Genre: Jazz
Original Release: 2/6/2007
1. Sweet Slumber (2006 Digital Remaster)
5:56
2. You've Changed (2006 Digital Remaster)
4:23
3. The Good Life (2006 Digital Remaster)
4:53
4. Stardust (2006 Digital Remaster)
3:40
5. What Will I Tell My Heart (2006 Digital Remaster)
4:25
6. It Might as Well Be Spring
5:58
7. Sweet And Lovely (2006 Digital Remaster)
After brief sojourns at Argo and Cadet, Lou Donaldson marked his 1967 return by recording Lush Life, the grandest project he ever attempted. With its plush arrangements and unabashedly pretty melodies, Lush Life stands in stark contrast to everything else he cut in the '60s. There are no blues, no stabs at soul-jazz grooves, no hard bop -- only sweet, sensitive renditions of romantic standards. Donaldson shone on ballads before, but it's nevertheless surprising how successful he is on this set of slow love songs. His tone is full and elegant -- it's easy to get lost in his rich readings of these familiar melodies, as well as his slyly seductive improvisations. Of course, it helps that his instrumental backdrops are as lovely as those his nine-piece backing band provide. Nonets are unwieldy, to be certain, but Duke Pearson Read More
Horace Silver
Jody Grind
