Très très simple

Le jazz n'est pas toujours hilarant, mais Carla Bley a réussi un petit bijou d'humour avec son album "I hate to sing", et entre autres avec ce titre, "Very very simple":

dont voici les paroles:

Here's a very very simple melody
That Carla wrote especially for me.
She said "everyone according to their ability"
And then she gave the simplest one to me.
If I concentrate I know I won't go wrong
And then maybe someday... I'll get a better song.

- Well just what kind of song would you prefer?
- Somethng that is difficulter
And I think that I could sing a higher note
- Thats's the wrong note, that's the wrong note, Arturo, do it again...

Better keep it simple
Better keep it slow
Very very simple
And very very low.

Well I guess that I'll surrender gracefully,
Simple little songs are best for me.
How can I afford to disagree?
There's nine of them and one of me.

... où elle démontre mine de rien qu'avec peu de notes et beaucoup de décontraction, le jazz peut donner d'inéressants solos (trombone, saxo, batterie se sortent magnifiquement de leur jeu façon débutant !).