Brass Ensemble Trombone - Level 4 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.783976
Composed by Billy Strayhorn. Arranged by John Skillman. Jazz,Standards. Score and parts. 13 pages. John Curtis Music #390426. Published by John Curtis Music (A0.783976).
Originally completed in 1936, Lush Life has slowly gained traction as a gem in the jazz canon. For unknown reasons, Duke Ellington chose not to feature the song until 1948, in a piano/vocal duet live. It was never featured in a commercial recording by the full band. Thankfully, over time more artists picked up the torch of Lush Life--Nat King Cole, trumpeter Harry James, Carmen McRae, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Stan Getz and a few others. John Coltrane, on a 1958 record date with vocalist Johnny Hartman, reigns supreme in terms of quintessential performances of the song. This trombone choir arrangement (5 tenor + 1 bass) uses a more range-friendly key of A-flat, rather than the original D-flat, but keeps the harmony intact. Some rubato is encouraged so as to make the most of this expressive and harmonically complex, sad and beautiful song. #trombonechoir #billystrayhorn #basstrombone #ballads #johncurtismusic.com.
