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Lush Life is an album by jazz musician John Coltrane, released in early 1961 on Prestige Records.[2][1] It was assembled from previously unissued tracks from three recording sessions at Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey in 1957 and 1958. As Coltrane's profile increased during the 1960s, some years after the end of his Prestige contract, the label used unissued recordings to create new albums without Coltrane's input or approval.

Lush Life
Studio album by John Coltrane
Released	February or March 1961[1][2]
Recorded	May 31, 1957 (#5) August 16, 1957 (#1-3) January 10, 1958 (#4)
Studio	Van Gelder (Hackensack)
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:39
Label	Prestige PRLP 7188
Producer	Bob Weinstock
John Coltrane chronology
Coltrane Jazz (1961) Lush Life (1961) My Favorite Things (1961)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[5]

Track listing

1. "Like Someone in Love" (Jimmy Van Heusen) – 5:00
2. "I Love You" (Cole Porter) – 5:33
3. "Trane's Slow Blues"[6] (Coltrane) – 6:05
4. "Lush Life" (Billy Strayhorn) – 14:00
5. "I Hear a Rhapsody" (Jack Baker, George Fragos, Dick Gasparre) – 6:01

Personnel

Tracks 1-3

• John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
• Earl May – bass
• Art Taylor – drums

Tracks 4-5

• John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
• Red Garland – piano
• Paul Chambers – bass
• Donald Byrd – trumpet (track 4)
• Louis Hayes – drums (track 4)
• Albert Heath – drums (track 5)

See also

• John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman (1963) includes a version of the Strayhorn song 'Lush Life' with Johnny Hartman's vocal.

References

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