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The period production in New York offers three house debuts
In this ode to Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Charles Mingus and more, James Kaplan evokes a pivotal moment in modern music
Wearyingly trite production portrays the late singer as a saintly perfectionist
Break-ups reoccur throughout the songs, but they lack the vim of the record’s hit single
This deeply personal record was made after the Belgian musician’s first visit to his mother’s native Hong Kong
Taken from a 1971 benefit concert, this recording finds the musician leading an ensemble on piano and harp
The composer shows off her exuberant musical personality in a debut recording with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
At this London gig, the guitarist and his band covered songs by Bob Dylan, the Grateful Dead and Jimmy Webb
The former Oasis singer and Stone Roses guitarist formed a formidable partnership at the Forum, London
The bass player’s award-winning albums offer sharp critiques of the UK today
The French electronic duo performed their 1998 hit impeccably and in its entirety at the London Coliseum
The track pays tribute to his long partnership with Art Garfunkel
The electronic musician’s 12th album is relaxed, warm and gently mind-expanding
Tracks switch from horror-movie atmospherics to computerised jingles — and can be oddly catchy
The Belgium-based group also embrace jazz, chanson and spoken-word poetry
The narrative twisted and mesmerised at this London gig, as indigenous rhythms were mixed with the blues
This chronologically arranged four-disc set marks the centenary of the composer’s death
The blues musician was armed with no more than an acoustic guitar, a stool and a bashful aw-shucks grin as he ran through his back catalogue
His new piece tries to evoke the ‘completely elemental’ power of the sun
Ellen Reid turns climate emergency into grand opera while Samy Moussa picks up where Stravinsky left off
The singer staked out a space between folk, US roots music and hard rock — and threw in a few Led Zeppelin favourites
‘Fiat Lux’ brought vivid imagery to the Barbican while ‘Aloud’ made a gritty statement at the Royal Festival Hall
His drummer Clyde Stubblefield’s 20-second break on the track became one of the most sampled beats in music
At his peak, the maverick promoter owned some of London’s best-known venues and was involved in its most famous festivals
Performed in near darkness, the rapper and producer’s gig centred around his classic 1995 album Maxinquaye
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