Jimi Hendrix - Band of Gypsies, Happy New Year Jimi 1969




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 2nd of those 4 shows, the late show from December 31, 1969, 43 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, Download this soundboard to hear one of only 5 concerts ever played by The Band Of Gypsies. By the way - sorry the last 5 tracks are missing but some Jimi is better than none.

Jimi Hendrix - 1969-12-31 - Fillmore East, NY (SBD)

Jimi Hendrix
1969-12-31
Late Show
Fillmore East
New York, NY
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

01. Intro to Second Show By Bill Graham
02. Auld Lang Syne
03. Who Knows
04. Stepping Stone
05. Burning Desire
06. Fire
07. Ezy Rider
08. Machine Gun
09. Power Of Soul
10. Stone Free > Sunshine Of Your Love
11. Them Changes
12. Message of Love (missing)
13. Stop (missing)
14. Foxy Lady (missing)
15. Voodoo Child Slight Return (missing)
16. Purple Haze (missing)

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