Jimi Hendrix would be the topic of a documentary from the director of Be Water and The Greatest Night in Pop.

If “We Are the World” marked The Greatest Night in Pop, then the Monterey International Pop Festival can simply be thought-about one of the outstanding weekends in rock historical past. Yes, Otis Redding gave the efficiency of a lifetime and Ravi Shankar secured his legendary standing, nevertheless it was Jimi Hendrix whose set goes down in historical past as hearth, culminating in him setting his guitar ablaze throughout a transcendent rendition of “Wild Thing.” That night time will little doubt be a part of the upcoming doc concerning the life, instances and experiences of Jimi Hendrix.

Director Bao Nguyen – who was additionally behind the Bruce Lee doc Be Water – mentioned of his strategy to his Jimi Hendrix movie, “Telling the story of Jimi Hendrix during his pivotal years in London is both a profound honor and a unique responsibility. London has always been a city that inspires me. Having lived there, I felt a deep connection to its creative energy, much like Jimi did when his creativity reached extraordinary heights.” The movie is permitted by the property of Jimi Hendrix.

That’s a extra restricted scope than some may count on however zeroing in on core years in the lifetime of Jimi Hendrix is perhaps a sensible alternative. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Nguyen’s documentary will solely go as much as Monterey Pop in 1967. Hendrix died on September 18th, 1970, turning into one of the well-known figures among the many so-called 27 Club, a gaggle of musicians who prematurely died on the age of 27. Regardless of how Nguyen needs to centralize the movie, this may completely be one to maintain an eye fixed out for. André 3000 beforehand performed Hendrix in 2013’s Jimi: All Is by My Side.

Jimi Hendrix was clearly a virtuoso on the guitar however he by no means actually will get sufficient credit score for his vocals. Sure, who doesn’t love the shredding on “Voodoo Child” and “Machine Gun” nevertheless it has by no means appeared honest to miss the emotion and depth he brings to “The Wind Cries Mary” and “Little Wing”. Refined? Hardly. But it was all the time proper for the music.

Are you a fan of Jimi Hendrix? What songs stand out as his greatest for you?