Queer

Five stars for Ken Burns on this excellent compilation! I really like that Ken Burns was able to capture jazz from all the major periods of jazz from the traditional to fusion. Some say, as one reviewer did here, that bop was "crammed" in and traditional jazz was represented a little healthy in this series.

1999 audio release by Terre Thaemlitz, on Mille Plateaux, that examines the commodification of queer culture/community. Taking Stock In Our Pride begins with an impressive edit of sound clips culled from San Fransisco Pride media reportage. The commentary focusses on the monetary value of the queer community while revealing serious bigotry on the part of the reporters. This quick-fire montage folds into the extended ambient soundscape which occupies the remainder of the album.

Expectations is the debut major label studio album by American singer and actress Hayley Kiyoko. It's set to be released on March 30, 2018.

With cooperation from the Verve and Columbia Legacy catalogs, the Ken Burns Jazz series on CD individually spotlights the musical excellence of 22 jazz originators whose careers and influence are explored in Burns' PBS documentary Jazz. Bandleader Fletcher Henderson's ability as a composer and talent scout greatly outweighed his skills as either a pianist or showman. Henderson allowed his musicians to show off their own talents, while he preferred to stay in the background. A number of soon-to-be legends moved through his ranks over the years, including Don Redman, Benny Carter, Ben Webster, Roy Eldridge, Art Blakey, Louis Armstrong, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Rex Stewart, and even Sun Ra…