Coltrane's rendition of "Lush Life" exemplifies his innovative approach to jazz improvisation, his emotional depth as a performer, and his technical mastery of the saxophone. It remains a timeless recording that continues to inspire and captivate jazz enthusiasts.
Artist(s): Tenor Saxophone – John Coltrane
Bass – Earl May (tracks: 1 to 3), Paul Chambers (3) (tracks: 4 to 5)
Drums – Albert Heath (tracks: 5), Art Taylor (tracks: 1 to 3), Louis Hayes (tracks: 4)
Piano – Red Garland (tracks: 4 to 5)
Trumpet – Donald Byrd (tracks: 4)
Recording Info: Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
Recorded May 31 and August 16, 1957, and January 10, 1958, all in New York.
Sourced from a 15ips 2-track tape
Analog: Transferred using a modified Studer 810 tape deck feeding a Merrill Tape Preamp
Digital: Merging Hapi Analog to Digital Converter clocked by a Antelope Audio 10MX Atomic Clock
Power Conditioning: Shunyata Research Everest 8000 for analog components
Shunyata Research Triton and Typhon for digital components
This is a monophonic recording
1 Like Someone In Love 4:55
2 I Love You 5:28
3 Trane's Slo Blues 6:00
4 Lush Life 13:51
5 I Hear A Rhapsody 5:57
Please Note: This release was mastered in DSD with no PCM. (Pure DSD)
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Lush Life
Very high quality version of thus classic album. Compared to the RvG Prestige CD remaster from 2006 which ist also pretty good in my opinion, it sounds more open & lively. Recommend!

Another great One
Very nice album that i didn’t knew before. These HDTT in DSD are really amazing. Warm sound, presence, stage. Perfect!


Terrifically good!
Most of us will never have heard Lush Life sound this terrifically good. It’s alive! And ever so natural sounding. This is a wonderful transfer from a 15ips 2-track tape, and now it is a treasure in my music library. Yes, it is mono. But the sound quality is stunningly good. Rudy's well known challenge with recording pianos is evident in this release, but that's the only disappointment. The other instruments sound beautifully natural and real. I don't have a reissue in my digital music library that sounds nearly this good, and my comparison is with two very nice SACDs (US and SHM) plus a 24/96 dub whose source must be left unspoken. Bob Witrak's transfers continue to outshine the commercial releases.
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