India, Dec. 21 -- There is a flurry of snow at Eerikinkatu. It's 7.45 am. I pull my beanie lower, adjust my headphones and press play. Right Off, from the Miles Davis album A Tribute to Jack Johnson, kicks in. John McLaughlin's guitar riff cuts through the white noise, Billy Cobham's drums hit like boots on packed ice, and I move towards Helsinki Central railway station. There are albums that become companions; sonic architecture that mirrors and magnifies the physical surroundings through which we move. This one was recorded in 1970 and released in 1971. For the past five years, I have listened to it in Helsinki. .Jack Johnson correlates perfectly with the flowing lines and organic motifs of this city's architectural heart. Miles was 44 wh...