5 Facts About Miles Davis Recording Bitches Brew Right After Jimi Hendrix

Miles Davis started his Bitches Brew session at 10:00 AM on August 19, 1969. That was exactly 24 hours after Jimi Hendrix finished his own session at the same Columbia studio.

Davis and Hendrix admired each other’s work. They had planned to collaborate before Hendrix’s death in 1970.

The timing was coincidental, not planned. Both artists booked the studio independently for their projects.

Hendrix’s session likely influenced the atmosphere. Davis was known to absorb musical energy from his surroundings.

The near-miss collaboration remains a notable what-if in music history. Their planned joint project never materialized.