Product Details
- An MVD Exclusive
- Version: This is the DVD only version
- SKU: MVD7489BR
- Format: Blu-Ray/DVD
- UPC: 760137748984
- Street Date: 04/19/22
- PreBook Date: 03/15/22
- Label: What Were We Thinking Films »
- Genre: Documentary
- Run Time: 105 mins
- Number of Discs: 2
- Audio: STEREO
- Year of Production: 2021
- Region Code: 0
- Box Lot: 30
- Territory: WORLD
- Language: English
Product Assets
Where Are You, Jay Bennett?
The music, life & passions of the rockNroll genius, from Wilco through his solo career to his untimely and tragic death.
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A feature-length documentary on Jay Bennett, a legendary musician and recording studio savant, who as a member of Wilco, was a large part of the genius behind their three seminal albums (Being There, Summerteeth, and Yankee Hotel Foxtrot -- he co-wrote most of Summerteeth and YHF with Jeff Tweedy), as well as the Mermaid Avenue/Woody Guthrie sessions with Billy Bragg. Bennett went on to a critically acclaimed solo career, before dying tragically at the age of 45.
Media
Bonus Materials
- The Ken Coomer interview
- World Premiere interview with directors moderated by Andy Leech of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
- Commentary from co-director Gorman Bechard
- Jay's Mom Remembers
- The Billy Bragg Interview
- Jay Bennett Tribute Concert
- Ketchup, Ketchup, and More Ketchup
- Deleted Scenes
- Interview with filmmakers conducted by Brian Otting
Sales Points
- for fans of Wilco's 'Yankee Hotel Foxtrot'
- for fans of Wilco's 'Summerteeth'
- Comparable to films like 'I Am Trying To Break Your Heart' and 'The Devil In Daniel Johnston'
- for fans of alt-country music
- for fans of musician Jeff Tweedy
- for fans of the band Wilco
- from the director of 'Color Me Obsessed, A Film About The Replacements'
- from the director of 'Pizza A Love Story'
Press Quotes
Jay Bennett is one of the least known geniuses of popular music. His name should be mentioned in the same breath as Brian Wilson and Brian Eno, but he has been unfairly cast, by an earlier documentary film, as the necessary villain of the early Wilco story. A poignant, moving, celebration of a true innovator in music who tragically passed before his time. Where Are You, Jay Bennett? Is the product of 10 years of work, and it shows. I've just attended the world premiere and I can say, without doubt, that this is a story that needed to be told.
—Kris Basile, IMDB
Bennett will best be remembered for his years with Wilco. While with the band, he undoubtedly had a strong influence on their sound.
—Steve Gotcher, Wisconsin Public Radio
