Something to Live For: A Billy Strayhorn Songbook

Something to Live For: A Billy Strayhorn Songbook is an album by the pianist John Hicks, recorded in 1997 and released on the HighNote label. The album contains ten compositions by Billy Strayhorn, along with two by Hicks.

Reception
AllMusic wrote that Hicks "shows his softer side here, tackling the lush romanticism of Strayhorn's timeless compositions with an appropriately light touch and sense of nuance". JazzTimes called it "a fine stroll through familiar Strayhorn terrain that pays substantial dividends".

Track listing
All compositions by Billy Strayhorn except as indicated
 * 1) "Something to Live For" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) - 5:44
 * 2) "Day Dream" (Ellington, Strayhorn John La Touche) - 6:40
 * 3) "Medley: Lotus/Blossom" - 4:08
 * 4) "Blood Count" - 6:59
 * 5) "A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing" - 3:07
 * 6) "Chelsea Bridge" - 6:10
 * 7) "Lush Life" - 6:05
 * 8) "U.M.M.G. (Upper Manhattan Medical Group)" - 5:30
 * 9) "Minor Blues" (John Hicks) - 4:33
 * 10) "Passion Flower" - 6:42
 * 11) "Satin Doll" (Ellington, Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) - 5:23
 * 12) "Summary" (Hicks) - 4:56

Personnel

 * John Hicks - piano
 * Dwayne Dolphin - bass
 * Cecil Brooks III - drums

Production

 * Cecil Brooks III - producer
 * Dino DeStefano - engineer