Lush Life - jazz piano solo video free download

This wonderful Billy Strayhorn tune is usually played in a slow, melancholy way with an emphasis on the chromatic structure of the melody and chord changes. I wanted to do a more energetic version and focus on the syncopation of this piece as much or more than the chromatic structure. Chick Corea did an up tempo verson on his Expressions CD. I used his version as inspiration, but I didn't copy any of his licks in order to keep it original. I think it is an extra challenge to do something different with classic tunes that are so well known, but this was fun to record.