Lush Life (Dave Burrell album)
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Lush Life is a studio album
released by jazz
pianist
Dave Burrell
. It was first released by Denon Records on April 2, 1978.
The first four songs were also featured on the previous Burrell album Dave Burrell Plays Ellington & Monk
. Allmusic comments that the rest of the album, Burrell's own compositions, "are very listenable though none are particularly memorable."
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
released by jazz
Jazz
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pianist
Piano
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Dave Burrell
Dave Burrell
Davis Burrell is an American jazz instrumentalist, most notably on the piano. He has worked for many jazz musicians including Archie Shepp, Pharoah Sanders, Marion Brown and David Murray.- Biography :...
. It was first released by Denon Records on April 2, 1978.
The first four songs were also featured on the previous Burrell album Dave Burrell Plays Ellington & Monk
Dave Burrell Plays Ellington & Monk
Dave Burrell Plays Ellington & Monk is a studio album released by jazz pianist Dave Burrell. It was first released by Denon Records on April 2, 1978...
. Allmusic comments that the rest of the album, Burrell's own compositions, "are very listenable though none are particularly memorable."
Track listing
- "In a Sentimental Mood" (EllingtonDuke EllingtonEdward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and big band leader. Ellington wrote over 1,000 compositions...
, Kurtz, MillsIrving MillsIrving Mills was a jazz music publisher, also known by the name of "Joe Primrose."Mills was born to Jewish parents in the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City. He founded Mills Music with his brother Jack in 1919...
) — 5:20 - "Lush Life" (StrayhornBilly StrayhornWilliam Thomas "Billy" Strayhorn was an American composer, pianist and arranger, best known for his successful collaboration with bandleader and composer Duke Ellington lasting nearly three decades. His compositions include "Chelsea Bridge", "Take the "A" Train" and "Lush Life".-Early...
) — 6:58 - "Come Sunday" (Ellington) — 4:47
- "A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing" (Strayhorn) — 2:04
- "Mexico City" (Burrell) — 3:05
- "Tradewinds" (Burrell) — 7:02
- "Crucificade" (Burrell) — 4:54
- "Budapest Conclusion" (Burrell) — 3:42