Queer Arrangements: Billy Strayhorn and Midcentury Jazz Collaboration (Wesleyan) Analog Synths split evenly between Lovano and

split evenly between Lovano and Douglas compositions

Oliver Lake (alto sax

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Collaborating closely with pianist and producer Michael Cain on every track

and Adam O’Farrill (trumpet)

Queer Arrangements: Billy Strayhorn and Midcentury Jazz Collaboration (Wesleyan) Analog Synths split evenly between Lovano andQueer Arrangements is a new study of Billy Strayhorn that examines his music and career at the intersection of jazz and Black queer history The legacy of Black queer composer, arranger, and pianist Billy Strayhorn (19151967) hovers at the edge of canonical jazz narratives. Queer Arrangements explores the ways in which Strayhorn's identity as an openly gay Black jazz musician shaped his career, including the creative roles he could assume and the