Friday 15 June 2018

🔆 June, 15


🔆 1967.
> Flying from John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City, to San Francisco International Airport, California.

Barry Jenkins: We (The New Animals) were on the same flight, and I'll never forget seeing Jimi sitting in his seat with his ear pushed up against the side wall of the plane. I asked him what he was doing and he said, 'I'm getting inspiration for the next album, man.' He was listening to the sounds of the engine vibrating inside the walls.

> A private party to celebrate the opening of the Straight Theater, San Francisco, CA: Grateful Dead/The Wildflower. Jimi was reputedly in attendance.

🔆 1968.
Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton join Jimi during a jam session at the Scene Club, New York.

🔆 1969.
Wally Heider Recording, Los Angeles, Ca. Studio 3, Mixing Eddie Kramer resumed mixing sessions for the proposed live album. Upon completion, the album was handed over to Jimi’s manager Michael Jeffery. Despite their work, however, Reprise Records shelved the live album in favor of the compilation Smash Hits.

🔆1970.
Electric Lady Studios, New York City, New York, US
All God's Children, Ezy Ryder, Pearly Queen, Valleys Of Neptune
Musicians/Engineers: Jimi Hendrix, Mitch Mitchell, Billy Cox, Steve Winwood, Chris Wood, Eddie Kramer

Steve Winwood and Chris Wood sung on Ezy Ryder, Pearly Queen, and Valleys Of Neptune