tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post2554906938127099809..comments2024-02-29T02:37:34.896-06:00Comments on Ivebeenreadinglately: Sinatra and "Lush Life"Levi Stahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094919454842047688noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post-71505855626742252532015-12-20T13:36:59.624-06:002015-12-20T13:36:59.624-06:00I would love Frank Sinatra, Jr. to "complete&...I would love Frank Sinatra, Jr. to "complete" "Lush Life," finishing what his father started. He has shown with "As I Remember It," that he can replicate his father's sound. Modern technology could do a good job of blending the two--think Nat and Natalie Cole on "Unforgettable."John Sprunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18075813162238409959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post-85398899576260621072015-12-20T13:06:30.423-06:002015-12-20T13:06:30.423-06:00I think the answer is to convince (as I have just ...I think the answer is to convince (as I have just tried) Frank Sinatra, Jr. to "complete the song. His "As I Remember It" sewed how well he can replicate his father's sound. This would be a great contribution to Sinatra's oeuvre--with a little help from his son.John Sprunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18075813162238409959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post-26493700353445100422015-12-09T23:41:33.972-06:002015-12-09T23:41:33.972-06:00A search of the web will turn up a bootleg recordi...A search of the web will turn up a bootleg recording of the full Sinatra session for "Lush Life"--it would have been quite good if he had finished a take. But I agree the Johnny Hartman/John Coltrane version is absolute perfection. I also like Linda Ronstadt's version quite a bit--perhaps that's heresy?Jay Esshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05693681223635350660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post-25555259358044016452015-09-27T10:08:37.071-05:002015-09-27T10:08:37.071-05:00Frank's arrangement was not musical and surpri...Frank's arrangement was not musical and surprisingly, no comments are made about that. It was very difficult to get a feel at different sections of the song. Donfreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471392596286142002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post-38469795939455639132015-05-27T22:35:56.295-05:002015-05-27T22:35:56.295-05:00Great post - thank you, Mr. Stahl! And yes, Paul N...Great post - thank you, Mr. Stahl! And yes, Paul Nuccio - let us all have much more Johnny Hartman ... peerless delivery in a voice like rich chocolate laced with brandy.Buster Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05276969722232438848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post-52088241969648256232013-04-20T21:45:00.962-05:002013-04-20T21:45:00.962-05:00I love Ella more than anything, but I think Johnny...I love Ella more than anything, but I think Johnny Hartman's version of "Lush Life" is the standard. In fact, I think it's the greatest recorded male performance of a jazz ballad, bar none. Poor Hartman never got the recognition he deserved. I thought Sinatra was the greatest -- until I finally heard some Johnny Hartman.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08265955220370669745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post-39673000289698349262011-01-13T15:43:30.940-06:002011-01-13T15:43:30.940-06:00Thanks for the recommendation of the Granata book ...Thanks for the recommendation of the Granata book - I definitely want to check that out! Have you heard Ella Fitzgerald's recording of it, with Oscar Peterson at the piano? One of my favorites, and for once the pitch-conscious Fitzgerald bends the notes a bit to convey world-weariness and one too many cocktails. I could listen to her rendition of it forever. Thanks, Alison Hinderliter (friend of Rebecca Dudley and therefore Stacey)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08847624043537275286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post-2212423461023534172011-01-06T09:28:31.957-06:002011-01-06T09:28:31.957-06:00The 2008 PBS documentary "Billy Strayhorn: Lu...The 2008 PBS documentary "Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life" includes a segment on Sinatra's attempt to record LUSH LIFE. <br /><br />Many speculate that had Sinatra been able to successfully record the song, Strayhorn would have forever been rescued from obscurity.<br /><br />At any rate, the title continues to be in great demand for a new generation of singers and we are happy.<br /><br />A. Alyce Claerbaut<br />President<br />Billy Strayhorn Songs, Inc.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11545221342049887050noreply@blogger.com