Incident at Neshabur
| "Incident at Neshabur" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Santana | ||||
| from the album Abraxas | ||||
| Released | 1970 | |||
| Recorded | 1970 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 4:57 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Writer(s) |
Alberto Gianquinto Carlos Santana | |||
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"Incident at Neshabur" is the fourth track from the 1970 Santana album Abraxas. It was written by the band's pianist Alberto Gianquinto and Carlos Santana himself. The song is an instrumental. Incident at Neshabur has several rhythm and time signature changes consistent with its jazz feel. The title of the song refers to the city of Neshabur.
As well as Abraxas, this song appears on several compilations such as Lotus, Viva Santana!, The Best of Santana Vol. 2, Santana and Shorter at Montreux and Santana.
In the live album Fillmore: The Last Days which includes works from 14 different bands, Santana presents the song to critical acclaim. Allmusic describes the performance as "strong showing" and, despite negative review of the album, Hooterollin Around writes that "only Santana really Stands out, with "Incident at Neshabur" and a unique version of Miles Davis's In a Silent Way.,[1][2]
The performance is shown in the music documentary film Fillmore.
References
- ↑ Planer, Lindsay. Fillmore: The Last Days at Allmusic. Retrieved April 11, 2013
- ↑ "Fillmore: The Last Days (LP and Movie, 1972)", Hooterollin' Around, March 23, 2012. Retrieved April 12, 2013.