Devadip Carlos Santana
Released	August 1980
Genre	Jazz
Length	56:59
Label	Columbia
Producer	David Rubinson & Friends, Inc.
Devadip Carlos Santana chronology
Marathon (1979) The Swing of Delight (1980) Zebop! (1981)

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The Swing of Delight is a 1980 double album by Carlos Santana. It was the last of three solo albums (the others being Illuminations in 1974 and Oneness in 1979) to be released under his temporary Sanskrit name Devadip Carlos Santana, given to him by Sri Chinmoy. It peaked at #75 on the charts.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Swapan Tari" (Sri Chinmoy) – 6:46
2. "Love Theme from "Spartacus"" (Alex North) – 6:50

Side two

1. "Phuler Matan" (Chinmoy) – 5:52
2. "Song for My Brother" (Carlos Santana) – 6:56

Side three

1. "Jharna Kala" (Chinmoy) – 7:11
2. "Gardenia" (Santana) – 7:08

Side four

1. "La Llave" (Santana) – 3:40
2. "Golden Hours" (Santana) – 6:36
3. "Sher Khan, the Tiger" (Wayne Shorter) – 5:45

Personnel

Musicians

• Devadip Carlos Santana – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar, percussion, vocals
• Wayne Shorter – soprano sax (tracks: 2, 6, 9), tenor sax (tracks: 3, 9)
• Premik Russell Tubbs – soprano sax (tracks: 1, 3), tenor sax (tracks: 4, 5)
• Herbie Hancock – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hohner Clavinet, synthesizers (Clavitar, Prophet 5, Yamaha CS-80, Oberheim 8 Voice, brass, strings)
• Ron Carter – acoustic bass (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 7, 9)
• David Margen – bass (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 8,)
• Harvey Mason – drums (tracks: 2, 4, 7, 9)
• Graham Lear – drums (tracks: 5, 8)
• Tony Williams – drums (tracks: 1, 3, 6)
• Armando Peraza – congas, bongos, percussion
• Raul Rekow – congas, percussion, vocals
• Orestes Vilató – timbales, percussion, vocals

Technical personnel

• Engineer [assistant] – Bob Kovach
• Engineer [digital] – Jeff Mestler, Paul Stubblebine
• Engineer [guitar for Devadip Carlos Santana] – Steve Cain
• Engineer [keyboard for Herbie Hancock] – Bryan Bell
• Engineer [original mixing], producer – David Rubinson
• Engineer [recording] – Leslie Ann Jones
• Reissue producer – Moto Uehara
• Remastered by – Kouji Suzuki
• Design [concept] – Devadip Carlos Santana
• Artwork [front cover art] – Sri Chinmoy
• Artwork [inside art] – Tadanori Yokoo
• Photography by – Roger Ressmeyer