Jimi Hendrix - Band Of Gypsys [Remaster]

Artist:

Hendrix, Jimi

See Also:

Kinks (The) Leary, Timothy Billy Cox/Buddy Miles - The Band Of Gypsys Return Various Artists - Stone Free: Tribute To Jimi Hendrix Various Artists - The Spirit Lives On: The Music Of Jimi Hendrix Revisited Vol. 1

Description:

Personnel: Jimi Hendrix (vocals, guitar); Billy Cox (bass instrument); Buddy Miles (drums, background vocals).
Liner Note Author: John McDermott.
Recording information: Fillmore East, New York, New York (12/31/1969).
Following the breakup of the Experience, Hendrix took a sabbatical in Woodstock, New York, hooked up with bassist Billy Cox, his old Air Force running mate, and began jamming with a wide variety of musicians, including R&B drummer Buddy Miles. Hendrix had become self-conscious about his image as a showman and rocker, and about the limitations of thrashing through the same repertoire night after night. BAND OF GYPSYS was an attempt by Hendrix to redefine himself, and in a way heralded his return to the ethos of the blues and R&B, a return assisted by a powerhouse, groove-oriented rhythm section.
During their brief tenure as a band, Band Of Gypsys performed New Year`s Eve at the Fillmore East, and this live recording captures some of Hendrix`s most monumental solos, particularly his long, intensely emotional improvisation on "Machine Gun" (including the screeches of bombs and gunfire) and his pithy blues work on "Who Knows." Buddy Miles`s "Them Changes" illustrates Hendrix`s mastery of funk, while "Message of Love" and "Power of Soul" demonstrate his remarkable ability to provide a simultaneous rhythm accompaniment and melodic counterpoint to his vocals, in the blues tradition of Robert Johnson. BAND OF GYPSYS was markedly different from Hendrix`s work with Experience, but rivals it in terms of scope, vision, and beauty.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Who Knows
2. Machine Gun
3. Changes
4. Power to Love
5. Message of Love
6. We Gotta Live Together

Album Information

Release Date:

01/13/1998

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Psychedelic

Label:

Capitol/EMI Records

Producer:

Heaven Research

Catalog Number:

93446

Original Release Year:

1970

# of Discs:

1

SPARS Coding:

AAD

Studio/Live:

Live

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

45 : 39

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