Re: [JPL] Shades of Felicano & Hendrix in the 60s. René Marie stirs it up

[Jae Sinnett]

Actually Ed...Jimi recorded a studio version of the SSB. A lot of people don't know that. I do believe it was released on "Rainbow Bridge"...a masterpiece long out of print...and it's very clear he's playing the anthem. Ditto at Woodstock albeit more loosely. He played every note of the melody and form. At times embellished yes but never the less the anthem. One could argue that if they play anything other than the melody on the SSB it's no longer the composition. That's what it sounds like you're saying. Jazz musicians do that all the time but we don't say they're not playing the tune.

Jae Sinnett


--- On Thu, 7/3/08, EdBride at aol.com <EdBride at aol.com> wrote:

> From: EdBride at aol.com <EdBride at aol.com>
> Subject: Re: [JPL] Shades of Felicano & Hendrix in the 60s. René Marie stirs it up
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> In a message dated 7/2/2008 3:41:52 P.M. Eastern Daylight
> Time,  
> eric-jackson at comcast.net writes:
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> <<..To me, Hendrix version is a masterpiece, an 
> incredible  piece of music, even if you disagree with the
> idea of 
> "adorning" the Star  Spangled Banner. I'm
> talking about a musical  
> evaluation..>>
>  
> True enough. He could just as easily (and just as well)
> done it with any  
> song. He wasn't playing the national anthem, he was
> riffing on a melody. 
>  
> Ed
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