
Lush Life (1958) is among John Coltrane's best endeavors on the Prestige label. One reason can easily be attributed to the interesting personnel & the subsequent lack of a keyboard player for the August 16, 1957 session that yielded the majority of the material. Coltrane (tenor sax) had to essentially lead the compact trio of himself, Earl May (bass), & Art Taylor (drums). The intimate setting is perfect for ballads such as the opener " Like Someone in Love." Coltrane doesn't have to suppleme