Quincy Jones: A Life in Song review – a fitfully festive birthday bash

O2 Arena, London The musician-producer marks his 85th birthday by inviting stars from Mick Hucknall to Corinne Bailey Rae to reprise his hits, while he sprinkles anecdotes from the sidesWhat better way to celebrate the 85th birthday of one of American music’s lasting legends than to put together an event heavily redolent of a single-artist-focused version of Jools Holland’s Hootenanny? A couple of A-listers, some local-radio-friendly MOR stars, a couple of those major-label-backed ...

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