Today in 1982

Haha, I remember that story.....I also have read where he was really into classical/baroque and may have eventually drifted into different genres had he lived....the greatest players IMO tend to do this.....
Yep, it's widely agreed by music historians that Hendrix was drifting into Jazz at the time of his death.

https://www.jazzwise.com/features/article/jimi-hendrix-and-jazz