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JIMI HENDRIX
No other musician has influenced so many artists of all genres, from rock and blues to hip hop and jazz, with his songs, guitar playing, improvisations, and broad horizons as Jimi Hendrix. Even more than half a century after his untimely death on September 18, 1970, Hendrix remains an icon of pop music, with fans who otherwise listen to rock, blues, metal, funk, soul, or jazz. Hendrix was a boundary-breaker and a trailblazer: he developed the electric guitar and took it to a new level, made studio technology his instrument, and incorporated all the influences that shaped him during his short life into his compositions and recordings.
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,Jimi Hendrix – Musician, Popstar, Icon‘ is a journey through the music of James Marshall Hendrix, through his studio albums and live performances, through videos, books, magazines, and websites, but also through Jimi’s collection of instruments—guitars, amplifiers, effects devices—through his musical preferences, and even through the plans, dreams, and ideas that his early death prevented him from realizing. A book about music – with the best soundtrack in the guitar world.
THE NEW JIMI HENDRIX BOOK
RELEASE DATE: MAY 22, 2025 !!!
JIMI HENDRIX
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by Lothar Trampert. With over 100 illustrations,
including 40 photos by Günter Zint from the Star Club Hamburg
Paperback
404 pages
Language: English
ISBN: 9783819247279
€ 22
E-Book
ISBN: 9783819238857
€ 9.99
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
JIMI PERSPECTIVES
The author begins by briefly recounting his first encounter with the music of Jimi Hendrix in the early 1970s. This is followed by a biography of the artist, then a look at his two most important companions, drummer Mitch Mitchell and bassist Noel Redding. And then it’s on to the music – the legendary albums that were released during Hendrix’s lifetime.
After an overview of guitars, amps, sounds, and studios, and an introduction to important aspects of Jimi Hendrix’s playing technique, the book examines various influences on his music: Blues, R&B, Jazz, British Rock, American Avant-garde… It also sheds light on Jimi’s important time as a sideman and tour guitarist.
Interview excerpts from musicians and contemporary witnesses from various genres reveal who Hendrix himself influenced and inspired to great achievements: Rock and Blues greats such as Robin Trower, Carlos Santana, Steve Lukather, Michael Landau, Innes Sibun, Joe Satriani, Albert Collins, Richie Sambora, Billy Corgan, Reeves Gabrels, Jack Bruce, Uli Jon Roth and Jeff Beck have their say, but also Jazz and Crossover artists such as Mike Stern, Nguyên Lê, Christy Doran, Peter Wölpl, Andreas Willers, Thomas Blug, Tobias Hoffmann, Marcus Deml, Peter Bursch, Hellmut Hattler and Caspar Brötzmann.
Finally, the extensive systematic section of this book deals with the music and media that Hendrix left behind – with a comprehensive, highly detailed discography, an overview of official videos and YouTube material, Tribute Albums that are worth listening to and/or original, as well as a very complete bibliography with some recommended reading, including older standard reference works about the musician.
PHOTOGRAPHS BY GÜNTER ZINT
The approximately 40 Hendrix photos in the book, in color and black and white, were taken by Günter Zint, a politically engaged photographer and activist who met Jimi several times in the 1960s at the Star Club in Hamburg, in London, and at the legendary Fehmarn Open Air. You can find out more about Günter Zint in the book and on his foundation’s website www.stiftung-guenter-zint.de
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Lothar Trampert loves Rock, Jazz, Funk, classical music, Blues, R&B, as well as electric guitars, photography, cycling, cats & good weather. Obviously also worn-out T-shirts & his old Hendrix poster.
He studied musicology and history of art, worked as a freelance journalist and author, was music editor of a musician’s magazine for 30 years, has conducted more than 400 Interviews with artists of all genres and written about almost as many old guitars and basses.
Under the pseudonym Jan Urbanek, he published the autofictional novel ,Popsog‚ in 2024, published by edition.subkultur, Berlin.
Lothar & Jan regularly present new music releases on www.paleblueice.com. And even more. ★
CONTACT
lothar.trampert@netcologne.de
paleblueice.com
janurbanek.de
popsog.de
jimihendrixbuch.de
CREDITS
Photos Jimi Hendrix: Günter Zint
Used with the kind permission of Günter Zint and the Stiftung Günter Zint
Foto Author: Jan Urbanek
Cover: BoD / Lothar Trampert
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