Easy Living (song)
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| "Easy Living" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin | |
| Published | 1937 |
| Genre | Jazz • swing |
| Composer | Ralph Rainger |
| Lyricist | Leo Robin |
"Easy Living" is a jazz standard written by Ralph Rainger with lyrics by Leo Robin for the 1937 film Easy Living[1][2]
A popular recording of the song was released in 1937 by Teddy Wilson for Brunswick Records,[1] featuring Billie Holiday, Benny Goodman, and Lester Young.[3]
"Easy Living" was written in 4
4 time in the key of F major. It follows a 32-bar AABA form.[4]
Other recordings
As a jazz standard, "Easy Living" has been re-recorded many times. Notable releases include:[5]
- Clifford Brown - Memorial Album (1953)[6]
- Bill Evans - New Jazz Conceptions (1956)[7]
- Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Third Dimension (1956)
- Paul Desmond (with Jim Hall) - Easy Living (1964)[8]
- Lou Bennett with René Thomas - Pentacostal Feeling (1966)[9]
- Nancy Wilson – But Beautiful (1969)[10]
- Sarah Vaughan (with Oscar Peterson) - How Long Has This Been Going On? (1978)[11]
- Frank Morgan (with Cedar Walton) - Easy Living (1985)[12]
- Ann Hampton Callaway (with Wynton Marsalis) - Easy Living (1999)[13]
