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
Experience (Jimi Hendrix album) Experience (Jimi Hendrix album) Experience is a live album by Jimi Hendrix, released in August 1971 in the United Kingdom. The album is an incomplete soundtrack to the unreleased film "Experience" documenting the Jimi Hendrix Experience's performance at the Royal Albert Hall on February 18, 1969. It peaked at number nine in the U.K. album charts in September 1971. The follow-up to "Experience", titled "More Experience", from the Jimi Hendrix Experience's performance at the Royal Albert Hall six days later, on February 24 1969, was released in 1972. On "Room Full of Mirrors" they are joined by Chris Wood (flute)