"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
editThe 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
editEasy 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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