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282. Don Was on Wayne Shorter 'Speak No Evil' (1966)
282. Don Was on Wayne Shorter 'Speak No Evil' (1966)
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Length:
53 minutes
Released:
Jun 26, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
This week I chat to producer, bassist, songwriter, documentarian and president of iconic jazz label Blue Note Records, Don Was about Wayne Shorter's classic album 'Speak No Evil' (1966). We talk about how the album gave Don a sense of purpose, that a piece of music doesn't need lyrics to speak to someone, how great artists seem to appear from a creative ether and Don explains how engineer Rudy Van Gelder achieved the classic jazz sound that unifies all Blue Note albums and how Don aims to continue that legacy by pursuing the artists' vision. Plus Don tells me some fantastic anecdotes about his time working with Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Garth Brooks, Benmont Tench and more.
Released:
Jun 26, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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