Fact #69142
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Short story:
Mike Jeffery, manager of Jimi Hendrix, rings bassist Noel Redding and offers him a tour with Jimi. In the evening, Hendrix's Band Of Gypsys have a gig and live recording at Fillmore East, New York City, USA, supported by the Voices Of East Harlem.
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Buddy Miles (Band of Gypsys) : Jeffery was putting pressure on Hendrix like a motherfucker … he simply did not want the Band Of Gypsys to exist.
Alan Douglas (producer) : Jeffery felt that Miles was holding up the works. He wanted to see Mitch Mitchell return and pull the experience feel back together.
Buddy Miles : I’ll never forget our first set. He tried to come out and be real modest, but when we jammed for about three or four hours, you could see this whole thing building up and, when we hit Wild Thing, all hell broke loose.
Jimi started bending and squatting, and picking his guitar with his teeth, and the audience went nuts. Jimi was a good showman and I think he enjoyed doing all the pyrotechnics, because when he did that, it meant that he felt good and was really into it. That particular set, when he just stood there, was incredible. A lot of the time I was on the other end of the stage just watching him. I was getting off on what he was doing. I enjoyed him, just like a paying customer.
Eric Bibb (fan) : Hendrix had changed a lot since I’d seen him at Hunter College in 1968. He was a lot funkier and bluesier, as if Buddy’s style, especially his singing, had influenced Jimi. It was a very exciting night.
Billy Cox (Band of Gypsys) : After the gigs were finished, Jimi was quite relieved. He was getting this whole situation off his back. We felt the concerts went well. We felt good doing them and Jimi did all of his powerful techniques he could think of.
Alfred Aronowitz (journalist, New York Post) : By the time the second set ended, at 8.00 this morning, the audience was on its feet, clapping to the music and singing along … After it was all over, Bill Graham had to come up to the dressing room and tell him that it was probably the best set ever played on the stage of the Fillmore East.
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Alan Douglas (producer) : Jeffery felt that Miles was holding up the works. He wanted to see Mitch Mitchell return and pull the experience feel back together.
Buddy Miles : I’ll never forget our first set. He tried to come out and be real modest, but when we jammed for about three or four hours, you could see this whole thing building up and, when we hit Wild Thing, all hell broke loose.
Jimi started bending and squatting, and picking his guitar with his teeth, and the audience went nuts. Jimi was a good showman and I think he enjoyed doing all the pyrotechnics, because when he did that, it meant that he felt good and was really into it. That particular set, when he just stood there, was incredible. A lot of the time I was on the other end of the stage just watching him. I was getting off on what he was doing. I enjoyed him, just like a paying customer.
Eric Bibb (fan) : Hendrix had changed a lot since I’d seen him at Hunter College in 1968. He was a lot funkier and bluesier, as if Buddy’s style, especially his singing, had influenced Jimi. It was a very exciting night.
Billy Cox (Band of Gypsys) : After the gigs were finished, Jimi was quite relieved. He was getting this whole situation off his back. We felt the concerts went well. We felt good doing them and Jimi did all of his powerful techniques he could think of.
Alfred Aronowitz (journalist, New York Post) : By the time the second set ended, at 8.00 this morning, the audience was on its feet, clapping to the music and singing along … After it was all over, Bill Graham had to come up to the dressing room and tell him that it was probably the best set ever played on the stage of the Fillmore East.