Jimi Plays Monterey

About Jimi Plays Monterey

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," inter…

Chris Hegedus and D. A. Pennebaker directed Jimi Plays Monterey, a 1987 documentary music film. John Phillips stars as Narrator (voice), Jimi Hendrix as Self (archive footage), Noel Redding as Self (archive footage), and Mitch Mitchell as Self (archive footage).

It runs 50 minutes and was released in October 1987.

Shelv files it under concert film and monterey pop festival. American members can watch it on HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel, and The Coda Collection Amazon Channel. It carries a NR rating.

Nirvana: Unplugged In New York and Barbra Streisand: Timeless - Live in Concert make useful companions to Jimi Plays Monterey.