"Woodstock" is a posthumous live album by Jimi Hendrix, released on August 20, 1994. This album captures Hendrix and his new band Gypsy Sun and Rainbows' historic performance at the 1969 Woodstock Festival. The album contains eleven songs, showcasing 68 minutes of the more than 130 minutes of music originally performed at the festival.
The performance at Woodstock was notable since it was one of Hendrix's most improvised and noteworthy performances and included his rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner". The performance took place in the morning of August 18, 1969, in front of an audience that was dwindling after four days of music festivities.
Unfortunately, the original mix down of the Woodstock recordings were lost. However, Eddie Kramer, Hendrix's record engineer, was able to mix the album from the original multi-track tapes. This album was the first to be released by Hendrix’s personal recording engineer, Eddie Kramer, and his sister, Janie Hendrix, after taking over the production of his posthumous releases.
The cover of the album features a photo taken by Henry Diltz showing Hendrix pressing his two fingers together which was widely interpreted as a peace sign.
Despite being a posthumous record, "Woodstock" has received positive reviews from music critics and fans. It is also considered as one of the best moments in rock history.
