- Little Wing
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Caption =album cover
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Artist =The Jimi Hendrix Experience
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Released =1 December 1967 (UK )15 January 1968 (US )
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Genre =psychedelic rock ,Blues-Rock
Length =2:24
Writer =Jimi Hendrix
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Label =MCA (reissues)
Producer =Chas Chandler
Tracks =Side 1
# "EXP"
# "Up from the Skies "
# "Spanish Castle Magic "
# "Wait Until Tomorrow "
# "Ain't No Telling "
# "Little Wing "
# "If 6 Was 9 " Side 2
# "You Got Me Floatin' "
# "Castles Made of Sand"
# "She's So Fine "
# "One Rainy Wish "
# "Little Miss Lover "
# "Bold as Love"
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Audio sample? ="Little Wing" is a song written byJimi Hendrix . He first recorded the song on the1967 album "". It is ranked #357 on the "Rolling Stone " magazine's list of "the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time", and has been covered by numerous artists, notablyDerek and the Dominoes ,Stevie Ray Vaughan , Sting,John Mayer , Toto among many others."Little Wing" is played using the unique chord/melody guitar style that Hendrix developed during his early career stints in
rhythm and blues bands. In this style, the guitar sounds as though it is playing two parts. This is done by simultaneously playing multiple complementary notes, often parts of chords, and then changing anote within the chord to create a melodic effect. Other songs played in this style include "Life Without You" byStevie Ray Vaughan , "Catch The Rainbow" by Rainbow, "When A Blind Man Cries" byDeep Purple "The Boy From Seattle" bySteve Vai , "Yellow Ledbetter " byPearl Jam , and "Under the Bridge " byRed Hot Chili Peppers . The unusualflanging sound of the lead guitar part is a result of theDoppler effect which is created using a rotating speaker cabinet, orLeslie speaker .The studio version features a
glockenspiel playing the root note of the chords.A song by the same name appeared on
Neil Young 's 1980 album,Hawks & Doves , but is a different song entirely.Hendrix's studio version can be found on numerous compilation albums, including "
The Ultimate Experience " (1993). He also performed the song in concert, and some of those recordings are available on CD, including "The Jimi Hendrix Experience".
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