Hat's off to Sony for recognizing Santana's outstanding guitar playing ability and for taking the time to sift through a decades worth of music to isolate these instrumentals. Included on this CD is a tune from Santana's first release in 1969 "Soul Sacrifice", the incomparable "Blues for Salvador" from his 1987 release of the same name as well as "Europa" from the Amigos album. Overall, it's 71 minutes of great instrumentals that will save you countless hours of attempting to sort through this masters music just to isolate his instrumental works.

Two years after it's release of the "Best Instrumentals" Sony is back with another compilation which builds upon and compliments the first release. Again, Sony deserves a lot of credit for recognizing Santana's outstanding guitar playing ability and for taking the time to sift through a decades worth of music to isolate these instrumentals. On Volume 2, Sony collects 14 more instrumentals covering Santana's 30 plus year career. Included on this CD is the sonically beautiful "Revelations" through the precussion laced "Primera Invasion". Despite the title, Sony has included two tunes with spanish vocals, "Jingo" and "Oye Como Va". While these tunes are mainly instrumentals, I am positive that there are at least two other pieces which would have qualified this as an entire instrumental release similar to Volume 1. Overall, it's approximately 56 minutes of great instrumentals that will save you countless hours of attempting to sort through this masters music just to isolate his instrumental works.

This is what Santana is all about. No vocals just his signature guitar sound. His music is perfect for almost any occasion, from easy-listening to dancing around. This are his greatest instrumentals ever. There are some that he has released since, that should be included, maybe on the next volume if there is one. Buy this if you can, I'm glad that I did. It is worth it

This is a very good compilation of only instrumentals by the master. My only regret is that "Every Step of the Way" from "Caravanserai" is missing. That is one of the most powerful Santana songs ever. Also, my favorite in this compilation is "Aquamarina".

Santana has always been capable of infusing his heart and soul into his playing. This album is a perfect example. He recently gained new popularity with the "Supernatural" album, making some think he made a "Comeback". A quick look at his available albums shows almost everything he's ever recorded is still in production, and selling. He's always been there, doing what he loves, creating wonderful music.

This album showcases how touching and beautiful his music can be. He is truly a master at his art.