I'm familiar with the SB/HKB track on, 'Viva Santana'...I haven't heard better versions live or elsewhere...Seems as if none of the other versions can match or exceed what's on 'Viva Santana'...
Also I can't find -even on Youtube- that live video version (if it exists)...Anybody knows?
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I'm sharing a story about SB/HKB what a late friend of mine (KT; from Siparia, Trinidad & Tobago, W.I.) told me:
He was checking out a lady-friend, and invited her to his place...He said that he put on SB/HKB -from the 'Viva Santana' album I had given him a few years before- and sat off to one side observing the tune's effect on his friend...He told me that when the tune changed to the slow part, after a few moments into it, she exclaimed that,'...This really is a good tune...'
My late friend said that, afterwards, his lady-friend gave him more respect (not that she didn't respect him before ).
Maybe some of you all have similar, cool stories as this one...
As mentioned previously, apart from 'Viva Santana,' I haven't heard a better Santana version of 'Super Boogie / Hong Kong Blues' played / performed elsewhere...
Sincerely,
Dirk Sampath.
Siparia, Quinam, Mahawal, Los Iros, University of Florida, (some other places)...
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