It’s easy to appreciate the more sonic expressions of Jimi Hendrix’s guitar playing—from “All Along the Watchtower” to “Voodoo Child”. But in some ways, “Little Wing” was more impressive in its understated way. On it Hendrix demonstrated an amazing rhythm & blues-infused guitar style. It was an intricate and delicate display of the Stratocaster. But it was also an exercise in restraint. Proof that the guitar can have a prominent place in even a ballad.

“Butterflies and zebras. And Moonbeams and fairy tales. That's all she ever thinks about.”