A record with Miles Davis, Tony Williams, Jimi Hendrix and Paul McCartney ?

Yazid Manou · February 20th, 2012, 03:38 PM

Hi, I'm new here. My name is Yazid Manou. I'm a free lance music publicist and also a french Jimi Hendrix fanatic ! I'd like to share with you the following amazing untold story :

In 2005, I found the following in Hard Rock Cafe website (Key West, Florida) :

telegram dated 10/21/69 sent by Jimi Hendrix to Paul McCartney. The message reads, "We are recording an LP together this weekend in NY. How about coming in to play bass… peace, Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, Tony Williams."

Today, still looking for a shot of this amazing document, I just found the telegram is on display in Hard Rock Cafe Prague (Czech Republic) accompanied by a response saying Paul is away on holiday !!

Thanks to Hard Rock Cafe Paris, I obtained a picture of the document :

I know Hard Rock Cafe has more than 73000 memorabilia, but there was no mention NOWHERE about this document for 43 years....

I think Paul McCarney has never been informed about it !!!

Stay tuned
YM

Tenorman · February 21st, 2012, 06:08 AM

Assuming that they went into the studio anyway, with a different bassist -- what was the album

Yazid Manou · February 21st, 2012, 06:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tenorman

Assuming that they went into the studio anyway, with a different bassist -- what was the album

Alan Douglas said to me "the idea would be Jimi to play with Tony Willams. They had no bass player at the time. Then Miles would have added trompet later on and bass overdubs by Jimi."

YM

Yazid Manou · March 21st, 2012, 09:25 AM

Daily newspaper Le Monde made an article about the telegram ! Most of you do not read french but you all know the story anyway !

Le Monde is a very very prestigious newspaper.

YM

Yazid Manou · March 22nd, 2012, 08:51 AM

Emmanuel Legrand is a London-based freelance journalist, blogger and media consultant, specialising in the entertainment business and cultural trends.

http://legrandnetwork.blogspot.fr/20...ndrix-how.html

YM

Ber · March 22nd, 2012, 05:25 PM

An earlier Miles Davis interview in 1953;

http://euclidrecords.blogspot.co.uk/...art-three.html

Smokin'AtTheCNote · March 24th, 2012, 10:10 AM

Why does that article refer to Miles Davis as a Chinese sorcerer?

Yazid Manou · March 26th, 2012, 04:46 PM

On March 26th, I talked to Peter Brown (Brian Epstein assistant then executive director of Apple Corps). Peter is the one who answered to the telegram on October 22nd, 1969 : he did not remember at all this telegram which is quite natural after 43 years ! But at least, now he knows I put "some" light on this document...

YM

Yazid Manou · April 17th, 2012, 02:16 AM

PAUL MCCARTNEY has shot a video paying tribute to Jim Marshall, inventor of the Marshall amplifier, who passed away recently at the age of 88. The clip shows THE BEATLES legend and his backing band playing instrumental version of the JIMI HENDRIX classic 'Foxy Lady'. McCartney stops the tune and says: “This goes to the family and the friends of…the great Jim Marshall, founder of Marshall Amps. Jim made it loud. We want to thank Jim. Man, we love you. Our tribute to you.”

http://youtu.be/_PFPKNReNi4

YM

Jack · May 4th, 2012, 09:39 AM

Yazid,
Please clarify. Are you suggesting that a recording was made with at least Hendrix, Davis and Williams playing?

Yazid Manou · January 27th, 2013, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jack

Yazid,
Please clarify. Are you suggesting that a recording was made with at least Hendrix, Davis and Williams playing?

No Jack, I only realised Hendrix camp had sent a telegram to Paul McCartney to ask him to play but that never happened (unfortunately).

YM

JETman · January 27th, 2013, 02:27 PM

My only question would be: of all the bassists out there, why Macca?

clothjonathan · February 3rd, 2013, 10:55 AM

He was a good bassist and kind of famous

Yazid Manou · May 10th, 2013, 08:09 AM

Thanks to Associated Press, my Hendrix/McCartney telegram story is back again

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/1969-...paul-come-play
http://www.today.com/entertainment/j...roup-1C9872994
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/m...#disqus_thread

Stay tuned
YM

PeterCS · May 10th, 2013, 08:36 AM

Hey Joe, she loves you in a silent way.

For a lifetime?

February 20th, 2012, 03:38 PM	#1
Yazid Manou Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 9	A record with Miles Davis, Tony Williams, Jimi Hendrix and Paul McCartney ? Hi, I'm new here. My name is Yazid Manou. I'm a free lance music publicist and also a french Jimi Hendrix fanatic ! I'd like to share with you the following amazing untold story : In 2005, I found the following in Hard Rock Cafe website (Key West, Florida) : telegram dated 10/21/69 sent by Jimi Hendrix to Paul McCartney. The message reads, "We are recording an LP together this weekend in NY. How about coming in to play bass… peace, Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, Tony Williams." Today, still looking for a shot of this amazing document, I just found the telegram is on display in Hard Rock Cafe Prague (Czech Republic) accompanied by a response saying Paul is away on holiday !! Thanks to Hard Rock Cafe Paris, I obtained a picture of the document : I know Hard Rock Cafe has more than 73000 memorabilia, but there was no mention NOWHERE about this document for 43 years.... I think Paul McCarney has never been informed about it !!! Stay tuned YM

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