James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history of popular music, and one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th century.

Classic Rock Presents Hendrix - People, Hell and Angels Collector's Pack features the brand new studio recorded album by Jimi Hendrix in full, art poster plus a 124 page magazine that forms the ultimate sleeve notes. The album consists of 12 previously unreleased tracks recorded by Jimi Hendrix whilst starring in the 'Jimi Hendrix Experience'. This special album showcases the legendary guitarist working outside of the original Jimi Hendrix Experience trio. Beginning in 1968, Jimi Hendrix grew restless, eager to develop new material with old friends and new ensembles. Outside the view of a massive audience that had established the Experience as rock's largest grossing concert act and simultaneously placed two of his albums together in the US Top 10 sales chart, Jimi was busy working behind the scenes to craft his next musical statement. These twelve recordings encompass a variety of unique sounds and styles incorporating many of the elements - horns, keyboards, percussion and second guitar - Jimi wanted to incorporate within his new music. People, Hell and Angels presents some of the finest Jimi Hendrix guitar work ever issued and provides a compelling window into his growth as a songwriter, musician and producer. Collectors Pack includes full studio recorded album 'People, Hell and Angels', 124 page magazine and art poster.

James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history of popular music, and one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th century.

James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history of popular music, and one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th century.

The Jimi Hendrix Experience consists exclusively of previously unreleased material, alternate takes, demos, live tracks, and the like. Every moment of it is designed to illuminate a different side of this many-faceted artist, and will undoubtedly make any hardcore Hendrix fan's mouth water. This 4 CD box set comes with a bonus DVD (NTSC/Region 0). Universal. 2005.

Over the course of four extraordinary years, Jimi Hendrix placed his indelible stamp upon popular music with breathtaking velocity. Measured alongside his triumphs at Monterey Pop and Woodstock, Hendrix’s legendary Fillmore East concerts illustrated a critical turning point in a radiant career filled with indefinite possibilities.
Songs For Groovy Children assembles all four historic debut concerts by Jimi Hendrix's newly assembled Band of Gypsys at New York's Fillmore East on New Years Eve 1969 and New Years Day 1970.Presented in their original performance sequence and encompassing 43 tracks across 5 CDs, the set boasts over two dozen tracks that have either never before been released commercially.
Newly mixed and restored in sequence without edits, fans can finally hear Hendrix, Cox and Miles blast through their genre-defying sets that included freshly written songs like “Earth Blues” and “Stepping Stone,” as well as Experience favorites inclusive of “Foxey Lady,” “Voodoo Child (Slight Return),” “Wild Thing,” “Hey Joe” and “Purple Haze.” Additionally, exciting new versions of Howard Tate’s “Stop,” “Steal Away,” by Jimmy Hughes and a searing “Bleeding Heart” by Elmore James highlighted the command that the trio had over blues & R&B music.
The lavish package is filled with unseen photos and remembrances from bassist Billy Cox and liner notes by author/journalist/filmmaker Nelson George. Songs For Groovy Children was produced by Janie Hendrix, Eddie Kramer and John McDermott - the trio that has overseen every project for Experience Hendrix since 1995. The box set was mastered by Grammy-winning engineer Bernie Grundman.

Review by Steve Huey
The romantic comedy Singles, in part a homage to director Cameron Crowe's hometown of Seattle, was released at exactly the right time (summer 1992). Nirvana's Nevermind had symbolically knocked Michael Jackson off the top of the album charts at the beginning of the year, and the underground buzz about Seattle bands like Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, and Pearl Jam was beginning to find its way past circles of indie aficionados and open-minded hard rock fans and into the mainstream. Singles helped crystallize the idea of the "Seattle scene" in the mainstream public's mind, and it was also one of the first big-selling '90s movie soundtracks (it went platinum and reached the Top Ten) to feature largely new work from contemporary artists. The soundtrack's strength was the way it was so firmly rooted in place — where future soundtrack extravaganzas simply contrived to gather as many big-name acts as possible, Singles focused specifically on Seattle-area music (quite logically, given the film's plot and setting), which gave the album the feel of a cohesive document. It didn't hurt that nearly all the bands involved contributed high-quality material — although Nirvana is absent, scene stalwarts Soundgarden, their lead singer Chris Cornell (the haunting acoustic ballad "Seasons"), Alice in Chains ("Would?," which showed up on their subsequent album, Dirt), Mudhoney, Pearl Jam (two tracks), and Screaming Trees all weigh in with strong new cuts, as well as stylistic compatriots Smashing Pumpkins (Chicago) and Minneapolis alt-rock god Paul Westerberg (his first two charmingly playful solo songs). The vaults are mined for chestnuts by Mother Love Bone (the epic "Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns," perhaps their strongest moment) and Seattle native Jimi Hendrix (the shimmering "May This Be Love," which fits the mood of the album perfectly), and Seattle sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson, leaders of Heart, appear as the Lovemongers on a stellar acoustic cover of Led Zeppelin's "The Battle of Evermore." Despite Mudhoney's gripe that the whole early-'90s Seattle scene was "Overblown," Singles illustrates through its marvelous consistency the richness and wealth of the city's musical talent, as well as the alternative scene in general; meanwhile, the Lovemongers and Hendrix cuts demonstrate the city's past musical heritage, and along with the Westerberg numbers, provide a handy template of several major (albeit more mainstream) grunge-scene influences — Hendrix's guitar-heavy psychedelia, Led Zeppelin's epic hard rock, the Replacements' post-hardcore power pop — that sit very well next to their followers. So Singles isn't just an entertaining sampler of Seattle grunge in its prime; it's a milestone in the breakthrough of alternative rock into mainstream popular culture, neatly and effectively packaging the Seattle phenomenon for the wider national consciousness.

James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history of popular music, and one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th century.

James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history of popular music, and one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th century.

Jimi Headrix(1942-1970)
摇滚信徒心目中的神是一位瘦削的、有着忧郁的大眼睛和爆炸式卷发的黑人——Jimi Hendrix。不仅摇滚乐迷对他顶礼膜拜，许多摇滚巨星也奉他为英雄、偶像。人们把他和爱因斯坦、毕加索、卓别林相提并论，他们都是伟大的左撇子。
Jimi Hendrix于1942年11月27日出生在美国西雅图。很小他就对吉他产生了浓厚兴趣：他父亲发现他常常抱着扫帚作弹吉他状，就找出一把夏威夷四弦琴给他弹。Jimi在16岁时他父亲用5美元买来一把二手木吉他，Jimi好象找回了失散的孪生兄弟一样，从早到晚吉他不离手。他不仅仅是练习弹奏技巧，吉他就好象是令人爱不释手的玩具，拿捏在Jimi的手中就象生物要呼吸空气、人要穿衣服一样自然而必需。他经常听B.B.King、Robert Johnson、Chuck Berry、Howling Wolf、Muddy Water等Blues大师的音乐，并跟着一起弹奏。
不少摇滚明星的艺术生涯都是从中学时被学校驱逐出门后开始的，Jimi也是这样。Jimi在美国南部Blues大本营混了很长时间，Blues的精髓深深根植于他的音乐里。初时他只是为Tina Turner等歌星伴奏，或与Little Richard等人合作，做二线吉他手。但不消多久他就锋芒毕露，受到经纪人Chas Chandler的高度赏识。Chandler立即跟Jimi签合约。物色到贝司手Noel Redding和鼓手Mitch Mitchell，三人组成了"The Jimi Hendrix Experience"乐队。1966年，他们前往英国展开艺术生涯。人们喜欢他们的英国绅士式的举止，更被他们的音乐所陶醉。"Experience"乐队在BBC广播公司做了大量的录音和现场演奏。有一次在一个地下第三层的录音室里，监制被Jimi的吉他的巨大声浪吓呆了，“我们听得见Jimi的吉他声穿过隔音玻璃，我们还看见那玻璃在震动。”当时在两层以上第3电台的音乐厅里有个弦乐四重奏在作现场转播，他们被Jimi的吉他声打断了，还跑下来投诉。又一次Jimi在位于第四层楼的录音室里表演，他的吉他声从四楼一直传到一楼，大楼里不断有人上来投诉。在BBC，Experience乐队还和Stevie Wonder一起作即兴演奏，Jimi弹吉他，Noel Redding弹贝司，Stevie Wonder则打鼓。这些珍贵的表演都收录在"BBC Session"CD中。听惯了相对地含蓄和安静的音乐的英国人，确实被Experience乐队震呆了，他们为这种奔放、热烈、原始、直接的摇滚乐着迷，Experience迅速走红英国，单曲和专辑都在流行榜上取得了好成绩。他们的大名绕了个圈传回老家美国。
Jimi非常富于幽默感，他狡猾而顽皮地微笑着用机智和吹牛对付那些头脑简单的记者，而最后那些记者总是心满意足地离开，好象他们刚从Jimi那儿买了块火星上的海滨地皮。然而平时Jimi为人非常真诚，寡言少语，有点害羞，跟谁在一起都显得那么谦卑。当他听到Albert King、Lightning Hopkins等人的美妙音乐时，会兴奋得眉飞色舞。当他在台上表演时更完全变成另一个人，热情奔放，完全投入到音乐中。Jimi不会读谱，也不会记谱，也许这使他更能投入于音乐本身。当时可能还没有专门为左撇子设计的吉他，Jimi就用左手弹奏“右手吉他”，从第一弦到第六弦全部倒转。当时在美国尤其是南部，人们迷信左撇子是邪恶的、不吉利的，Jimi少年学吉他时他父亲就不许他用左手弹，所以当着父亲面他会象大多数人一样用右手弹，等父亲一转身他又换回左手。这样他学会了左右开弓，然而他还是习惯用左手弹吉他。这使得他在弹奏电吉他时听上去有些特别，再加上他的手指特别长，有些非常巧妙的吉他效果直到今天还无人能仿效。有人专门分析过Jimi作为左撇子对他的音乐有什么影响：一般来说左撇子的想象力和创造力比较强，这对音乐创作很有好处；左撇子的大脑左右半球的内部联系更活跃，因此自由联想能力也更强。熟悉Jimi的人曾说，Jimi的头脑里总是充满音乐，有时跟他谈话会发现他并没在听，或者吃饭时他拿着勺子的手突然定格，过好几分钟才回过神来，那是他被自己脑中飘忽不定的纷纭思想给迷住了，往往是音乐构思之类的思想。
Jimi Hendrix的吉他技巧之纯熟只能用“精通”、“绝妙”等词形容，简直“玩转”吉他，甚至可以用牙齿来弹吉他。吉他乐器好象是专门为他而造的，吉他艺术被他发挥到极至。经他那神奇的手一弹拨，任何一把吉他都变成有灵魂的活物。有人形容Jimi抱着吉他就象抱着情人一样，“他就象在跟吉他做爱。”Jimi用吉他来呼吸、思考、表达，他的歌声和吉他声一唱一和，就象两个人在充满感情地对唱。阿拉丁擦三下神灯，灯神就钻出来；Jimi Hendrix则用独特神秘的手法把吉他的灵魂请了出来，然后他们开始共舞，Jimi和吉他融为一体，分不清你我。Jimi有种神奇的用吉他模仿人说话的能力，在Rainy Day, Dream Away和Still Raining, Still Dreaming中都能听到Jimi和他的吉他在一唱一和；在一次现场演奏Red House时，结尾Jimi用吉他说“谢谢”。他的歌唱和吉他总是同步地表达他的思想感情，当他唱着“rockets bursting in air”时，他的吉他就发出火箭在空中爆炸的声音；当他唱着“My heart burns with feeling”时，他就使吉他发出熊熊火焰燃烧的声音。
然而Jimi Hendrix并不是吉他疯子或吉他机器，他运用非凡的想象力和创造力，将摇滚吉他和爵士鼓融入黑人福音音乐和布鲁斯音乐中，再给他那会说话的吉他加上失真、回馈、哇音器等效果，用他那最直接的、毫不加修饰的嗓音，唱出了一首又一首充满感情的歌曲：
Hey Joe是"Experience"乐队的首支单曲，描写一名青年听说他的女友跟别的男人胡混，就拿了支枪去找她算帐。当Jimi唱到“Shoot her one more time again, baby”时，他的吉他模仿出枪击的声音。Hey Joe虽不是Jimi所作，但Jimi的演绎却为此曲增添了黑人怨曲的辛酸味道，打上了Jimi Hendrix的独特烙印。
Purple Haze是1966年Jimi在化妆室写的，在1967年1月录成，这首歌充分反映了Jimi的主旋律吉他和节奏吉他弹得一样棒，他用模糊、失真的吉他声音营造了一团迷幻的紫雾，“我老想起我梦见自己在海底行走。然后我又想起我在一本科幻杂志里看到的一个关于紫色死光的故事。”在这首歌里Jimi描述自己的迷糊困惑、不知所措，但又虔诚地亲吻苍天：
Purple haze all in my brain
lately things just don't seem the same
acting funny but I don't know why
excuse me while I kiss the sky...
Red House是Jimi Hendrix的作品中不多见的、布鲁斯风格明显而浓重的歌曲。Jimi很早就写下了这首歌，对Jimi来说它就象是母亲的子宫那样温暖、平静而安全，是爱的赞美诗，当他不堪现实的残酷无情时，他就钻进这首歌里逃避现实，摆脱内心的不安和焦虑。他常常在现场表演中按心情即兴改动歌词，"red rooster"，"red light"，"red house"...此曲还有个幽默的结尾：“If my baby don't love me no more / I know her sister will!”是不是典型的黑人布鲁斯里苦中作乐的黑色幽默？
在The Burning Of The Midnight Lamp中，Jimi的吉他在为孤独、挫败和渴望而哭泣，Jimi自己解释说，“当一个人到处漂泊时，无论你住哪儿你都找不到‘家'的归属感，这种感受我想每个人都能理解。就象一个人独自在沙漠中一间破旧的小屋里，他在午夜点了把火烧掉电灯...”
长达13:39的1983...(A Merman I Should Turn To Be)以及它的1:01的续篇Moon, Turn the Tides ... Gently, Gently Away 是一部神话般的诗歌，有位乐评人说，“我称这首歌为‘阿特兰蒂斯’(Atlantis，传说中沉没于大西洋的岛)，它有着凄切而迷幻的旋律，用印象派的手法讲述了一个凄美的消亡的故事，”一名青年目睹血腥的战争洗劫着大地，连银蓝色的北极也变成血红，人类自己建造的先进机器也拯救不了地球，人们在剧痛中哀号，“忧伤的眼睛望向苍穹，天使也张开了翅膀准备离去，宇宙在人们的呜咽声中颤抖...”于是这名青年决定和他的爱人一起离开大地，投身于大海的旋涡中，美人鱼为他们引路，阿特兰蒂斯欢呼着迎接他们。Jimi用吉他和特别的录音技巧再现了大海的哀叹声，悸动的船只的马达声，旋涡的叫喊声，成群的鱼类游动的声音，海鸥的哭声，远处直升机的哀鸣声...
Jimi Hendrix有着非洲、爱尔兰和切罗基(北美)血统。他的音乐流露出深厚而自然的民谣布鲁斯根源，又带点巫毒教(Voodoo，有说根源于西非，有说根源于爱尔兰)的神秘色彩。Voodoo Child是首感情强烈而激动的诗歌，Jimi追溯他的非洲民族根源，用超凡的想象力虚构了一位神话中的勇士的威力，表达他的玄妙的宇宙哲学观：
Well, I stand up next to a mountain
And I chop it down with the edge of my hand
Well, I pick up all the pieces and make an island
Might even raise just a little sand
And if I don't meet you no more in this world
Then I'll, I'll meet you in the next one
And don't be late, don't be late......
All Along The Watchtower是伟大的民谣诗人Bob Dylan的作品，Jimi用自己的方式重新演绎，歌曲开头Jimi用吉他模仿出寒风呼啸哀号的声音，他的嗓音里沧桑的气质跟Bob Dylan可相媲美。Jimi说，“我总觉得Watchtower是我该写出来而没写成的东西，我对很多Bob Dylan的作品都有这种感觉。”同时Bob Dylan也说，“Jimi重新演绎我的作品我并觉得奇怪，我所奇怪的是他只演绎过这么少，因为我总觉得我的作品都是他写的。”两位艺术家真是心灵相通、惺惺相惜。
1967年Experience回到美国，用热情的火焰点燃了美国摇滚舞台和观众的情绪。1968年Jimi Hendrix在纽约建立了自己的录音室“Electric Lady Studio”。乐队巡演和录音室的工作使队员们不能集中精力搞创作，1969年“Experience”乐队解散了。同年8月Jimi参加了胡斯托音乐节(1969 Woodstock：Three Days of Peace & Music)，Jimi找到以前的Billy Cox等音乐搭档组成了“Gypsy Sun &Rainbows”乐队。由于Woodstock组织者忙乱中忘了去接他们，Jimi情急之下租了架直升机直奔现场，这样摇滚乐迷们疯狂叫喊着欢迎他们从天而降的神。Jimi Hendrix是这次音乐节的引人注目的焦点，他在舞台上悉数发挥他的音乐才华，使受尽暴风雨洗礼和在泥泞里打滚的千万热情的观众心满意足。而他也是这次表演中报酬最高的艺术家，即使摇滚老前辈们也比不上他。之后Jimi Hendrix又和Billy Cox等人建立了“Band of Gypsys”乐队，在新年音乐会等场合表演。1970年Jimi找回鼓手Mitch Mitchell，和Billy Cox作贝司手，以“The Jimi Hendrix Experience”乐队的名义制作First Rays Of The New Rising Sun专辑。可惜Jimi未能目睹这张专辑的问世，他忙着到世界各地巡回演出，而1970年9月18日，Jimi Hendrix因为服食毒品昏迷而被自己的呕吐物窒息而死，年方27岁。有人说是毒品害了他，也有人猜测他是自杀的。不管怎样，他是走得太匆忙了，没来得及让世人领略他的全部才华。他的最后一张天鹅之歌专辑到1997年才得以发行。
尽管由于迷信和偏见等原因，直到90年代美国的布鲁斯音乐界一直不承认Jimi Hendrix是布鲁斯乐手，但Jimi的音乐却不能否认地渗透着布鲁斯的气质和精神。黑人布鲁斯音乐是他的根。而Jimi并不只弹布鲁斯，他在布鲁斯中加进了许多别的音乐元素，如摇滚和爵士等。“摇滚乐圈子有个毛病就是喜欢把人分类，用各种各样的界线和标签将音乐划分得太清楚。我热爱布鲁斯，但我不想整夜只弹奏布鲁斯。我喜欢Howling Wolf和Otis Rush，但有些布鲁斯却令我反感。我讨厌人们给音乐贴上标签。”他用自己的技巧和才华丰富了布鲁斯音乐，可以说正是这种革新打破了黑、白分明的界限，使得白人听众开始接受黑人布鲁斯，开始发现黑人音乐的伟大。他们开始去挖掘B. B. King、Muddy Waters。
尽管由于迷信和偏见等原因，直到90年代美国的布鲁斯音乐界一直不承认Jimi Hendrix是布鲁斯乐手，但Jimi的音乐却不能否认地渗透着布鲁斯的气质和精神。黑人布鲁斯音乐是他的根。而Jimi并不只弹布鲁斯，他在布鲁斯中加进了许多别的音乐元素，如摇滚和爵士等。“摇滚乐圈子有个毛病就是喜欢把人分类，用各种各样的界线和标签将音乐划分得太清楚。我热爱布鲁斯，但我不想整夜只弹奏布鲁斯。我喜欢Howling Wolf和Otis Rush，但有些布鲁斯却令我反感。我讨厌人们给音乐贴上标签。”他用自己的技巧和才华丰富了布鲁斯音乐，可以说正是这种革新打破了黑、白分明的界限，使得白人听众开始接受黑人布鲁斯，开始发现黑人音乐的伟大。他们开始去挖掘B. B. King、Muddy Waters。
Jimi Hendrix的摇滚艺术赢得了很多同时代的音乐人的折服和钦佩。"The Monkees"乐队的Mike Nesmith回忆说，“有天我和Eric Clapton、George Harrison、John Lennon、Paul McCartney等人一起吃饭。Lennon拿出一盘录音带说，‘你们一定得听听这个，’然后他播放了Hey Joe。听着如此精湛美妙的摇滚乐，大家全都佩服和惊讶得连下巴都掉了。就在此刻Jimi的摇滚乐彻底地改变了我们的音乐理念。”Jimi Hendrix曾劝告John Lennon不要光写轻松甜蜜的情歌，我们不敢肯定Lennon有没有接受，但我们听到了Lennon后期如"Imagine"等有着深远意义的好歌。Eric Clapton曾说：“摇滚舞台是专为Jimi而设的。我和他年轻时同样喜欢Robert Johnson、Freddie、B. B. King等人的音乐，并跟着唱片一起弹奏。然而Jimi跟这些人那么熟悉，他在他们的圈子中呆过很长时间，和他们一起演奏过，他是他们中的一员。我只是听唱片，学二手的东西。我只弹奏单一的芝加哥布鲁斯，我从未尝试突破。而他则将所有大师的精髓都熔合到自己的音乐中。”B. B. King提到这位晚辈时说：“Jimi Hendrix有自己的独到之处。他是 "Delta blues"的伟大发现者。我想这跟他在哪里出生无关。他的音乐非常独特而富于创造性，自成一派。他是在平静中兴起风浪的人。”
Jimi Hendrix高超的吉他技巧和贝司技巧影响了一代又一代的摇滚艺术家，他的音乐天才和最彻底的摇滚精神激励着象Kurt Cobain、Steve Vai、George Clinton、Miles Davis、Johny Lang、Robert Smith等等数不尽的现代音乐家。他即使弹奏贝司也很自然、富于感情，将贝司与吉他和旋律融于一体，声效非常坚实而震撼，许多有名的贝司手受到他的影响，象Beatles的Paul McCartney，Mr. Big的Billy Sheehan，Red Hot Chili Peppers的Flea...他的出神入化的绝妙的吉他技巧就更不用提了。在他去世后的多年里，陆陆续续有许多摇滚音乐家纷纷合出“向Jimi Hendrix致敬”的专辑，如在1993年Reprise唱片公司出版的Stone Free: A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix专辑里，The Cure、Eric Clapton、Buddy Guy、Jeff Beck、Pretenders、Belly等等有名的艺术家以自己的方式重新演绎Jimi Hendrix的作品，以示他们对Jimi Hendrix的崇敬。在短短不到五年的艺术生涯里，Jimi Hendrix创作了大量优秀的摇滚乐作品，他的音乐风格丰富多彩、不断变化，涵括了布鲁斯、民谣、节奏布鲁斯、摇滚、爵士...他创造音乐的同时也改变音乐，在摇滚乐的历史里加入了神圣而关键的一笔。

Rainbow Bridge is a compilation album[1] by American rock musician Jimi Hendrix. It was the second posthumous album release by his official record company and is mostly composed of recordings Hendrix made in 1969 and 1970 after the breakup of the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Despite the cover photo and subtitle Original Motion Picture Sound Track, it does not contain any songs recorded during his concert appearance for the 1971 film Rainbow Bridge.
Continuing in the vein of The Cry of Love, the first official posthumous Hendrix album, Rainbow Bridge explores new guitar styles and textures. All the songs, except for a solo studio version of "The Star Spangled Banner", are written by Hendrix and mostly performed with Mitch Mitchell on drums and Billy Cox on bass.
Rainbow Bridge contains five songs that Hendrix included on proposed track listings for his fourth studio album: "Dolly Dagger", "Earth Blues", "Room Full of Mirrors", "Hear My Train A Comin'" (as known as "Getting My Heart Back Together Again"), and "Hey Baby (New Rising Sun)".[2] "Room Full of Mirrors" was later added to Voodoo Soup in 1995 and all except the live "Hear My Train A Comin'" were included on First Rays of the New Rising Sun in 1997, which were attempts at presenting the double album Hendrix was working on at the time of his death.

The Cry of Love is a posthumous album by Jimi Hendrix. It includes new material that he was working on for his planned fourth studio album. While most of the songs were included on proposed track listings by Hendrix, the final selection was made by recording engineer Eddie Kramer and drummer Mitch Mitchell, with input from manager Michael Jeffery. Hendrix, Kramer, and Mitchell are credited as the producers, with Jeffery as the executive producer.
Released on March 5, 1971, by Reprise Records in the United States and Track Records in the United Kingdom, the album was successful on the record charts in both countries and was eventually certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 1998. Critics responded favorably to the album, viewing it as an impressive tribute to Hendrix. Several of the songs on The Cry of Love were later featured on other efforts to recreate the album Hendrix had been working on, including Voodoo Soup in 1995 and First Rays of the New Rising Sun in 1997.

Limited Edition Japanese pressing of this album comes housed in a miniature LP sleeve (a reproduction of the UK cover). Features 'Foxey Lady', 'Fire' and 'Third Stone From The Sun'. Experience. 2006.

James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history of popular music, and one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th century.