“Carefree” is a slow 3/4 (waltz) tune written and first recorded as a 78 by Andy Iona & His Islanders in 1938. The “Islanders” lineup included George “Tautu” Archer, Harry Baty, Harry Evans, Joe Nawahi & Sam Koki. The arrangement on the following pages is based on Bruce Clarke’s and features a key change for G to Eb and back to the original key of G. Click here to access the original recording,
click here to download the sheet music and click here for the backing track.
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