In 1973, Santana, having obtained legal rights to the band's name, "Santana", formed a new version of the band with Armando Peraza and Chepito Areas on percussion, Doug Rauch on bass, Michael Shrieve on drums, and Tom Coster and Richard Kermode on keyboards. Santana later was able to recruit jazz vocalist Leon Thomas for the tour supporting "Caravanserai" in Japan on July 3 and 4, 1973, which was recorded for the 1974 live, sprawling, high-energy triple vinyl LP fusion album "Lotus". CBS records would not allow its release unless the material was condensed. Santana did not agree to those terms, and "Lotus" was available in the U.S. only as an expensive, imported, three-record set. The group later went into the studio and recorded "Welcome" (1973), which further reflected Santana's interests in jazz fusion and his increasing commitment to the spiritual life of Sri Chinmoy.