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Other notable Azteca alumni included vocalists Wendy Haas and Errol Knowles, guitarist Neal Schon, trumpeters Tom Harrell and Eddie Henderson, bassist Paul Jackson, drummers Lenny White and John H. Brinck Jr., and percussionist Victor Pantoja.
(Guitarist Neal Schon, another former member of Santana, sat in on guitar, bringing the total lineup to 17 musicians.) The band signed to Columbia Records and released its self-titled debut album in December 1972; it spent nine weeks in the lower reaches of the charts starting in January 1973.
Neal Schon kam von Santana und gründete später Journey. Die jugendliche Perkussionistin Sheila E (Tochter von Pete Escovedo), der Santana-Schlagzeuger Michael Shrieve, Don Grusin und andere spielten einige Konzerte mit der Band.
Azteca is the debut album by former Santana band members Coke Escovedo and his brother Pete Escovedo with their new band, Azteca. The album was released by Columbia Records in December 1972 and debuted at No.178 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart on January 13, 1973, peaking at No.151 on February 17, 1973, and spending nine weeks in ...
Azteca was a latin rock band from San Francisco, formed by Coke Escovedo (ex Santana). The sound is a bit funky/jazz/soul oriented. "Mamita Linda" is a very nice and catchy song.
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- Azteca
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Azteca was the first large-scale attempt to combine multiple musical elements in the context of a Latin orchestra setting, and featured horns, woodwinds, multiple keyboards, three vocalists, guitars, drums, and multiple Latin percussionists.
Quite a pleasant rock 'n' soul twist on Santana and Malo, with a good few other influences thrown in. Neal Schon from Santana is featured. But don't expect any extended jams like with Santana, as this is much more straight and mainstream.
