Traffic Jam With Jimi Hendrix - A Session

This is the often talked about session that Jimi recorded with the members of Traffic (Steve Winwood's band at the time).
This is an excellent quality soundboard recording from OH BOY...JOIN THE DE LUXE WAY. As the CD arts tells you "This session was
recorded at an unknown place in the late 60's."
A purely instrumental affair, alternately dated as 1968 or 1970, this studio material is among the most intriguing
unreleased pieces of either performer. The lineup is listed as Jimi Hendrix (guitar), Steve Winwood (piano), Chris Wood
(flute), Rick Grech (bass), and Jim Capaldi (drums), but the actual lineup of these recordings is uncertain. Only Hendrix
is identifiable with certainty. The overall sound resembles Traffic, and the piano and flute parts seem particularly
recognizable as Steve and Chris, respectively.
The music on this cd consists of jams that, in contrast to Traffic's usual melodic sensibilities, range from minor key to
almost atonal structure. Some of the magic of the "Voodoo Chile" session is also evident on this recording. The jams sound
basically spontaneous, organized around particular keys with shifting tempos, and lack a distinct song structure. None of
them sound like they were even intended to have vocal parts. For the most part, the piano and drums drive the rhythms while
the guitar and flute solo. The extraordinary aspect of the recording is the complementary interplay between Jimi and Chris.
While Jimi builds upon driving vamps that eventually erupt into molten solos, Chris counterbalances with his usual delicate,
mellowing flute. The result of this collaboration is at least interesting, and sometimes magical. Unlike other Hendrix jam
sessions, Jimi seems to have a lot of respect for Traffic and doesn't fully dominate the proceedings, which makes the
session perhaps unique to both entities.
This bootleg CD consists of three jams of excellent quality studio recordings. The insert states that the session "was
recorded at an unknown place in the late 60's". Credits are Jimi Hendrix (guitar), Chris Wood (flute and saxophone), Jim
Capaldi (drums), and Steve Winwood (organ).