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The Great Gatsby

7 GreatGatsbyDrawing on his unique position in popular culture, Jay-Z worked with writer/producer/director Baz Luhrman and his team for two years, translating the Jazz Age sensibility of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel into the musical equivalents of our own times, through the blending of hip-hop, traditional jazz, and other contemporary musical textures. It features new music from Lana Del Rey, Beyoncé, Florence and the Machine, will.i.am, Fergie, and The Bryan Ferry Orchestra, among others. Interscope Records (interscope.com). —Suzie Lynde

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