The Carioca

[bloke]

A few years ago - before my Mom passed away - she was in town and, on our way out to dinner somewhere, we stopped by the local community band's rehearsal for me to run through "The Carioca" with them prior to a concert scheduled that upcoming weekend.

Of course, she was accustomed to the versions she had heard in musicals and on recordings well over a half century ago.

I thought I had really played it well and asked her what she thought:

It was loud.

[r smith]

The Disneyland Band played Carioca in the late 50's early 60's & Randy Aitkin (sp.) was the Tuba player that played the solo.
I have a manuscript copy of the Solo only no band parts.
The solo part is not a very good copy as I have had it for about 40 years and as we all know the copy machines were not as good way back then.
Give me a call if you are stuck & I will see if I can make a copy.
The copy I have is on paper 10"x13" & taped together.
There is a name on the copy Julian Porritt 1299 Kresky Way
Petaluma California.

[Tubaman2365]

Did anyone ever find an arrangement of this? I played it back in college and would like to get a copy.

[GC]

Somebody has to do it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vdK_Mpexj8

[Kevin Hendrick]

Somebody has to do it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vdK_Mpexj8

LOL! Okay, my ears are bleeding -- what a way to wake up. That seems to settle the old "rotors vs. pissed-ins" question, doesn't it? Don't remember if they tackled "liquor vs. silver" ...

(and, just for good measure, here's the whole song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgz2I-5w4sA )

[bloke]

Is that the alto clarinet player who serves double-duty as the Star-Spangled Banner vocalist?

[cktuba]

So, any leads on where to obtain this arrangement?

[Wes Krygsman]

Mark Freeh did finish his arrangement of this piece for tuba soloist and brass band. I'm sure he can format it in other accompaniment as well. It was a fun piece, very well played by the soloist at a few concerts this past season. To contact Mark, go to his website.

http://www.mfbrass.net/

Hope this helped! Enjoy.

[Stephen Shoop]

To add to my previous post (July 19, 2007): I believe Lon Norman (staff arranger for the Army Field Band) did this arrangement without securing permission from the copyright owner of the original song (which would not necessarily be out of the ordinary during that time period). The arrangement by Lon Norman was never intended to be published and made available to other tuba players. Therefore.... photocopies of photocopies continue to be passed around "informally," especially in military band circles. I think it might be possible for the arrangement to be published IF.... permission could be obtained from the copyright owner of the original song.... AND... if those who might lay claim to the Lon Norman arrangement came "on board" with the project. I believe the copyright date of the original song is 1933. Once it passes into public domain... it would be easy for the arrangement under discussion to be published and made available.... since it was never copyrighted.