Jimi Hendrix - Jimi Plays Berkeley: The Second Set

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UPC: 602498607527
 
 
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 Various Artists - Gypsy Blood: Tribute To Jimi Hendrix Vol.2
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Personnel: Jimi Hendrix (vocals, guitar); Billy Cox (bass); Mitch Mitchell (drums).
Compilation producers: Janie Hendrix, Eddie Kramer, John McDermott.
Recorded live at the Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, California on May 30, 1970. Includes liner notes by John McDermott.
While there`s certainly no shortage of posthumous Jimi Hendrix concert recordings running the gamut in terms of quality, this one is something special. It captures Hendrix in a period of transition. He was ready to start a new chapter, having no way of knowing he`d be dead in a matter of months. After his Band of Gypsys phase, he had decided to reunite the original Experience, but bassist Noel Redding declined, perhaps convinced that his band, Fat Mattress, was bound for glory. Consequently, the visceral R&B of the Gypsys mixed with the fluid open-endedness of the Experience through the combination of Mitch Mitchell and drummer Billy Cox.
On this night in Berkeley in 1970, the trio was on fire, roaring through "old" chestnuts ("Hey Joe," "Purple Haze") invested with new life, and pushing the boundaries with works-in-progress (embryonic versions of what would become "Straight Ahead" and "New Rising Sun"). It`s interesting to note that while Hendrix`s gut-wrenching solos on the evening`s second set were among his most expressive, the song list tended toward the more blues-based numbers rather than the psychedelic masterpieces he`d been concocting in the studio. It`s as fascinating to hear him make his way through the thickets where composition and improvisation meet, as it is tragic that we`ll never know where he would have emerged at the other end of his journey.
Track Listing:
  • DISC 1
    1. Introduction
    2. Pass It On (Straight Ahead)
    3. Hey Baby (New Rising Sun)
    4. Lover Man
    5. Stone Free
    6. Hey Joe
    7. I Don`t Live Today
    8. Machine Gun
    9. Foxey Lady
    10. Star Spangled Banner
    11. Purple Haze
    12. Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
  • Album Information

    Release Date:
    09/16/2003
    Type:
    Performer
    Genre:
    Rock & Pop
    Subgenre:
    Psychedelic
    Label:
    MCA Records (USA)
    Catalog Number:
    0001102
    Original Release Year:
    2003
    # of Discs:
    1
    Studio/Live:
    Live
    Mono/Stereo:
    Stereo

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