Composed by Alan Rankin Jones, arranged by Don Costa
The Indian Hill Big Band plays Don Costa's arrangement of the Alan Rankin Jones 1941 classic Easy Street at Townsend Memorial Hall, March 28, 2009.
This jazz standard has been covered by many, many bands, and has been a popular vehicle for singers. Its big year was 1941, covered by Duke Ellington (in a transcription recording), Dorothy Dandridge (in a short film), Martha Tilton (frontlining the Gordon Jenkins Orchestra), and Jimmy Dorsey with Marie O'Connor.
Jimmie Lunceford covered it too, in 1942.
June Christy had a hit with this tune in 1945, backed by the Stan Kenton Orchestra.
Buddy Childers, Ray Wetzel, John Anderson, Russ Burgher, Bob Lymperis (tp), Freddie Zito, Jimmy Simms, Milt Kabak (tb), Bart Varsalona (b tb), Al Anthony, Boots Mussulli (as), Vido Musso, Bob Cooper (ts), Bob Gioga (bari), Kenton (p), Bob Ahern (g), Eddie Safranski (b), Ralph Collier (d), June Christy (vcl).
November 27, 1945 - Radio Recorders, Hollywood (transcription session) Vocal: Christy. Solos: Childers (tp), Cooper (ts)
Sarah Vaughan also does a nice cover of this tune. Even Thelonious Monk covered the tune (on the album Underground)!
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