Dear Fellow Sonic Wizards, today we experience Hendrix…
Jimi Hendrix — the hero, the true guitar slinger, super-psychedelicized visionary of wicked lyrics.
Back during COVID, in the flow of doing weekly livestream concerts, we invited vocalist Lisa Hightower to join us for a night of music. The set list went all over the place, from George Gershwin to The Beatles, finally landing in the land of Hendrix.
One of the highlights from that night was our exploration of Jimi’s classic rocker, “The Wind Cries Mary.”
Lisa is a woman thoroughly enveloped in Jimi’s world of paisley-laden, day-glo imagery — singing like a woman possessed. Duncan and Gunnar are a tag team of groove, making the whole episode a hit. From gentle sparseness, Tripp’s solo builds into a place where high, screamy notes are welcome and, as it turns out, just what the doc ordered. I’ve got a pick lodged in my mouth at the beginning of my solo. It’s like a cig, but someone like me shouldn’t be smoking. Although when it’s time to smoke the solo, the pick, in one smooth motion, makes its way to my hand and the fireworks commence.
Peter Sprague — guitar
Lisa Hightower — vocals
Tripp Sprague — saxophone
Gunnar Biggs — bass
Duncan Moore — drums
The Wind Cries Mary is on the Guinnevere recording and it’s available at all of the streaming services including:
PS Online Store(opens in new tab)
YouTube Music(opens in new tab)
Do any of you still play CD’s? Let me know if you’d like the new recording in the CD format. If I get 25 folks who will buy the CD then I’ll go ahead and order them up. So far I’ve got 9 takers.
Thanks and all the best, Peter