Jimi Hendrix BAND OF GYPSYS | CD

Personnel: Jimi Hendrix (vocals, guitar); Jimi Hendrix; Buddy Miles (vocals, drums, background vocals); Billy Cox (bass instrument).Audio Mixers: Jimi Hendrix; Eddie Kramer.Audio Remasterers: Eddie Kramer; George Marino.Audio Remixer: Eddie Kramer.Liner Note Author: John McDermott .Recording information: Fillmore East, NY, NY (12/31/1969-01/01/1970).Photographers: Joseph Sia; Jan Blom; Robert Herman.Following the breakup of the Experience, Hendrix took a sabbatical in Woodstock, New York, hooked up with bassist Billy Cox, his old Air Force running mate, and began jamming with a wide variety of musicians, including R&B drummer Buddy Miles. Hendrix had become self-conscious about his image as a showman and rocker, and about the limitations of thrashing through the same repertoire night after night. BAND OF GYPSYS was an attempt by Hendrix to redefine himself, and in a way heralded his return to the ethos of the blues and R&B, a return assisted by a powerhouse, groove-oriented rhy