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Immediate Family

Documentary follows the work and lives of legendary 1970s session musicians who were featured on some of the most iconic recordings of the era.

Director

Denny Tedesco

Year

Genre

documentary, music

Box Office

$66,379

Production

Pfonetic,Jammcard,Wet Paws Media,Buffalo 8

Awards

17 wins & 3 nominations

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Self

Self

Self

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Danny Kortchmar

Self

Self

(as Steve Postel)

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I mean, for me, meeting all you guys, - Immediate Family

I mean, for me, meeting all you guys,

And I met James
at our Wolfgang rehearsal. - Immediate Family

And I met James at our Wolfgang rehearsal.

John Fischbach, he was just
a friend of the band. - Immediate Family

John Fischbach, he was just a friend of the band.

'Cause I distinctly
remember him calling me, - Immediate Family

'Cause I distinctly remember him calling me,

They tracked me down
and they asked me - Immediate Family

They tracked me down and they asked me

And I said, "Oh, I'd love to." - Immediate Family

And I said, "Oh, I'd love to."

♪ I see you smile at me ♪ - Immediate Family

♪ I see you smile at me ♪

♪ Whenever I see
your smiling face my way ♪ - Immediate Family

♪ Whenever I see your smiling face my way ♪

So Leland is one
of the greatest examples, - Immediate Family

So Leland is one of the greatest examples,

And then be able to go out
on the road and be authentic. - Immediate Family

And then be able to go out on the road and be authentic.

My earliest memories about music - Immediate Family

My earliest memories about music

My parents, they were
big fans of Liberace. - Immediate Family

My parents, they were big fans of Liberace.

I was a classical snob
when I studied piano. - Immediate Family

I was a classical snob when I studied piano.

When I went into junior high school - Immediate Family

When I went into junior high school

And I went in
and the music teacher, Ted Lynn, - Immediate Family

And I went in and the music teacher, Ted Lynn,

But the last time I actually
was totally clean shaven - Immediate Family

But the last time I actually was totally clean shaven

Have you ever noticed,
ladies and gentlemen, - Immediate Family

Have you ever noticed, ladies and gentlemen,

I like the responsibility of the bass - Immediate Family

I like the responsibility of the bass

I knew I'd always play music,
but it never occurred to me - Immediate Family

I knew I'd always play music, but it never occurred to ...

Carole, Danny, Lee, and I toured
the Sweet Baby James album - Immediate Family

Carole, Danny, Lee, and I toured the Sweet Baby James album

And you know,
she'd been writing these songs - Immediate Family

And you know, she'd been writing these songs

So, one night, I don't know
whether it was prepared or not, - Immediate Family

So, one night, I don't know whether it was prepared or ...

But she sang the first song, - Immediate Family

But she sang the first song,

The next thing that happens
is Doug Wester gets on the mic, - Immediate Family

The next thing that happens is Doug Wester gets on the mic,

There's been a bomb scare." - Immediate Family

There's been a bomb scare."

And the next thing you know,
Carole's in the studio - Immediate Family

And the next thing you know, Carole's in the studio

All we did was take
the magic of what we would do - Immediate Family

All we did was take the magic of what we would do

♪ I feel the earth move under my feet ♪ - Immediate Family

♪ I feel the earth move under my feet ♪

♪ Ooh, baby ♪ - Immediate Family

♪ Ooh, baby ♪

Tapestry, the whole thing
was done in three weeks. - Immediate Family

Tapestry, the whole thing was done in three weeks.

It was live. - Immediate Family

♪ Now it's too late though we really did ♪ - Immediate Family

♪ Now it's too late though we really did ♪

The solos Kootch played
on Carole's record, - Immediate Family

The solos Kootch played on Carole's record,

I'm glad I didn't have
another shot at that solo, - Immediate Family

I'm glad I didn't have another shot at that solo,

But I didn't know that I was
gonna be listening to it - Immediate Family

But I didn't know that I was gonna be listening to it

1971 was a crazy year. - Immediate Family

1971 was a crazy year.

♪ All you got to do is call ♪ - Immediate Family

♪ All you got to do is call ♪

You'd follow certain people, you know? - Immediate Family

You'd follow certain people, you know?

And that changed
the whole way I thought about - Immediate Family

And that changed the whole way I thought about

It wasn't like their pictures
were in the fan magazines - Immediate Family

It wasn't like their pictures were in the fan magazines

Peter was the one who instigated - Immediate Family

Peter was the one who instigated

You started to learn that different people - Immediate Family

You started to learn that different people

"Who are those punks?" - Immediate Family

"Who are those punks?"

"Who's this guy, Kootch?" - Immediate Family

"Who's this guy, Kootch?"

Why is he on all these records?
How does he get all these gigs?" - Immediate Family

Why is he on all these records? How does he get all these gi...

But we hadn't run into each other. - Immediate Family

But we hadn't run into each other.

I know this guy." - Immediate Family

I know this guy."

He looked like an adorable Muppet. - Immediate Family

He looked like an adorable Muppet.

And I was like,
"What is so different about... - Immediate Family

And I was like, "What is so different about...

It's not your typical LA kind of thing ." - Immediate Family

It's not your typical LA kind of thing ."

And I said, "Well, there you have it, - Immediate Family

And I said, "Well, there you have it,

♪ Where you just have
to wish to make it so ♪ - Immediate Family

♪ Where you just have to wish to make it so ♪

♪ At night the stars they put on a show ♪ - Immediate Family

♪ At night the stars they put on a show ♪

What's this guy doing?" - Immediate Family

What's this guy doing?"

That's all I want." - Immediate Family

That's all I want."

All this really amazing
guitar stuff started - Immediate Family

All this really amazing guitar stuff started

And there was Duane Eddy
and Carl Perkins. - Immediate Family

And there was Duane Eddy and Carl Perkins.

I love this fucking record.
Welcome to Atlantic." - Immediate Family

I love this fucking record. Welcome to Atlantic."

The timing when I moved to California, - Immediate Family

The timing when I moved to California,

It was somewhere
around in the beginning of '72 - Immediate Family

It was somewhere around in the beginning of '72

And there's David Crosby's,
like, three tables away from me - Immediate Family

And there's David Crosby's, like, three tables awa...

We want to be rock stars.
We want to play." - Immediate Family

We want to be rock stars. We want to play."

I know every vocal part.
I know every guitar part." - Immediate Family

I know every vocal part. I know every guitar part."

Door opens and this guy
comes in with a fedora hat on - Immediate Family

Door opens and this guy comes in with a fedora hat on

And he goes, "Okay, we're gonna play - Immediate Family

And he goes, "Okay, we're gonna play

I'm the musical director of this band ." - Immediate Family

I'm the musical director of this band ."

...it goes like this." - Immediate Family

...it goes like this."

I'm driving into SIR in my old '57 Chevy - Immediate Family

I'm driving into SIR in my old '57 Chevy

And we literally stopped in the middle - Immediate Family

And we literally stopped in the middle

And he goes, "Are you Waddy?" - Immediate Family

And he goes, "Are you Waddy?"

...she goes, "Are we related?" - Immediate Family

...she goes, "Are we related?"

I think - Immediate Family

...on all these things. But to have - Immediate Family

...on all these things. But to have

Yeah. In probably a four
or five-year period of time - Immediate Family

Yeah. In probably a four or five-year period of time

- It was unbelievable.
- So much music - Immediate Family

- It was unbelievable. - So much music

♪ Little hands, little eyes ♪ - Immediate Family

♪ Little hands, little eyes ♪

♪ Well, I don't want no short people ♪ - Immediate Family

♪ Well, I don't want no short people ♪

I mean, it's maybe a naive assumption, - Immediate Family

I mean, it's maybe a naive assumption,

When I suddenly see
this skinny, little, white guy, - Immediate Family

When I suddenly see this skinny, little, white guy,

♪ Oh, Carey, get out your cane ♪ - Immediate Family

♪ Oh, Carey, get out your cane ♪

He's played on so many great things, - Immediate Family

He's played on so many great things,

I got spoiled pretty early from working - Immediate Family

I got spoiled pretty early from working

When you're working with, you know, - Immediate Family

When you're working with, you know,

♪ Can you see around the bend ♪ - Immediate Family

♪ Can you see around the bend ♪

"What's the best that I can do here - Immediate Family

"What's the best that I can do here

We were really fortunate - Immediate Family

We were really fortunate

Also, unlike a lot of session musicians, - Immediate Family

Also, unlike a lot of session musicians,

...we weren't called,
Waddy and I certainly, - Immediate Family

...we weren't called, Waddy and I certainly,

So I came up in New York
City as a session player - Immediate Family

So I came up in New York City as a session player

I need Danny Kort..." - Immediate Family

I need Danny Kort..."

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Documentary follows the work and lives of legendary 1970s session musicians who were featured on some of the most iconic recordings of the era.

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Director: Denny Tedesco

Writer: N/A

Production: Pfonetic,Jammcard,Wet Paws Media,Buffalo 8

Genre: documentary, music

Year: 2022

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 8.0

BoxOffice: $66,379

Released: 12 Dec 2023

Awards: 17 wins & 3 nominations

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