Covers
"Little Wing" has become one of Hendrix's best-known songs. It was covered three years after its initial release by Eric Clapton's short lived band, Derek and the Dominos with a unique arrangement by Duane Allman. The song was also popularized as an instrumental rock song by Stevie Ray Vaughan. Kirk Hammett of Metallica covered the song on live performances, Skid Row (not the original group of that name) released a live version of it on their EP B-Side Ourselves, and Sting included a Gil Evans arranged version of the song on his ...Nothing Like the Sun album. Irish band The Corrs also recorded a cover of the song on their album Talk On Corners and on their Unplugged album. It was also covered by young American singer/songwriter John Mayer. It also appeared on the album G3 Live: Rockin' in the Free World, namely by Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and Yngwie Malmsteen. The song also made the leap into the world of jazz on several occasions, most notably by celebrated composer, arranger and conductor Gil Evans, as well as by Lew Soloff (of Blood, Sweat and Tears fame) on the album entitled Little Wing. In 2010, it was covered on Corinne Bailey Rae's The Sea as a bonus track. Steve Kimock covered it on the Zero album "Here Goes Nothin'". It was also covered on Concrete Blonde's 1989 "God Is a Bullet" 12 inch, later collected on Still in Hollywood.
Another notable musician who has covered a song from Axis: Bold as Love is Brian May who covered "One Rainy Wish" on his Another World album. John Mayer covered "Wait Until Tomorrow" on Try! and "Bold as Love" on Continuum (both on Where the Light Is in 2007). New York Rock & Roll Ensemble also covered "Wait Until Tomorrow". Joan Osborne also covered "Bold as Love" on How Sweet It Is. The Pretenders also covered "Bold as Love" on the 1993 Hendrix tribute album Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix.
Todd Rundgren also covered one of Jimi's songs, "If 6 Was 9", on his album Faithful, with Tori Amos covering the same song on the limited edition version of her CD Single Cornflake Girl. Wolfmother is also known to have covered it as well. (A7281CDX).
The Red Hot Chili Peppers recorded covers of "Little Miss Lover" and "Castles Made of Sand" for possible inclusion on their album Blood Sugar Sex Magik. They were later released as bonus tracks on the iTunes re-release of the album. A live version of "Castles Made of Sand" was originally released on the Unbridled Funk N Roll 4 Your Soul (Taste The Pain) EP in 1989, and later on the compilation Out in LA and appeared remastered on the re-release of their album Mother's Milk.
Pearl Jam has covered "Little Wing", which is featured on their 2007 release, Live at the Gorge 05/06.
Phish has also covered some of Jimi's songs, including "Bold as Love", on live CDs and concerts.
Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil covered "Wait Until Tomorrow" on their album Tropicalia 2.
"Spanish Castle Magic" has also been covered by Carlos Santana and appears on the album Power of Soul: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix.
PM Dawn covered "You Got Me Floatin'", also on the 1993 Hendrix tribute album Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix.
Tuck and Patti covered "Little Wing" and "Castles Made of Sand" on their album Love Warriors.
"Castles Made of Sand" was covered by singer-songwriter Vance Gilbert on his album Angels Castles Covers.
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