I would vote for his Experience period.
Well AYE is one hella debut. Axis = finesse. Jimi
appeared as if outta nowhere and every rock
gitty plincker was scared to death of him.
Just about everyone starts out played
with whoever whenever in a local scene.
Then played in nearby and on to regional
venues in a circuit of joints bars and supper clubs.
Jimi honed his skills in the Jim Crow era
Chitlin Circuit of Black professionals who
loved his talent much more than his quirks.
Plus, Jimi's own temperament was more
suited to rambling with its independence
But no $$$ there.
Yeah Chong & Jimi sat in together. You
can assess Chong by listening to
Ear
Ache My Eye. Then,
Basketball Jones is a
parody of the smash
Love Jones. Afaik the bandmembers Jimi jammed with
was Chong's Four Niggers and a Chink band.
Lemme tell you. In the Electric Ladyland
days Jimi dragged a cab driver into the
studio/pad to play bongos! The guy would
play with anybody and encourage anybody
to try and play something. Finnegan admits
it was solely by chance he played on
Rainy Day, Dream Away (arguably the
first Band of Gypsies jam though on
Electric Ladyland, an Experience
credited album). And unless you were
there no one knows how the Woodstock
band ambience sounded because the two
percussionists and sometimes the second
guitarist were wiped from the tapes.
Hmm, an impossible choice. OK then, my
Jimi #1 is