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Lush Life, 1949
Lush Life, 1949  
Billy Strayhorn
(originally composed in 1936)

Although popularly associated with Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn (1915-1967) composed Lush Life before he joined the Ellington orchestra in 1939. One of jazz's most important composers and pianists, Lush Life is one of Strayhorn's most prolific songs.