The original "Lush Life" was composed by the legendary Billy Strayhorn , Duke Ellington’s longtime collaborator, between 1933 and 1938. Unlike many standards of its time, it is an "elite level ballad" known for its complex harmonic structure and poignant lyrics about world-weariness and the hollow nature of nightlife.

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