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A documentary about Tom Dowd, who was an innovative recording engineer and producer of noted albums with John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Otis Redding, Eric Clapton, the Allman Brothers and many others. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
2 wins & 2 nominations moreUser Comments:
Thoroughly satisfying documentary moreCast
(Credited cast) | Ginger Baker | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
 | Ray Charles | ... | Himself |
 | Eric Clapton | ... | Himself |
| Ornette Coleman | ... | Himself |
| John Coltrane | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Bobby Darin | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Tom Dowd | ... | Himself |
| Ahmet Ertegun | ... | Himself |
| Aretha Franklin | ... | Herself |
| Thelonious Monk | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
 | Tito Puente | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Phil Ramone | ... | Himself |
| Otis Redding | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Mike Stoller | ... | Himself |
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82 min | Canada:90 min (Toronto International Film Festival)Country:
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Tom Dowd's influence on American popular music can't be exaggerated. As the main recording engineer at Atlantic Records, he worked with a wide range of musicians in many different genres, including jazz, soul, rock, and blues. How much you enjoy this documentary may depend on how interested you are in the music of the late 20th century, though my disinterest in and dislike of the music of Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Allman Brothers Bands hasn't dampened my enthusiasm for the film. There's some great footage of Aretha Franklin in the studio and some stunning excerpts from the Stax/Volt European tour of 1967, plus enlightening interviews with Atlantic execs Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler. Perhaps the most surprising aspect of the film is the amount of time spent on Dowd's teenage years spent working on the Manhattan Project, but director Mark Moormann manages to make it an integral and important part of this tribute to a wonderful and talented human being.