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Lush Life
Studio album by John Coltrane
Released	1960
Recorded	1957—1958
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:39
Label	Prestige Records
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Giant Steps (1960) Lush Life (1960) Coltrane Jazz (1961)

Lush Life is a 1958 album by jazz musician John Coltrane.

Track listing

Original LP release Lush Life, 1960 (Prestige)

1. "Like Someone in Love" — 5:00
2. "I Love You" — 5:33
3. "Trane's Slo Blues" — 6:05
4. "Lush Life" — 14:00
5. "I Hear a Rhapsody" — 6:01

Track 5 recorded in May 1957 (Coltrane, backed by the Red Garland trio). Tracks 1-3 recorded August 1957 (by the "John Coltrane trio"). Track 4 recorded in early 1958 (quintet featuring Donald Byrd.)

Personnel

Recorded May 31, 1957, August 16, 1957 and January 10, 1958 in Hackensack, NJ.

• John Coltrane — tenor saxophone
• Donald Byrd — trumpet (track 4)
• Red Garland — piano (tracks 4-5)
• Earl May — bass (tracks 1-3)
• Paul Chambers — bass (tracks 4-5)
• Art Taylor — drums (track 1-3)
• Louis Hayes — drums (track 4)
• Albert Heath — drums (track 5)