Danny Janklow
Electric Wind Instrument (EWI) Solo on
Lush Life

About

Danny Janklow's Electronic Wind Instrument solo on Billy Strayhorn's "Lush Life" is the only solo on this 2021 LA Jazz Connection performance. Playing over the 26-bar AA' form at a ballad tempo of 68 BPM in B, Janklow brings an unconventional instrumental voice to one of the most harmonically sophisticated compositions in the jazz repertoire. Danny solos on his EWI with an organ sound over the 28 bar verse. The unusual timbre adds a textural dimension to Strayhorn's intricate harmonic language, creating a distinctive interpretation that sets this performance apart from conventional saxophone or piano treatments of the standard.

Danny Janklow was 31 to 32 years old at the time.