Jimi Hendrix - 1970-01-01 - Fillmore East NY (SBD)

Jimi Hendrix

1970-01-01

Late Show

Fillmore East

New York, NY

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

1. Stone Free

2. Them Changes

3. Power Of Soul

4. Message Of Love

5. Earth Blues

6. Machine Gun

CD 2:

1. Voodoo Child (Slight Return)

2. We Gotta Live Together

3. Wild Thing

4. Hey Joe

5. Purple Haze

Bonus tracks listed on artwork not included

Jimi Hendrix - 1970-01-01 - Fillmore East NY (SBD) 

1970s - #1: Soon after his performance at Woodstock, Jimi Hendrix formed The Band of Gypsies, a new group featuring Billy Cox on bass and Buddy Miles on drums. Some thought that the creation of the all black group was an effort by Hendrix to appease the Black Power movement, which was pressuring him to become more militant in using his fame to speak up for civil rights. Others simply felt it was a necessary business move, as Hendrix was contractually bound to produce an album for producer Ed Chalpin in order to resolve a legal dispute. Still others felt it was another musical experiment for Jimi, as working with Miles created a fusion of jazz and rock which had never before been seen. Whatever the reasons behind Hendrix's decision, he, Cox and Miles rehearsed new material that they debuted at a series of 4 concerts at the Fillmore East. This soundboard recording captures the last of those 4 shows, the late show from January 1, 1970, 4 dozen years ago today. Less than a month later, the experiment known as The Band of Gypsies came to an abrupt end when Hendrix walked off stage at a concert at Madison Square Garden. Their set had been delayed until 3 am, and Hendrix clearly was in no shape to play. The Band of Gypsies was no more, but Jimi would reform the Experience (with Billy Cox replacing Noel Redding) to play a series of concerts in spring and summer of 1970, his last tour before his death on September 18, 1970.