Jazz for aficionados
The following video, in which Billy Gibbons of ZZ TOP talks about touring with Jimi Hendrix and mentions Herbie Hancock as fan of Jimi as everyone knows Miles Davis was says a lot. Jeff Beck is also brought up. (5) Billy Gibbons meets his idol Jimi Hendrix touring with his band the Moving Sidewalks - YouTube |
@pjw81563 I enjoyed reading your Hendrix "appreciation". Don’t know that I hold him in the exact same high esteem you do, but I’m not prepared to argue against it. An innovator, good lyricist (at his best, a poet) and gifted with an ear for beautiful melody though I expect he doesn’t get as much credit as deserved for these last two. For the jazz purists, it’s worth noting how much jazz influenced Hendrix, not to mention Jeff Beck and Duane Allman. To underscore the point, read the Robert Palmer piece in the middle of the liner notes to Kind of Blue (Columbia Legacy CK64935). Duane credits his extended soloing ability to the influences of Miles and Coltrane. Speaking of liner notes, this site might be of interest: in depth background on the recording of several Hendrix albums. http://albumlinernotes.com/Jimi_Hendrix.html If you haven’t seen it, you might also find Still On The Run/The Jeff Beck Story worth watching. FWLIW - I’d probably have Clapton on my list instead of Kath (nothing against Kath). If you can recommend something you like by Holdsworth, please do. I enjoy an album he did with Anders and Jens Johansson called Heavy Machinery but might in fact like their work on it more than his. |
pjw, I rate Di Meola way above Holdsworth, but I've also listened to a much larger portion of his work than Holdsworth. I appreciate his talent, but I don't get any passion or soul from his music, so I stopped playing it. When he played with McLaughlin and Paco, sure, but that's not his typical fare. |
