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I got a letter from Charlie Mingus
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Jeff Beck: Still on the Run

I got a letter from Charlie Mingus and it said, "Dear Jeff, I was so knocked out with...

Jeff Beck, Himself: I got a letter from Charlie Mingus and it said, "Dear Jeff, I was so knocked out with your version of "Pork Pie Hat." That's when we had the world at our feet. We could do anything we wanted

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I got a letter from Charlie Mingus
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and it said Dear Jeff
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I was so knocked out with your version of 'Pork Pie Hat'
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That's when we had the world at our feet
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We could do anything we wanted
Duration
15 seconds
Views
1,679
Timestamp in Movie
00:51:30
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Genres
documentary, music
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

Documentary on the life and musical evolution of Jeff Beck, one of most innovative guitarists in history. The film covers his early days, his tenure with The Yardbirds and The Jeff Beck Group, and his subsequent projects over the ...
Jeff is like a rock 'n' roll musician who understands jazz - Jeff Beck: Still on the Run 00:09
Jeff is like a rock 'n' roll musician who...
We went to see Mahavishnu Orchestra in Zurich. - Jeff Beck: Still on the Run 00:18
We went to see Mahavishnu Orchestra in Zurich.
So we ended up being at a party in the same hotel - Jeff Beck: Still on the Run 00:09
So we ended up being at a party in the same hotel
I ended up getting really great contact and talking - Jeff Beck: Still on the Run 00:07
I ended up getting really great contact and talking
He said, "Course I know you, the Yardbirds, - Jeff Beck: Still on the Run 00:08
He said, "Course I know you, the Yardbirds,
He was pretty much finished. I think he had some rough mixes. - Jeff Beck: Still on the Run 00:04
He was pretty much finished. I think he had some rough mixes...
The album was virtually done, but not finished. - Jeff Beck: Still on the Run 00:17
The album was virtually done, but not finished.
There's still some overdubs, certainly some mixing. - Jeff Beck: Still on the Run 00:05
There's still some overdubs, certainly some mixing.
Jan was interested, - Jeff Beck: Still on the Run 00:13
Jan was interested,
And then we did one tune from scratch - Jeff Beck: Still on the Run 01:11
And then we did one tune from scratch
This is kiddie stuff." He went, "Trust me." - Jeff Beck: Still on the Run 00:07
This is kiddie stuff." He went, "Trust me."
It was a very simple riff and a combination of things. - Jeff Beck: Still on the Run 00:04
It was a very simple riff and a combination of things.
And by the time I added the drums to it - Jeff Beck: Still on the Run 00:06
And by the time I added the drums to it
He got these Auratones and stuck them on his mantelpiece. - Jeff Beck: Still on the Run 00:04
He got these Auratones and stuck them on his mantelpiece.
It gave a great platform for solos. - Jeff Beck: Still on the Run 00:10
It gave a great platform for solos.
It just turned out to be a great tune - Jeff Beck: Still on the Run 00:07
It just turned out to be a great tune
It was incredible to play with Jan Hammer, - Jeff Beck: Still on the Run 00:07
It was incredible to play with Jan Hammer,
I'm sitting there, looking at both of them - Jeff Beck: Still on the Run 00:05
I'm sitting there, looking at both of them
You can see the years of friendship and mutual respect - Jeff Beck: Still on the Run 00:08
You can see the years of friendship and mutual respect
'Star Cycle' was interesting - Jeff Beck: Still on the Run 00:16
'Star Cycle' was interesting