Jimi Plays Monterey (1987)

Jimi Plays Monterey

It's no exaggeration to say this might be the most intense and groundbreaking 45-minute performance in the history of rock. Jimi Hendrix's debut American set at 1967's Monterey Pop Festival is generally considered one of the most radical and legendary live shows ever. Virtually unknown to American audiences at the time, even though he was already an established entity in the UK, Hendrix and his two-piece Experience explode on stage, ripping through blues classics "Rock Me Baby" and Howlin' Wolf's "Killing Floor," interpreting and electrifying Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone," debuting songs from his yet-to-be-released first album and closing with the now historic sacrificing/burning of his guitar during an unhinged version of "Wild Thing" that even its writer Chip Taylor would never have imagined. Hendrix uses feedback and distortion to enhance the songs in whisper-to-scream intensity, blazing territory that had not been previously explored with as much soul-frazzled power.

Jimi Plays Monterey

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John Phillips
John Phillips
as Narrator (voice)
Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix
as Self (archive footage)
Noel Redding
Noel Redding
as Self (archive footage)
Mitch Mitchell
Mitch Mitchell
as Self (archive footage)
Art Garfunkel
Art Garfunkel
as Self (archive footage)
George Harrison
George Harrison
as Self (archive footage)
Mick Jagger
Mick Jagger
as Self (archive footage)
Brian Jones
Brian Jones
as Self (archive footage)
Janis Joplin
Janis Joplin
as Self (archive footage)
John Lennon
John Lennon
as Self (archive footage)
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
as Self (archive footage)
Charles Shaar Murray
Charles Shaar Murray
as Self - Commentary
Ringo Starr
Ringo Starr
as Self (archive footage)
Denny Dent
Denny Dent
as Street Painter
Michelle Phillips
Michelle Phillips
as Self (archive footage)
Cass Elliot
Cass Elliot
as Self (archive footage)

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D. A. Pennebaker
D. A. Pennebaker
Editor
Chris Hegedus
Chris Hegedus
Editor
Frazer Pennebaker
Frazer Pennebaker
Executive Producer
David Dawkins
David Dawkins
Editor
Chris Hegedus
Chris Hegedus
Director
Alan Douglas
Alan Douglas
Producer
D. A. Pennebaker
D. A. Pennebaker
Director
Alan Douglas
Alan Douglas
Editor
Al Hendrix
Al Hendrix
Still Photographer
Chip Branton
Chip Branton
Production Consultant
Joe Gastwirt
Joe Gastwirt
Sound Mixer
Frank Gauna
Frank Gauna
Main Title Designer
Mark Linett
Mark Linett
Sound Mixer
Robert Van Dyke
Robert Van Dyke
Additional Sound Re-Recordist
Chip Monck
Chip Monck
Lighting Artist
Bob Neuwirth
Bob Neuwirth
Stage Director
Albert Maysles
Albert Maysles
Camera Operator
Nick Doob
Nick Doob
Camera Operator
Richard Leacock
Richard Leacock
Camera Operator
Barry Feinstein
Barry Feinstein
Camera Operator
Nicholas T. Proferes
Nicholas T. Proferes
Camera Operator
Roger Murphy
Roger Murphy
Camera Operator
D. A. Pennebaker
D. A. Pennebaker
Camera Operator

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