RDP Tuesday: Purple Haze
Haze? Purple haze? In front of your eyes. Not rose-colored haze, right? Because that’s a whole different matter.
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SERENDIPITY – SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH
SERENDIPITY - SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 
I did as well. I have nearly all of Jimi’s music plus unreleased stuff, bootlegs etc. My friends called me a Hendrix freak back then
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There were stacks of “jam tapes” in the basement of the studio, I worked in, that remained there for quite a while after his passing. I’m not sure of the details but there were rumors that some of them had been acquired and mixes attempted, which may account for some of what you have. The other possibility, and I’m just speculating, is that he had reference stereo monitor mixes, from those sessions, which were discovered after his death and mysteriously circulated. Some of the “bootlegs” you refer to possibly came from illegal (or otherwise) live concert recordings. Never the less “it is what it is.”
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Lots of “Official” music has been released by his estate, some engineered by Eddie Kramer. Yes the bootlegs were of live concerts. I have a really bad pressing of a jam in a club with Stephen Stills Randy Zerringer? Jim Morrison and Jimi
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That’s a classic piece of music…
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And when I think of haze, that’s what I think of. Every time.
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It has a haze to it…
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What’s the deal with “Purple?” Jimi with the “Haze” and then Prince with “Rain?”Is this some ethnic thing? If so I’m somehow missing it.., although I do like the color “purple.” My Mom kept certain things from me when I was young.., maybe this was one of them she never got around to telling me about. So I guess I have to learn the hard way, Hmmm?!
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Good music. Mr. Swiss was a jazz drummer but I often asked him if he can do rock as well. the answer, probably. I would loved to have seen him playing rock.
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I strike out on this one. But I do know Hendrix was an electric performer.
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OK, Here’s one of MY celeb stories. I worked at a studio in NYC where Jimi had booked a bunch of “jam time” We all took turns babysitting those sessions where Mr. Hendrix was experimenting with new stuff. Although it was against studio policy, Jimi was one of the very few artist that we allowed to sit at the console and try new ways of mixing his material. He was a gentle soul, very soft spoken with an entourage of freaks following him around. Of course, this all took place after he returned from the UK where he had to go to be recognized for the genius that he was. It was assumed here, in the US, that a black musician could not possibly be any good at rock, only R & B and jazz. He proved them wrong and then Michael Jackson took it to new heights, later, as “The King of Pop.” I lent him an electric bass I kept at the studio which he offered to buy.., it wasn’t for sale.
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Cool story! Tell me more! I love celebrity stories!
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There are so many, and I don’t dwell too much on these encounters unless prodded a bit. But I’ll dig up some more.
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Cool!!
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Ben, great celeb story. I betcha you have a TON of them! You should write YOUR stories while you still remember them. I’m beginning to lose track. I was telling Ron and Cherrie Welburn a Deborah Kerr story and Marilyn chimed in “I was there!”. I didn’t remember that. I didn’t remember spending a day with Paul Newman until an old friend reminded me. You really should write your pieces. Write just the way you talk. Marilyn says she’ll edit –basic punctuation and grammar (No content change) if you start writing pieces. I’d be very interested and I’m sure others will be. The Jimmy Cagney piece I recently did still has “legs”. People apparently like this stuff.
I know my Brother, Billy, would be a VERY interested. He was a big fan of some of those musicians.
I hope all’s well.
Garry
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