Isaac Hayes' Wattstax performance captures the soul legend at the 1972 Los Angeles festival, his orchestral arrangements and deep, spoken-word vocals commanding a crowd that included Rev. Jesse Jackson and Jimmy Jones. Released on Stax, the label that defined Memphis soul, this live document showcases Hayes' maximalist approach to funk and soul—strings swelling beneath his baritone declarations, each song stretched into a statement. A masterclass in showmanship from the man who’d soon become a film score virtuoso.