This seems to be off of the radar of most; it does not even have an IMDB page (but is on LetterBoxd).
Watch it while you can, not everything is freely accessible (at least in Europe) on the PBS site, so this may be a momentary glitch.
Gotta love a documentary when the first thing on camera is Marcus Miller…
Great find! Thanks for posting. It’s currently available here in France. I bookmarked it. We’ll see how long that lasts. There are some good comments by Marcus Miller, among others.
Watched it a couple weeks ago when it aired on our PBS. It’s a good show.
It came across my YouTube feed today, and I am watching it now.
How bassist focused is it? It opens with just Marcus Miller alone in a studio, sitting down, picking up a bass, and playing a slap groove.
32:45 “Funk that is so powerful that you can’t run from it.”
Kid runs screaming down the road, pursued by man in bell bottoms with platform shoes playing funk. Tempo is increased because he is running. Is still funk. Inescapable funk.
The full documentary is available on YouTube for anyone who’s interested.
You mean the one that @BeerBaron helpfully linked to just above your comment or is there a different documentary about funk?
Watched it tonight and loved it. Thanks for sharing!
Had a great time watching this last evening , thanks for sharing!