Cindy's taken? Oh no! All those possibilities for percussive lesbian love are goooooone!
Okay, you can settle down now, guys - just kidding
Seriously(?) ... Jeff, there was a
Santana and Cindy Blackman marry thread a while ago.
Aeolian, now that you mention it, it does seem pretty clear what Carlos is up to. Never paid that much attention until now.
Santana 3 was my fave album for a while in the 70s, and the
Batuka solo took my head off (never to be found since), so I find it hard to judge.
Looking at those clips you mentioned, given that Uncle Carlos is essentially an ersatz horn player on guitar, he certainly could learn a thing or two from jazz horn players about listening and waiting until their contribution is needed. A Miles track,
Call It Anything, goes for about 1/2 an hour and sax player Gary Bartz seemingly waits forever before playing, but he tears it up when he finally starts and the impact is all the greater for his previous restraint.
Having said that, there are worse reasons to marry than to gain jazz fusion cred