The Summer of '67 changed everything, of course. Jams with the likes of Hendrix are among the experiences the time-keeper has never forgotten. Hendrix is probably one of the reasons why Granelli, once half of the late Vince Guaraldi's rhythm section, is so enthusiastic about guitars. UFB boasts twin-attack guitarists, both of whom are capable of going off at a moment's notice. It was intended as a love song and soliloquy.
People tend to like hearing that song a lot.
Interestingly, Granelli's arrangement is a fetching ballad saturated in undulating, liquid blue-toned guitars taking their sweet time to tell the story of Hendrix's mythical Indian princess. Additional tonal colors are supplied by the bandleader, whose sensitive brush work ebbs and flows without calling attention to itself. In any case, Granelli has no problem with being overshadowed by his sidemen. And for me, the band's what's important. 399 S. First St., San Jose.