Lush Life (jazz song)

"Lush Life"
Song
Written1933–1936
Published1949 by Tempo Music
Released1948 (1948)
GenreJazz
Songwriter(s)Billy Strayhorn

"Lush Life" is a jazz standard that was written by Billy Strayhorn from 1933 to 1936. It was performed publicly for the first time by Strayhorn and vocalist Kay Davis with the Duke Ellington Orchestra at Carnegie Hall on November 13, 1948.[1]

  1. ^ Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. p. 249. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.