This delightful 14-minute short shows jazz singer/songwriter Dave Lambert and several other singers recording four songs together in a studio in New York City in 1964. Director D.A. Pennebaker displays the casual observational style that he subsequently used with excellent results for the classic rock documentaries "Don't Look Back" and "Monterey Pop." Moreover, the raw intimacy of Pennebaker's rough'n'ready hand-held cinematography astutely captures the energy and excitement of a recording session that goes smoothly. Better still, the singers belt out the tunes with infectiously hearty gusto and the songs themselves are a groovy gas. A total treat.
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Recording world primer.
st-shot22 February 2023
An interesting and well paced short documentary that takes place at an RCA recording studio featuring a vocal group called Lambert, Hendricks and Company.
Brief and shot in a confined area, Richard Leacock's photography works wonders breathing life into the highly competent vocal groups audition with some acrobatic camera movement while director Pennebaker divides and edits between set and sound room. The group makes a game effort that doesn't exactly set things off with the sober producers and while they fail to create fireworks it may not be due to their lack of talent but their musical genre choice, about to be swamped by the era of Rock.
Brief and shot in a confined area, Richard Leacock's photography works wonders breathing life into the highly competent vocal groups audition with some acrobatic camera movement while director Pennebaker divides and edits between set and sound room. The group makes a game effort that doesn't exactly set things off with the sober producers and while they fail to create fireworks it may not be due to their lack of talent but their musical genre choice, about to be swamped by the era of Rock.
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