"Easy Street" is a jazz standard and popular song with lyrics and music written by Alan Rankin Jones in 1940.[1][2][3][4] It was first recorded by 'Jimmy Lunceford and his Orchestra.' [1]
| "Easy Street" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Written | 1940 |
| Songwriter(s) | Alan Rankin Jones |
Background edit
The term 'easy street' originated in the late 1800s and is slang for "a state in which everything is going well and one is comfortable.” It's usually meant momentarily.[2]
Musical characteristics edit
Easy Street is in thirty-two bar form[4][5] and includes a melody that moves the title line to different pitches whenever it recurs in a phrase.[4][1] The song is usually played with a slow, slightly swinging melody.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Hischak, Thomas S. (2002). The Tin Pan Alley Song Encyclopedia. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. p. 97. ISBN 0313319928. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ a b Dodd, David; Hunter, Robert; Trist, Alan; Barlow, John; Carpenter, Jim (2005). The Complete Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics. New York: Simon & Schuster, Inc. p. 102. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ Kinkle, Roger (1974). The Complete Encyclopedia of Popular Music and Jazz, 1900-1950. New Rochelle, N.Y.: Arlington House. p. 366. ISBN 0870002295. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ Rankin, Jones, Alan; June, Christy (2013-11-26). "Easy Street". Musicnotes.com. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
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