Immediate Family Review – Great Songs, Great Stories, A Must See

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Category: Indies, Docs, Foreign Film

Published on Tuesday, 12 December 2023 10:24

Written by Janet Walker

Immediate Family, from Magnolia Pictures, brings to the screen the rise and collaboration of legendary session musicians, Danny Kortchmar, Leland Sklar, Russ Kunkel, and Waddy Wachtel through the 1970s and onward, and features interviews with the hitmakers.

We meet the session musicians as the documentary chronicles their rise, as musicians gravitating to singers and songwriters and other musicians. Directed by Denny Tedesco, whose documentary The Wrecking Crew followed the first wave of studio musicians in the 1960s, the film reveals the machinery behind the booming era of the singer-songwriter, when the talents of these four musicians were in furious demand.

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As the four musicians sit around and reminisce about that time in the 1970s, when they were on the rise, and many say was they golden age of rock music, connections, and contacts, and as the documentary explains, they were known as musicians and became legendary.

To hear the four, Danny Kortchmar, Leland Sklar, Russ Kunkel, and Waddy Wachtel explain, that time was all about not getting fired, keeping the gigs going, and living in the moment. And it was time when people gave jobs to people they knew, and when one song became a hit, it became about the band as well, which led to more opportunities.

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The debunks myths of a magical season where the sunny days of LA brought everyone west and anyone who picked up a guitar was suddenly famous living in Laurel Canyon. Immediate Family takes the audience of a journey seasoned with the famous front-men and talent that explain their musical contribution.

As the session musicians sat around and talked about that time when they were working, it was all about not getting fired, and keeping the gigs going. And it was time when people gave jobs to people they knew. The skills were there, and when you see the same group of people, who compliment each other, they become the go to for sessions.

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Immediate Family is a backstage tour spanning multiple eras of musical history. With a great soundtrack of hits Immediate Family introduces audiences to the band behind many of the iconic songs that made the 1970s so pivotal in the music industry, stood the test of time, and changed music forever. Eligible for Oscar consideration, Immediate Family is available on VOD December 15, 2023.

Immediate Family, a must see.

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Country: U.S.

Language: English.

Runtime: 102 minutes.

Director: Denny Tedesco.

Producer: Jack Piatt, Greg Richling, Jonathan Sheldon.

Featuring: Danny Kortchmar, Leland Sklar, Russ Kunkel, Waddy Wachtel, Carole King, James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, Keith Richards, Don Henley, David Crosby, Jackson Browne, Lyle Lovett, Phil Collins, Billy Bob Thornton, Peter Asher, Lou Adler, Neil Young.