7/10
Not so much a movie per se but a document of pioneering Japanese psychedelic/avant-garde band Taj Mahal Travellers touring through Europe in the early 70's. Audio recordings of the Travellers are rare enough so that makes this footage more valuable still, and there are definitely some worthwhile moments when the band is at play, either in a jam session or by the side of the water trying to conjure music out of the ocean by blowing trumpets into it or rubbing sticks together. Experimental jazz musician Don Cherry has an all-too-brief cameo in a session with the group. Unfortunately there's a bit too much footage of these stoned Japanese longhairs standing around, talking (unsubtitled), or hanging out, and not enough actual music being played, but as always with the Travellers, every little morsel you can get your hands on is precious. Definitely a fans-only affair though.
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