Easy Living (song)

"Easy Living" is a jazz standard written by Ralph Rainger with lyrics by Leo Robin for the 1937 film Easy Living
A popular recording of the song was released in 1937 by Teddy Wilson for Brunswick Records, featuring Billie Holiday, Benny Goodman, and Lester Young.

Composition

"Easy Living" was written in time in the key of F major. It follows a 32-bar AABA form.

Other recordings

As a jazz standard, "Easy Living" has been re-recorded many times. Notable releases include:

Clifford Brown - Memorial Album
Bill Evans - New Jazz Conceptions
Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Third Dimension
Paul Desmond - Easy Living
Lou Bennett with René Thomas - Pentacostal Feeling
Nancy Wilson – But Beautiful
Sarah Vaughan - How Long Has This Been Going On?
Frank Morgan - Easy Living
Ann Hampton Callaway - ''Easy Living''