''Live in Maui'' is an album by

the Jimi Hendrix Experience James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most ...

documenting their performance outdoors on

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, Hawaii, on July 30, 1970. It marks the first official release of Hendrix's two full sets recorded during the filming of '' Rainbow Bridge'' (1971). The two-CD and three-LP set was released on November 20, 2020, along with a video documentary titled ''Music, Money, Madness... Jimi Hendrix in Maui''. Their performance on Maui was the trio's second-to-last in the U.S. during their final

The Cry of Love Tour The Cry of Love Tour was a 1970 concert tour by American rock guitarist and singer Jimi Hendrix. It began on April 25, 1970, at the Forum in Inglewood, California, and ended on September 6, 1970, at the Love & Peace Festival in Fehmarn, West Ge ...

. During the first set, they played mainly songs from the Experience studio albums and '' Band of Gypsys''. The second set mostly contains new songs Hendrix was in the process of recording for a planned fourth studio album.

Background

Although both the 1971 ''Rainbow Bridge''

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and

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identify the artist as "Jimi Hendrix", ''Live in Maui'' lists "the Jimi Hendrix Experience" with Mitch Mitchell on drums and Billy Cox on bass. Despite claiming to be a soundtrack, the ''Rainbow Bridge '' album did not include any of Hendrix's Maui performances. Several heavily edited songs totaling 17 minutes were first released with the ''Rainbow Bridge'' film. Additional songs were released on ''

The Jimi Hendrix Experience James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most ...

'' box set (2000) (a medley of " Hey Baby" / "In from the Storm") and '' Voodoo Child: The Jimi Hendrix Collection'' (2001) (" Foxey Lady"). The trio performed two fifty-minute sets; however, there were technical problems partly due to the high winds in the unprotected former pasture. For the portions used in the film ''Rainbow Bridge'', Mitchell re-recorded his drum parts at

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in New York City in 1971, but Hendrix had no further input.

Critical reception

In a review for

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, Mark Deming gave ''Live in Maui'' a rating of four out of five stars. He noted the less-than-ideal recording conditions and added: Hugh Fielder, writing for ''

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'', also commented on the recording problems, which led to the Maui recordings being passed over for years in favor of Hendrix's performances at the Atlanta International Pop Festival (1970) (latest release '' Freedom: Atlanta Pop Festival'', 2015) and Isle of Wight Festival 1970 ('' Blue Wild Angel'', 2002). However, he noted that " w the latest digital audio technology has enabled them to be brought up to scratch (almost)" and gave the album three and a half out of five stars. But, he felt that " e second set is looser and in danger of falling apart at times, before Hendrix wakes up and rips through "

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Track listing

Because of recording difficulties, the album sequencing differs somewhat from the actual performance. The first set opened with " Spanish Castle Magic" and "Lover Man" before "

Hey Baby (New Rising Sun) "Hey Baby (New Rising Sun)" or simply "Hey Baby" is a song written and recorded by American musician Jimi Hendrix, from his second posthumous album '' Rainbow Bridge'' (1971). The song is a slower and more melodic piece, which features the prom ...

" and "Message to Love" followed "In from the Storm". Mitchell re-recorded the drums parts in 1971 on " Hey Baby" (both sets), "In from the Storm", " Foxy Lady", " Hear My Train A Comin'" (first set), " Voodoo Child (Slight Return)", "

Purple Haze "Purple Haze" is a song written by Jimi Hendrix and released as the second single by the Jimi Hendrix Experience on March 17, 1967. The song features his inventive guitar playing, which uses the signature Hendrix chord and a mix of blues and Ea ...

", and "

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"; the original drums parts are included on the balance. All songs were written by Jimi Hendrix, except "

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", "

", and " Hey Joe".

Personnel

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guitars, music and lyrics * Mitch Mitchelldrums (original live and overdubs) * Billy Coxbass guitar

Production

* Eddie Kramer – producer, stereo and 5.1 mix engineer, drum overdubs recording engineer *Janie Hendrix – producer *John McDermott – producer, Blu-ray director, technical liner notes *Mike Neal – remote recording, concert sound mixer * Harry McCune Sound Service – concert sound equipment *John Jansen – drum overdubs recording engineer *Spencer Guerra – assistant engineer *Chandler Harrod – 5.1 mix engineer * Bernie Grundman – mastering *Jeff Slate – liner notes *Brian Byrnes – cover and booklet photography *Daniel Teheney – jacket photography *Phil Yarnall – art design *Barry Gruber – photo research *Steve Pesant – photo research

Charts

Footnotes

References

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