EASY LIVING - Free Jazz Leadsheet

"easy living" was composed by Ralph Rainger with lyrics by Leo Robin in 1937. The song conveys romantic ease and emotional warmth, becoming a favorite ballad for vocalists and instrumentalists alike.

The first recording was by Billie Holiday in New York, accompanied by a small jazz ensemble. Later interpretations by Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and many instrumentalists have cemented it as a jazz standard.

Structurally, it follows a 32-bar AABA form with a flowing melody and lush harmonic progressions, providing room for expressive phrasing and improvisational nuance.