I have multiple and conflicting reactions to this doc film. Some of the most positive are to his family -- great kids, and a wonderful wife that he truly deserved. She blew me away. I got it that he embraced the pop music of his later years, but his greatest contributions were to jazz and orchestral composition and arranging. The clips with Maria Schneider are wonderful in this regard. When I was coming of age in the late '50s and early '60s, "Sketches of Spain" was the make-out music of my generation, and certainly must have generated a population explosion! His jazz writing was without a doubt a high water mark in jazz. By devoting a quarter of his screen time to a Sting concert, this filmmaker missed the musical point nearly as badly as did Bruce Weber with "Let's Get Lost," his travesty on Chet Baker. The only redeeming virtue of that film were the comments of trumpeter and vocalist Jack Sheldon. All the stars for Gil and Anita, zero for the film-maker.
Anita Evans nice introduction for me what an intelligent elegant and eloquent lady .
A great musical icon! Sadly missed
Thanks for this upload. It's awesome
Love Gil so much, also love the enthusiasm of the narrator,🙏👍🙏.
Yeah, he's the best!
What a delight. Thanx for posting.
Thanks for this. Sorry about the annoying copyright headache before 🙄
Thank you
The 'Look to the Rainbow' LP with Astrud Gilberto doesn't get a mention, but is excellent
I have multiple and conflicting reactions to this doc film. Some of the most positive are to his family -- great kids, and a wonderful wife that he truly deserved. She blew me away. I got it that he embraced the pop music of his later years, but his greatest contributions were to jazz and orchestral composition and arranging. The clips with Maria Schneider are wonderful in this regard. When I was coming of age in the late '50s and early '60s, "Sketches of Spain" was the make-out music of my generation, and certainly must have generated a population explosion! His jazz writing was without a doubt a high water mark in jazz. By devoting a quarter of his screen time to a Sting concert, this filmmaker missed the musical point nearly as badly as did Bruce Weber with "Let's Get Lost," his travesty on Chet Baker. The only redeeming virtue of that film were the comments of trumpeter and vocalist Jack Sheldon. All the stars for Gil and Anita, zero for the film-maker.
This is fantastic ?
What a great talent Maria Schneider is
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allow closed captioning please...