John Coltrane – Lush Life (E/VG+)
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Lush Life is an LP by John Coltrane from 1969 released on the MPS Records, Prestige label.
About this album
Lush Life is a fine early John Coltrane album that balances hard-bop drive with a strikingly lyrical touch. Issued in 1961, it gathers performances from Coltrane’s late-1950s period and shows him extending beyond rapid-fire virtuosity into a more reflective, song-focused style. His reading of the title track is a highlight, while pieces such as Like Someone in Love and I Love You underline his gift for making standards feel newly urgent. Heard alongside Trane’s Slow Blues and I Hear a Rhapsody, the album captures an important transitional moment in one of jazz’s most influential careers.
Genre: Jazz
Review
AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Artist: John ColtraneLabel: MPS Records, Prestige – PR 7581Format: LP, Album, Remastered, StereoUnits: 1Country: GermanyReleased: 1969Genre: JazzStyle: Hard BopA1 Like Someone In Love
A2 I Love You
A3 Trane'S Slow Blues
B1 Lush Life
B2 I Hear A Rhapsody