Talking Shop: Pennebaker and Hegedus
April 29, 2010
Individually and as partners, D. A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus have created some of the most . . . Read more »
Film Info
- United States
- 1986
- 63 minutes
- Color
- 1.33:1
- English
- Spine #169
Jimi Hendrix and Otis Redding arrived in California virtually unknown. Returning stateside from London, where he had moved to launch his musical career, Hendrix exploded at Monterey, flooring an unsuspecting audience with his maniacal six-string pyrotechnics. Redding, a venerable star of Memphis’s Stax record label, seduced the “love crowd” in one of his best—and last—performances. Jimi Plays Monterey and Shake! Otis at Monterey, feature the entire sets of these legendary musicians, performances that have entered rock-and-roll mythology.
Credits
| Director | D. A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus |
| Producer | Alan Douglas and Frazer Pennebaker |
| Editing | David Dawkins, Alan Douglas, D. A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus |
| Sound | Dominick Tavella |
| Cinematography | James Desmond, Barry Feinstein, Richard Leacock, D. A. Pennebaker, Albert Maysles and Roger Murphy |
Disc Features
Jimi Plays Monterey
- Restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker
- Soundtrack featuring a 5.1 mix by legendary recording engineer Eddie Kramer, presented in Dolby Digital, and DTS-HD Master Audio on the Blu-ray edition
- Audio commentary by music critic and historian Charles Shaar Murray
- Trailer
- Video excerpt of Pete Townshend discussing Jimi Hendrix
Shake! Otis at Monterey - Restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker
- Soundtrack featuring a 5.1 mix by legendary recording engineer Eddie Kramer, presented in Dolby Digital, and DTS-HD Master Audio on the Blu-ray edition
- Two audio commentaries by music critic and historian Peter Guralnick: the first on Otis Redding’s Monterey performance, song-by-song; the second on Redding before and after Monterey
- Interview with Phil Walden, Redding’s manager from 1959 to 1967
- A booklet featuring a new essay by music critic David Fricke
