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Easy Living (1937) is a screwball comedy film, directed by Mitchell Leisen, written by Preston Sturges from a story by Vera Caspary, and starring Jean Arthur, Edward Arnold, and Ray Milland. Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin composed the song “Easy Living” for the film, and it has since become a jazz standard, made famous by Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and many other jazz singers. For Stereo Piano Sound Just Go Here: www.youtube.com More Information: Leo Robin (6 April 1900 29 December 1984) was an American composer, lyricist and songwriter. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and studied at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and Carnegie Tech’s drama school. He later worked as a reporter and as a publicist. Robin’s first hits came in 1926 with the Broadway production By the Way, with hits in several other musicals immediately following, such as Bubbling Over (1926), Hit the Deck, Judy (1927), and Hello Yourself (1928). In 1932, Robin went out to Hollywood to work for Paramount Pictures. His principal collaborator was composer Ralph Rainger, together they became one of the leading film songwriting duos of the 1930s and early 1940s, writing over 50 hits. Robin & Rainger worked together until Rainger’s untimely death in a plane crash on 23 October 1942. Robin continued to collaborate with many other composers over the years, including Vincent Youmans, Sam Coslow, Richard Whiting, and Nacio Herb Brown. Leo Robin collaborated with Rainger on the 1938 Oscar-winning …
I am a bassist, and I would have enjoyed playing this song with you very much! I like how you stayed on the tonic coming out of the bridge. You play with great feeling. Great job!
Wow, just WOW. I closed my eyes and all the cares of the world just drifted away…then I loaded up Fallout 3 and started wrecking havoc hehe
Como siempre ¡ impresionante !
Grazie abaco62
great pianist!
Bravo!
Thanks pravaricater
This was excellent! Very peaceful, calming, and played with a lot of passion. I also loved the black and white effects of the video, it even further created the 30’s style. Great. =D
wow,it makes me feel warm inside nice play..!
Very Bill Evans or Vince Guiraldi. Serene.