is the primary new release, 2024–2025 also saw a renewed focus on Santana's blues history: Blues for Salvador (2024 Re-Masters):
In numerous interviews, Santana has said: “The blues is the foundation. It’s the roots. You can branch into jazz, rock, or Latin music, but you have to come back to the blues to check your soul.” Santana and A Few - Its a Blues Compilation 202...
We sat there for an hour, letting the compilation play out. It was a bootleg, surely, or a rare fan-made collection—hence the truncated title on the glitchy screen. But it was perfect. It captured the rain on the windowpane and the feeling of being alone in a crowded city. is the primary new release, 2024–2025 also saw
Expect to hear Santana alongside titans like John Lee Hooker . Their chemistry, most famously captured on "The Healer," is a cornerstone of this collection, blending Hooker’s "boogie" with Santana’s fluid, melodic lines. It was a bootleg, surely, or a rare
While everyone knows the hit, this compilation often includes live versions or extended jams that lean harder into the Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac) blues origins of the track.
Meanwhile, Living Blues magazine praised the "A Few" aspect: "Too often, guitar hero compilations become ego trips. Here, Santana listens. He plays for the song. The 'few' other artists are given equal weight, and the result is a conversation, not a lecture."
Furthermore, this compilation arrives at a crucial time. In late 2024 and early 2025, blues guitar sales have seen a resurgence, with Fender and Gibson reporting a 15% increase in sales of hollow-body guitars—exactly the kind Santana uses for his blues work. Young guitarists discovering Santana through TikTok clips of "Europa" are now backtracking to find Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf. This compilation serves as that map.