This a great upload, The Jimi Hendrix Experience live at the Fillmore West with Buddy Miles backing Mitch up for Traffic's Dear Mr. Fantasy!!

http://concerts.wolfgangsvault.com/dt/jimi-hendrix-experience-concert/390-9960.h...



Jimi Hendrix Experience
Fillmore Auditorium (San Francisco, CA)
02.04.1968 / Late Show
Tracks: 7 / Total Time: 38:55
Catalog: Bill Graham

This run of Fillmore Auditorium shows, featuring Albert King, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers (with Mick Taylor), and the Jimi Hendrix Experience is probably best remembered for Rick Griffin's iconic "Flying Eyeball" poster, one of the most distinctive and unforgettable posters of the entire Fillmore era. The music was no less distinctive and this final Jimi Hendrix set of the run is a testament to the magic that often happened inside the Fillmore Auditorium.

Hendrix had debuted at the original Fillmore the previous summer and this run was his first return engagement. Expectations were high and Jimi delivered and then some. This recording was sourced from a direct patch off the stage monitor desk. It has reasonably good balance between instruments and Jimi's guitar and vocals are loud and clear in the mix.

The recording begins in progress with Jimi tearing it up on "Killing Floor." With Albert King and John Mayall on the bill, Jimi must have been in the mood to wail some blues of his own, and that he does, continuing with one of his finest, "Red House." While not as exploratory as later versions, the burning intensity of Hendrix's focused playing more than makes up for it.

Next up is "Catfish Blues" and here, the band does stretch out a bit. This is crunchy slow blues at its best, with Hendrix's sense of humor and devastating guitar work coming across strong and in equal measure. A few minutes in, experiencing some technical difficulty with his guitar, Hendrix drops out and let's Mitch Mitchell take a rare solo. It's quite good and proves that his style often reflected great jazz drummers, like Elvin Jones, rather than any rock ‘n’ roll drummers of the time. Noel Redding joins back in, followed by Hendrix. Then the rhythm section drops out completely allowing Hendrix to play quietly with no accompaniment. Then, just as one might think this is going to fall apart completely, the band suddenly and surprisingly launch into a blistering jam to end the song.

During the lengthy applause and tuning that follows, Mitch Mitchell addresses the audience by making the announcement "Let's have Buddy Miles from The Electric Flag play drums with us!"

Buddy Miles pulls up a seat at a second set of drums, while Mitch sits back and enjoys the ride as they venture forth into a cosmic homage to Traffic, with "Dear Mr. Fantasy." Anyone familiar with this classic Traffic number will remember the great psychedelic jam that ensues following the conclusion of the verses. Well, that's exactly where Hendrix and company begin. Miles' distinctive footwork is quite prevalent here and Hendrix is reaching for the stratosphere with plenty of wah-wah and mindbending guitar pyrotechnics. He seems to be in particularly good spirits and his playing is blazing with energy during this lengthy jam.

At the conclusion, Buddy Miles leads a cheer for Mitch to come back amongst requests from the audience, particularly "Foxy Lady." Hendrix mentions that they are about to reach the curfew limit and only have time for one more song. He acknowledges the song "Foxy Lady," but says he's more in the mood for "Purple Haze."

Shortly into it, Buddy Miles joins back in for a dual drummer attack while Hendrix is shredding away. They end the night and this legendary run with this blistering version of "Purple Haze." Unfortunately, the tape ran out just seconds before they ended the song.