Wow, this would've been something to hear:
It's been long known that jazz trumpeter Davis and guitarist Hendrix had been
toying with plans to record together in the year before Hendrix's sudden
death in 1970. But a piece of memorabilia, which has been on display at the
Hard Rock Cafe in Prague, confirms that they were also trying to recruit
McCartney as the bass player. Williams, one of the best jazz drummers of the
1960s, was also lined up for the group.
A telegram (complete with a typographical error, below) that Hendrix sent to
McCartney at
The
Beatles' Apple Records in London on October 21, 1969, told him to get in
touch with producer Alan Douglas:
"We are recording and LP together this weekend. How about coming in to
play bass stop call Alan Douglas 212-5812212. Peace Jimi Hendrix Miles Davis
Tony Williams."
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