Until I happened to hear it on Radio 3 yesterday (at which point I suspended all activity and listened awestruck until it was over), I had somehow never come across Billy Strayhorn's brilliant song 'Lush Life', nor this perfect rendition of it by Ella Fitzgerald, with Duke Ellington (though I believe she had a different accompanist on the Radio 3 version). Listen and marvel at the sheer artistry of all concerned...
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Wow. Beautiful. Surprised I'd never come across it either!
ReplyDeleteYes, amazing, isn't it. There's a lovely version by Johnny Hartman and John Coltrane too...
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