Album

High time a documentary paid tribute to the undervalued golden-era Motown house band—The Funk Brothers—who played on more (and better) hits than anyone else. The (surviving) old dudes remain innately fluid. The choice of guest vocalists here, however, as they trot through some of the greats, could've been better. Bootsy Collins babbling "Cool Jerk", fine. Chaka Khan hollering "What's Going On", unsubtle but fine. But Ben Harper (twice?), and Joan Osborne (twice)?

Debut album from James and Carly's boy

Soulful blood steps into the evolution and creativity bag

Career-celebrating compilation stretches patience

Upgraded reissue of album which begat French filter house. Plus bonus CD

Career retrospective including work with The Deviants and solo outings

Third album from Detroit blues exponents and White Stripes chums

Dublin-based quartet with Gemma Hayes, Frames and Mundy associations release second disc

Glamour, guts and surrealism. Nino Rota, who died in '79, won Oscars for his haunting Godfather scores, but his greatest collaborations were with his compatriot Fellini. Films such as La Dolce Vita, 8½, Roma, Amarcord and La Strada were among the highlights of their three decades of artistic alliance. Few if any have merged imagery and music to such effect: you could argue that Fellini's idiosyncrasies were such that Rota's job was hardest of all. The Prague Philharmonic here whistle through his warm, sure work.

New kid from Walsall puts fresh leather on troubadour boot