The musical menu for this evening:

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1) Bob Dylan: I Want You, from his masterpiece Blonde on Blonde.

2) Jack Bruce: The Consul at Sunset, from an amazingly creative record almost nobody knows about, Harmony Row.

3) Bruce Hornsby: Rainbow’s Cadillac, from his uneven (some great stuff and some filler) Harbor Lights.

4) One of Peter Gabriel’s most heartfelt, moving songs, with Kate Bush doing an angelic counterpoint, Don’t Give Up, from So.

5) Acoustic guitar wizard Preston Reed: Border Towns, from Metal.

6) Nickel Creek, with their post-bluegrass showpiece Stumptown, from Why Should the Fire Die?

7) Imogen Heap’s electronic tour de force Hide and Seek, from Speak for Yourself.

8) Ben Folds Five: Uncle Walter, from their eponymous album Ben Folds Five.

9) Miles Davis: Tutu, from his last great record Tutu (featuring Marcus Miller on bass).

10) Concluding with some Texas swing from Suzy Bogguss: Cupid Shot Us Both with One Arrow, from Swing.