Easy Living (song)

This article is about the 1937 jazz standard. For other songs with the same title, see Easy Living (disambiguation).

"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, Benny Goodman, and Lester Young.[3]

A multitude of other artists have also recorded the song.

  1. ^ Wilson, John S. (1987-04-30). "CABARET: RAINGER REVUE". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 215. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.