Lush Life
Every version of “Lush Life” on a record reviewed at Vinyl Standard: 8 recordings, 1956 to 1991, by 8 leaders, including Anthony Braxton, Chet Baker, Gene Ammons. Every version links to its review.
Who recorded it
The leaders of the reviewed records that include Lush Life. The number is reviewed records.
Every reviewed version
By the year of the record’s first session. Red is the site’s rating of the whole record, out of five.
- 1956Quartet: Russ Freeman / Chet BakerChet Baker★★★★★
- 1956SassySarah Vaughan★★★★★
- 1957Lush LifeJohn Coltrane★★★★★
- 1963John Coltrane and Johnny HartmanJohn Coltrane & Johnny Hartman★★★★★
- 1970Night LightsGene Ammons★★★☆☆
- 1974In the TraditionAnthony Braxton★★★★★
- 1980HeritageKenny Burrell★★★☆☆
- 1991Lush Life: The Music of Billy StrayhornJoe Henderson★★★★☆
This page is built from the track listings of the records reviewed here, so it lists only versions on those records, not every recording of the tune. The site does not record composers, so it gathers tracks by title and says nothing about who wrote the tune. The year is the first session of the whole record, which on an album cut over several dates may not be the date of this track. It updates automatically when a new review goes up.