Lush Life (Phineas Newborn Jr.)

Phineas Newborn Jr. · 1961 · Ballade de Billy Strayhorn avec introduction inspirée de Ravel

Context

Newborn introduces Billy Strayhorn's ballad with a passage from Ravel's Sonatine, whose harmonic structure resembles part of the theme. Leonard Feather writes that he had heard very few instrumental versions of the piece, none more moving.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Hard bop. Among the origins and influences of Hard bop: Blues, spirituals, work songs, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).

Cited in 1 radio episode

• Oct 6, 2026: LUSH LIFE - STANDARD DE LUXE (Anatomie d'un titre, TSF Jazz, in French)

By the same artist

• Cheryl (1961)
• Manteca (Phineas Newborn Jr.) (1961)
• Oleo (1961)

Sources

• EN: A World of Piano!

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