Though it's fairly brief - this (like the other McRae tune from this session) could easily make a comeback as a standard. Plenty of room for a lovely piano solo, right? It was originally from the Take Five Live album that Carmen McRae had done with the Dave Brubeck Quartet a year earlier in 1961. I see that Dianne Mower dug this one out on one of her albums, and the sheet music is available here.
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"Easy As You Go" (music by Dave Brubeck lyrics by Iola Brubeck)
Easy as you go
It's over completely
Who will ever know?
If it's done discreetly
There's no need to talk
Just be on your way
If I plead with you
Don't stay
Soooooo, just be
Easy as you go
Why must you speak sadly?
Keep your tale of woe
Did things turn out badly?
You said, when we met
That it might not last
If you're sure we're through
Let the past be past
Easy as you goooooo
Easy as you goooooooo
Aaawaaaaaaay
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I feel like I've posted enough pictures of this thing, at this point. But here's one more:
Check out the Brubeck Archive for more.
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