Help! The Beatles, Duke Ellington, and the Magic of Collaboration (W.W. Norton 2018)

Also available on Amazon.com

 

“A historically masterly and musically literate unraveling of some of the most-admired credits in 20th-century popular music….This is musicology with taste as well as ears.”
– Dominic Green, Wall Street Journal

 

“Wonderfully written….[Help!] is an important book. It should be read; it should be studied in detail. Anyone reading it with an open mind will come away enriched in his or her understanding of music.”
– Edward Green, Professor, Manhattan School of Music

 

“A richly detailed portrait of the delicate balance between group dynamics and individual vision, and the nexus between African American vernacular traditions and commercial imperatives, Help! adds significantly to our knowledge of popular music and iconic musicians of the 20th century.”
– Glenn C. Altschuler, Philadelphia Inquirer

 

Tom discusses Help! The Beatles, Duke Ellington and the Magic of Collaboration:

 

Interview with Tom for Jerry Jazz:

https://jerryjazzmusician.com/2019/02/interview-with-thomas-brothers-author-of-help-the-beatles-duke-ellington-and-the-magic-of-collaboration/