Ry Cooder jams so hard, Les Blank had to invent new film stock just to keep up.
Following a brief statement by Ry Cooder on his thoughts about performing - and improvising - on stage, this concert film depicts Cooder's 1987 live show in Santa Cruz, California, which was part of his "Get Rhythm" world tour.
Direction
Les Blank captures live music like nobody else—intimate, sweaty, alive.
Sound
Every slide guitar note feels pressed directly into your eardrums.
Director
Les Blank
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Les Blank filmed this during his golden period of music docs—he'd just finished 'Gap-Toothed Women' and was deep in his 'capture the moment' era, shooting without permits or plans.
This 1987 show captures Cooder at his post-'Buena Vista Social Club' prime, still hungry, still proving slide guitar can carry every genre from blues to zydeco to whatever Van Dyke Parks threw at him.
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