Your Jukebox Remembers ON THIS DATE (45 YEARS AGO) December 31, 1969 - Band of Gypsys, Jimi Hendrixs new group, made its onstage debut at the Fillmore East in New York City. A recording of the concert was later released as the album Band Of Gypsys. THE BAND OF GYPSYS After Hendrix disbanded the Jimi Hendrix Experience in early 1969, he formed Gypsy Sun and Rainbows to fulfill the contract for the Experience to play Woodstock.[citation needed] Bassist Billy Cox (who had played with Hendrix while they were in the army) had been rehearsing and playing with Hendrix since April, but the band was short-lived. With Cox and his drummer friend Buddy Miles, Hendrix next formed the Band of Gypsys, this time to fulfill his obligation to produce an LP of new material for Ed Chalpin, to be released on the Capitol label. Hendrix, in interviews as early as March 1969, had already mentioned a jam album to be titled Band of Gypsys. Hendrix also mentioned in his introduction at Woodstock that Band of Gypsys was an alternative name for the group performing there. They recorded a single Stepping Stone (b/w Izabella) for Reprise, which was quickly withdrawn after its release. They also recorded some studio material, and several finished tracks, some of which have been released on First Rays of the New Rising Sun and elsewhere. They made their live debut at the Fillmore East on New Years Eve, 1969, for a series of four shows spread over two nights. The Fillmore East concerts featured mostly new songs, as the songs for the Band of Gypsys LP would have to be original due to a recent judgment against him in a contractual suit. This performance was captured using the then new portable Sony Portapak B&W video camera and open-reel 1/2 videotape recorder, from two different angles. Due to the demands of four sets over two days, the band needed a lot of material and played the Experience-era favorites Wild Thing, Hey Joe, Purple Haze, Voodoo Child (Slight Return), Foxy Lady, Fire, and Stone Free to fill out the sets. Nearing the end of the fourth set, Hendrix said, Were just trying to figure out something to play, but we only know about six songs right now...seven...nine. He then launched into a version of Voodoo Child (Slight Return). After a disastrous show at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 1970, where Hendrix insulted a woman in the audience, played just two songs (Who Knows and Earth Blues) and then left the stage, Band of Gypsys was disbanded. DECEMBER 31 SET LISTS Wednesday, December 31, 1969 (First Fillmore East set) Power of Soul – 7:01 Lover Man – 3:10 Hear My Train A Comin – 9:29 Changes – 6:04 Izabella – 3:23 Machine Gun – 9:10 Stop – 5:09 Ezy Ryder – 5:53 Bleeding Heart – 6:23 Earth Blues – 6:26 Burning Desire – 9:15 Wednesday, December 31, 1969 (Second Fillmore East set) Auld Lang Syne – 7:23 Who Knows – 9:13 Stepping Stone – 5:29 Burning Desire – 2:43 Fire – 5:13 Ezy Ryder – 4:44 Machine Gun – 13:49 Power of Soul – 6:41 Stone Free/Nutcracker Suite/Drum Solo/Outside Woman Blues/Cherokee Mist/Sunshine Of Your Love – 17:21 Changes – 10:09 Message of Love – 3:52 Stop – 7:23 Foxy Lady – 13:10 Voodoo Child (Slight Return) – 4:20 Purple Haze – 3:46
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