Purple Haze single in 1967. Also with a new arrangement, the Cure recorded it for the various artist's "" in 1993. Their rendition reached number two on "Billboard's" Modern Rock Tracks alternative rock chart. "Purple Haze" has achieved an unusual level of interest among classical musicians. The Meridian Arts Ensemble, the Hampton String Quartet, and Nigel Kennedy have recorded their interpretations and the Kronos Quartet often play it as an encore. Footnotes Citations References Purple Haze "Purple Haze" is a song written by Jimi Hendrix and released as the second record single by the Jimi Hendrix Experience on March 17, 1967. As
Voodoo Child: The Jimi Hendrix Collection performances." In a three-star review, AllMusic's Lindsay Planer wrote that considering the difficulty in curating a compilation of Hendrix's music, "Voodoo Child"s exceptional song selection and sound quality made it successful as "a thumbnail sketch of Hendrix in both a studio and concert environment ... a great touchstone for anyone wishing to begin their Jimi Hendrix experience". "Rolling Stone" journalists Paul Evans and Nathan Brackett gave the album four out of five stars in "The Rolling Stone Album Guide" (2004), as did Colin Larkin in "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music" (2011). All songs written and composed by Jimi Hendrix, except