Easy Living (song)
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"Easy Living" (1937) is a jazz standard written by Ralph Rainger and lyrics by Leo Robin for the film Easy Living where it was the main theme of the score but not sung.[1][2] A popular recording in 1937 was by Teddy Wilson with Billie Holiday and Lester Young.[3]
Other recordings[edit]
- Ann Hampton Callaway with Wynton Marsalis – Easy Living (1999)[2]
- June Christy - June's Got Rhythm (1958).[4]
- Rosemary Clooney - Rosemary Clooney Sings Ballads (1985).[5]
- Bobby Darin - included in his album Winners (1964).[6]
- Miles Davis – Blue Moods (Fantasy, 1955)[2]
- Paul Desmond with Jim Hall – Easy Living (RCA, 1965)[2]
- Bill Evans – New Jazz Conceptions (Riverside, 1956)[2]
- Hampton Hawes – Hampton Hawes Trio – (Contemporary, 1955)[2]
- Billie Holiday - recorded the song twice, once in 1937 and once in 1947.[7]
- Peggy Lee for her album Black Coffee (1956).[8]
- Anita O'Day - for the album Incomparable! (1960).[9]
- Diana Ross - for her album Blue (2006).[10]
- Sarah Vaughan with Oscar Peterson – How Long Has This Been Going On? (1978).[11]
- Dinah Washington – For Those in Love (1955)
- Nancy Wilson – But Beautiful (1969).[12]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Wilson, John S. (1987-04-30). "CABARET: RAINGER REVUE". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
- ^ a b c d e f Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 215. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
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