Lush Life
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"Lush Life" is a jazz standard composed by Billy Strayhorn, renowned for its sophisticated harmonies and melancholic, introspective lyrics about loneliness and disillusionment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lush Life canonical | 6 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | jazz standard ⓘ |
| composer | Billy Strayhorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describes | a world-weary narrator reflecting on failed romance ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceBy | Billy Strayhorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
ⓘ
vocal jazz ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | modern jazz ballad repertoire ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
introspective lyrics
ⓘ
sophisticated harmonies ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
disillusionment
ⓘ
loneliness ⓘ melancholy ⓘ nightlife ⓘ romantic disappointment ⓘ |
| isConsidered | jazz standard of the Great American Songbook ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
challenging melody for singers
ⓘ
complex harmonic structure ⓘ evocative, poetic lyrics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Billy Strayhorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Art Farmer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Billy Eckstine NERFINISHED ⓘ Billy Strayhorn NERFINISHED ⓘ Carmen McRae NERFINISHED ⓘ Cassandra Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ Dianne Reeves NERFINISHED ⓘ Donna Summer NERFINISHED ⓘ Ella Fitzgerald NERFINISHED ⓘ Eric Dolphy NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Henderson NERFINISHED ⓘ John Coltrane NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Hartman NERFINISHED ⓘ Kurt Elling NERFINISHED ⓘ Lady Gaga NERFINISHED ⓘ Linda Ronstadt NERFINISHED ⓘ McCoy Tyner NERFINISHED ⓘ Nancy Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ Nat King Cole NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen Latifah NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarah Vaughan NERFINISHED ⓘ Stan Getz NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfRepertoireOf |
jazz pianists
ⓘ
jazz saxophonists ⓘ jazz vocalists ⓘ |
| setIn | sophisticated urban nightlife settings ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.