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Davis hired guitar players who "shared Hendrix's fascination with noise."<ref name=hansen/> Hendrix also jammed with some of Davis's sidemen, including Buddy Miles, and one of the musicians on ''Nine to the Universe'' is [[Larry Young (musician)|Larry Young]], an organist who had played with Davis on ''Bitches Brew'' and later played with [[Carlos Santana]] (as did Buddy Miles) and John McLaughlin on ''[[Love Devotion Surrender]]''.<ref name=hansen>{{cite book|last=Craig Hansen|first=Werner|title=A change is gonna come: music, race & the soul of America|year=2006|publisher=U of Michigan P|isbn=9780472031474|pages=142-44|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=TRnEdRBTih4C&pg=PA144}}</ref> |
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Hendrix's jam sessions were only loosely organized and often went late into the night. The jams that ended up on ''Nine to the Universe'' were not written or performed as individually named songs; with the exception of "Message from Nine to the Universe" (an early version of what would became "Message of Love,"<ref name=shapiro/> and also containing "the seeds" of "Earth Blues"<ref name=doggett/>), all song titles were made up during the production of the final album.<ref name=shapiro/> |
Hendrix's jam sessions were only loosely organized and often went late into the night. The jams that ended up on ''Nine to the Universe'' were not written or performed as individually named songs; with the exception of "Message from Nine to the Universe" (an early version of what would became "Message of Love,"<ref name=shapiro/> and also containing "the seeds" of "Earth Blues"<ref name=doggett/>), all song titles were made up during the production of the final album.<ref name=shapiro/> |
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Nine to the Universe is a posthumous tenth studio album by American guitarist Jimi Hendrix, released in March and June 1980 in the United States and the United Kingdom respectively. It was the seventh Hendrix studio album released after his death and the third to be produced by Alan Douglas. The album contains five jam sessions, edited by Douglas. It charted briefly in the United States. It circulated widely in bootlegged versions (some of which are the unedited recordings) but was never re-released.
History
Nine to the Universe is the third posthumous Hendrix release produced by Alan Douglas, who had added session musicians to overdub instrumental parts of songs on Crash Landing and Midnight Lightning. As part of his promotion of his heavily doctored releases Douglas claimed he had a tape jam sessions that Hendrix recorded with John McLaughlin, which he was going to release and showed his move towrds jazz, but in actual fact when it was later bootlegged it was revealed to be nothing more than a badly recorded jam and Mclaughlin's guitar was defective due to a faulty pick-up ie basically Douglas was found out to be lying. Douglas edited and released a number of jam sessions recorded between March and May of 1969,[1] (mostly) retaining the original backing tracks and musicians.[3]
Musical background
These jams were recorded at various times. Hendrix had met Davis and they had exchanged ideas, but that was all. Davis hired guitar players who "shared Hendrix's fascination with noise."[4] Hendrix also jammed with some of Davis's sidemen, including Buddy Miles, and one of the musicians on Nine to the Universe is Larry Young, an organist who had played with Davis on Bitches Brew and later played with Carlos Santana (as did Buddy Miles) and John McLaughlin on Love Devotion Surrender.[4]
Hendrix's jam sessions were only loosely organized and often went late into the night. The jams that ended up on Nine to the Universe were not written or performed as individually named songs; with the exception of "Message from Nine to the Universe" (an early version of what would became "Message of Love,"[2] and also containing "the seeds" of "Earth Blues"[1]), all song titles were made up during the production of the final album.[2]
Musicians
Musicians on this album besides Hendrix and Young include Hendrix regulars Buddy Miles and Mitch Mitchell on drums, Billy Cox on bass, and Larry Lee on rhythm guitar.[2] Given the nature of Hendrix's jams, with many musicians rotating in and out, there is some doubt about some musicians. Some sources give Roland Robinson as bass player on "Jimi/Jimmy Jam,"[5] a song that also features blues guitarist Jim McCarty; Harry Shapiro lists "unknown–not Dave Holland."[2] Backing vocals by Devon Wilson on "Message from Nine to the Universe" were wiped from the original recordings, and the bass player and drummer on "Drone Blues" are not known.[2] An unknown tambourine player was dubbed into "Easy Blues".[2] Verified guitar effects include the Octavia pedal and Univibe.[2]
Release history
The album had been released in Brazil in late 1979 already on Warner-Elektra-Atlantic as Message from Nine to the Universe, with a different cover and song order.[2] It was released on vinyl in 1980 by Polydor (UK) and Reprise (USA). It did not chart in the UK, but in the US the album reached #127 and stayed on the charts for seven weeks.[2]
Alternate, re-mixed versions of "Jimi/Jimmy Jam"[6] and "Drone Blues" were featured on the 2004 Dagger Records release Hear My Music. The album was never re-released, either on LP or on CD, but bootlegged versions of the unedited jams are available.[1]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Jimi Hendrix
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Message from Nine to the Universe" | 8:45 |
| 2. | "Jimi/Jimmy Jam" | 8:04 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Young/Hendrix" | 10:22 |
| 2. | "Easy Blues" | 4:30 |
| 3. | "Drone Blues" | 6:16 |
Personnel
- Jimi Hendrix – guitar, lead vocals on track 1
- Billy Cox – bass
- Larry Lee – rhythm guitar on track 4
- Jim McCarty – guitar on track 2
- Buddy Miles – drums on track 1
- Mitch Mitchell – drums
- Roland Robinson – bass on track 2 [?]
- Unknown – bass on track 2 [?]
- Unknown – tambourine on track 4
- Devon Wilson – backing vocals on track 1 (wiped)
- Larry Young – organ on track 3
Recording details
- Track 1 recorded at Record Plant in New York City, May 29, 1969
- Track 2 recorded at Record Plant, March 25, 1969
- Track 3 recorded at Record Plant, May 14, 1969
- Track 4 recorded at The Hit Factory in New York City, autumn 1969
- Track 5 recorded at Record Plant, April 24, 1969
References
- ^ a b c d Doggett, Peter (2004). Jimi Hendrix: the complete guide to his music. Omnibus. pp. 73–74. ISBN 9781844494248.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Shapiro, Harry (1995). Jimi Hendrix: Electric Gypsy (3rd edition ed.). New York: Macmillan. pp. 549–50. ISBN 9780312130626.
{{cite book}}:|edition=has extra text (help); Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Geldeart, Gary (2007). Jimi Hendrix - the Studio Log: A Complete Chronological Guide to Jimi Hendrix's Studio Recording Sessions. Jimpress. p. 113. ISBN 9780952768647.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Craig Hansen, Werner (2006). A change is gonna come: music, race & the soul of America. U of Michigan P. pp. 142–44. ISBN 9780472031474.
- ^ Henderson, David (2002). 'Scuse me while I kiss the sky: the life of Jimi Hendrix. Omnibus. p. 460. ISBN 9780711994324.
- ^ Geldeart, Gary (2008). Jimi Hendrix - from the Benjamin Franklin Studios 3rd Edition Part 1: The Complete Guide to the Recorded Work of Jimi Hendrix. Jimpress. p. 128. ISBN 9780952768654.
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