Rising Low (2002)
1h 28m
Running Time
October 8, 2002Release Date
Plot.
Based on the life and death of Gov't Mule bassist Allen Woody, and the making of a double-disc tribute album (Gov't Mule's The Deep End , Volumes 1 & 2) featuring a host of legendary bass players. Throughout the film, director Mike Gordon (of Phish, who also plays on the album) interviews Woody's family and bandmates and also discusses the philosophy and technique of bass playing with a number of the instrument's legends, including Chris Squire, Les Claypool, John Entwistle, Flea, Bootsy Collins, Mike Watt, Roger Glover and others.
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Cast & Crew.
Matt Abts
Self
Jack Bruce
Self
Les Claypool
Self
John Entwistle
Himself
Mike Gordon
Director
Mike Gordon
Director
Flea
Himself
Elia Lyssy
Cinematographer
Roger Glover
Himself
Sheri Bylander
Editor
Bootsy Collins
Self
Warren Haynes
Himself
Phil Lesh
Himself
Billy Cox
Self (Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsies)
Meshell Ndegeocello
Herself
Chris Squire
Himself
Mike Watt
Himself
Allen Woody
Himself
Gregg Allman
Himself
Oteil Burbridge
Himself
Larry Graham
Himself
Dave Schools
Himself
Jerry Cantrell
Himself
Audley Freed
Himself
Details.
Wiki.
Rising Low is Mike Gordon's second feature film – a documentary based on the life and death of Gov't Mule bassist Allen Woody and the making of a double-disc tribute album featuring a host of legendary bass players. Throughout the film, Gordon interviews Woody's family and bandmates and also discusses the philosophy and technique of bass playing with a number of the instrument's legends, including Chris Squire, Les Claypool, John Entwistle, Flea, Bootsy Collins, Mike Watt, Roger Glover and others.
See also The Deep End, Volume 1 & The Deep End, Volume 2