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Copthorn homes: www.copthornhomes.co.uk Countryside Residential: www.countryside-properties.co.uk. Carlos Santana, the inspirational rock guitarist who set Woodstock alight a generation ago, made a near-clean sweep at this year’s Grammys, with his hit album Supernatural picking up eight awards including album of the year, record of the year and song of the year for the track “Smooth”. Carlos Santana, the inspirational rock guitarist who set Woodstock alight a generation ago, made a near-clean sweep at this year’s Grammys, with his hit album Supernatural picking up eight awards including album of the year, record of the year and song of the year for the track “Smooth”.
In a night that paid lavish homage to the musical greats of the late 20th century rather than the early 21st, there was a surprising win for Sting, whose record Brand New Day beat youthful competition from Ricky Martin and the Backstreet Boys to win best pop album. The former Police frontman, who is 48, also won best male pop vocal performance to rack up the eighth and ninth Grammys of his solo career.But the occasion clearly belonged to Santana and his extraordinarily eclectic record that mixes styles from rhythm and blues to African to hiphop, with a cast of supporting musicians including Eric Clapton (who shared an award for best rock instrumental), Dave Matthews and Lauryn Hill.Supernatural has already sold 10 million copies and this week returned to the number one spot in the US charts.

Its eight Grammys have been equalled only by Michael Jackson’s Thriller in 1983.”Music is the vehicle for the magic of healing and the music of Supernatural was designed to bring unity and harmony,” Santana said as he picked up the best album award at the Staples Arena in Los Angeles.His multiple trips to the podium – he won in all but two of the categories in which he had been nominated – made the shy San Francisco-based guitarist incredulous and everyone else a little envious. A joking Sheryl Crow, who picked up an award for best female rock vocal performance, included Santana in her thank-yous “for not being in this category”.The glitz of the occasion – there were designer dresses galore, including a slinky number on Jennifer Lopez that barely seemed to be covering the singer-actress – contrasted starkly with the spiritual message of Santana’s record. The 52-year-old musician said the hand of angels could be heard in his clarion guitar riffs and compared his work to that of the jazz saxophonist John Coltrane, whose groundbreaking 1964 album A Love Supreme inspired the foundation of a San Francisco church.Santana, born in the remote Mexican town of Autlan de Navarro, thanked his wife Deborah, Clive Davis, the embattled chief of Arista Records and an angel named Metratron, a divine visitor who, Santana said, inspired him during meditation sessions And he did not forget his roots. “This is for all the people who don’t have running water or electricity,” he said of one of his awards, for best pop instrumental. “If I could do it, you could do it.”Clive Davis, who has waged a much-publicised battle with his corporate masters to hold on to his job at Arista, said Supernatural was shaping up to be the Hotel California or the Rumours of its time, referring to the albums by the Eagles and Fleetwood Mac.

Fellow musicians took inspiration from the return to fame of a musician who three years ago could not even get a recording contract.Two years ago the spotlight shone on Bob Dylan, who was not honoured in his Sixties heyday, and John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival. Eric Clapton, who first won big in 1993, has become a regular.There were a few crumbs thrown at younger artists, including the teeny heart-throb Christina Aguilera who was named best new artist. Elton John was given a legend award and played “Philadelphia Freedom” with the Backstreet Boys.Jimi Hendrix won his first Grammy 30 years after his death when the film Bands of Gypsys: Live at FilmoreEast took the prize for best long-form music video.. Although celebrations of jazz record labels tend to favour the more obscure companies, it may be time for a revisionist view. The recent jazz products of the decidedly unfunky sounding Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) on their impeccably antique RCA Victor label – home of the first ever jazz recording back in 1917 – are remarkably good. Although celebrations of jazz record labels tend to favour the more obscure companies, it may be time for a revisionist view. The recent jazz products of the decidedly unfunky sounding Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) on their impeccably antique RCA Victor label – home of the first ever jazz recording back in 1917 – are remarkably good.
Abjuring retro-sounding youngsters in favour of spiky old-timers like Sam Rivers or Lee Konitz, and new non-cloned artists such as the outstanding young pianist DD Jackson, BMG have managed to make a significant mark in what is a depressed time for jazz on record.Best of all is the news that they have signed the exceptionally talented American trumpeter and composer Dave Douglas to a four-album deal.