release notes:
Jimi Hendrix: The Baggy's Rehearsal Sessions represents the
fifth release by Dagger Records, the official bootleg label
created by Experience Hendrix. This edition offers the fruits
of the guitarist's spirited rehearsals fronting the Band Of
Gypsys as they prepared for their four unforgettable Fillmore
East concerts.
These unpolished, direct to two-track recordings were made over the course of two long
December 1969 evenings. Hendrix had just returned from Toronto, Canada where he
had been acquitted in a jury trial for narcotic possession. The verdict had lifted an
enormous burden from the guitarist's shoulders. With the court case and all of its
possible ramifications now behind him, Hendrix redirected his energy toward
preparations for the recording of a live album at the Fillmore East with bassist Billy Cox
and drummer Buddy Miles.
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