My favorite Hendrix band was the Experience. I thought Mitchell, especially was far superior to Miles and particularly for Hendrix’s style, he filled it up far better.
Buddy wasn’t Mitch. But for that brief time after Woodstock, Buddy worked.
The time before Woodstock for Jimi a period of great exploration, experimentation, and trying out new things. The Shokan Tapes and, to a certain extent, Dolly Daggar, are glimpses into what could have been. Drink up, baby.