So it is interesting, if somewhat misleading, that several members of the early Santana groups have joined to form Abraxas, named after Santana's second album. This observation, though, is made for the sake of accuracy rather than any attempt to question the integrity or musical potential of Abraxas, which plays several area clubs this week. This group is certainly capable of making exciting, vital music together.
Players are players, and they play off each other in a certain way.
Even Alphonso Johnson, who played with Santana afterward, played in this band the first time and said, 'You know, this has an energy of its own. The fact is that the band Santana, when it was created, was six people. Carlos was just one-sixth of that band. It was a total democracy, and the sum of its parts was greater than any one individual. There was no individual genius there.