Jimi Plays Monterey

Oct 16 1987 Not Rated 0h 50m
Documentary, Music

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.

Plot

Jimi Hendrix's landmark concert in Monterey County Fairgrounds in California in which he plays signature songs like "Purple Haze," "Foxy Lady," and "Wild Thing."

Written by

N/A

Directed by

Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker

Cast

Jimi Hendrix, Noel Redding, Mitch Mitchell

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Pennebaker Films, Are You Experienced?

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Trailers
Jimi Plays Monterey / Shake! Otis at Monterey Trailer
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