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166: The Magic of Collaboration Part One

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It is not a unique observation to note that bandleader Duke Ellington and The Beatles shared some commonalities, creativity-wise. They were unclassifiable musically, and a great deal of what made their art magic came from the collaborative process, hardwired into their working method. My guest, musicologist Thomas Brothers, has written a terrific new book – Help: The Beatles, Duke Ellington and the Magic of Collaboration. This conversation provides an overview of his thesis (to be followed up with a deeper exploration soon…).

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14 responses to “166: The Magic of Collaboration Part One”

  1. Erin

    Always a good day when there’s a new episode of SATB to listen to. 🙂 LOVED this so much, and eagerly await the next installment with Thomas.

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  2. Steve

    I had never heard of the ‘Ring shout’ before and now I hear it all over R n B music and beyond.

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  3. J Neo Marvin

    Welcome back! I missed you.

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  4. Steve

    Blimey, the coda in Hey Jude is a ring shout !

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  5. Billy Shears

    I thought this episode was about Paul’s Granny Shit Songs 😀

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  6. Kent

    Another Great Show!

    Hey what happened to episode 165!

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    1. Paul

      Was episode 165 released and then withdrawn, or never released?

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      1. Us

        In an interminable holding pattern. Maybe it’ll slip out someday when we’ve all stopped caring.

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  7. Cajun Queen

    Luved this, learned a lot.

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  8. Steve Horan

    Sorry but Lennon was a fantastic melodist.

    I have to agree with Dr Brothers about Hey Jude though. As many zillions of times as I’ve heard it it’s still a transcendent listening experience. …until the coda. 🙂 I think that one of the main reasons it stays so fresh is because of the relative rawness of the performance.

    It’s good to have you back!

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  9. Michael Evangeline

    Another very interesting program, mate. Hey what happened to 165?

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  10. Vonbontee

    Good show, nice to hear Coltrane and Bubber Miley mentions alongside “Shimmy Like Kate”

    Jimi Hendrix never went to art school!

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  11. DavyR

    Very enjoyable. Gonna order the book.

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    1. DavyR

      Forgot to mention that “I Saw Her Standing There” ‘borrowed’ from “When The Saint Go Marching In”…

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