i dont really like hendrix' funk rock-ish direction (not including machine gun obv), ie much of the stuff he was doing just before he died. live, its much better than the studio versions. dont think his manic perfectionism matched well with the new vibe he was going for.
generally though, i felt like he was better off the leash, then when trying to tighten his grooves, or trying to write more soul-based songs (do like the gypsys' version of older experience songs though from the fillmore sets). i get the sense that wasnt really his forte.
he did a lot of very cool instrumentals in that period though.
easy blues - a kind of wild jimmy smith thing.
villanova junction
pali gap
beginnings (proggy, math-y, heavy, just brilliant really)