No Tabuleiro da Baiana
Odeon Records 11402B (November 1936)
"No Tabuleiro da Baiana" (English: "On the Baiana's Tray") is a samba written in 1936 by Ary Barroso and recorded by Carmen Miranda.[1]
Notable recordings
- Carmen Miranda and Luiz Barbosa
Odeon 11402B
Recorded September 29, 1936; released November 1936
With Conjunto Regional de Pixinguinha and Luperce Miranda[2]
"No Tabuleiro da Baiana" was one of six Brazilian recordings by Carmen Miranda that were reissued in the United States in 1939, launching her career on Decca Records.[3]
Notable performances
- Before Carmen Miranda's recording of "No Tabuleiro da Baiana" was released In November 1936, the song was featured in the Brazilian revue Marvilhosa, performed by Grande Otelo and Déo Maia. Commissioned for the revue by producer Jardel Jércolis, it was the first song ever sold by Ary Barroso. The composer regretted relinquishing the theatrical rights to his song, something he never did again.[3]
- On September 25, 1939, "No Tabuleiro da Baiana" was performed by Andre Kostelanetz and His Orchestra on the CBS Radio series Tune-Up Time. Kostelanetz also conducted his orchestra's performance of the samba in the 1940 film Music in My Heart, starring Tony Martin and Rita Hayworth.[3][4]
- "No Tabuleiro da Baiana" was performed on the debut episode of Orson Welles's 1942 CBS Radio series, Hello Americans. In the episode "Brazil" (November 15, 1942), Welles joined Carmen Miranda, singing the samba in perfect Portuguese.[5][6][7] When Aurora Miranda performed the song on the May 3, 1944, episode of his subsequent series The Orson Welles Almanac, Welles also briefly joined her in duet.[8][9]
- The song is included in the 2015 album Made in Brazil by Brazilian jazz pianist Eliane Elias.
English language version
In 1942 English lyrics were written by Fred Wise and Milton Leeds, and the song was called "Oh Say, Don José".[10][11]
References
- ↑ "The Peppers, Cracklings, and Knots of Wool Cookbook: The Global Migration of African Cuisine". Diane M. Spivey. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
- ↑ "The Ary Barroso Discography 1936–1938". Thompson, Daniella, Ary Barroso Index, Musica Brasiliensis. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- 1 2 3 "The Ary Barroso Discography". Thompson, Daniella, Ary Barroso Index, Musica Brasiliensis. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ↑ "A Latin American Samba". YouTube. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ↑ "It's All True: Orson Welles's Pan-American Odyssey". Catherine L. Benamou. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
- ↑ "Hello Americans — Brazil". The Paley Center for Media. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
- ↑ Welles, Orson; Bogdanovich, Peter; Rosenbaum, Jonathan (1992). This is Orson Welles. New York: HarperCollins Publishers. p. 374. ISBN 0-06-016616-9.
- ↑ "Radio Almanac". RadioGOLDINdex. Retrieved 2014-10-07.
- ↑ "Orson Welles Almanac—Part 1". Internet Archive. Retrieved 2014-10-07.
- ↑ Oh Say, Don José. Catalog of Copyright Entries, Musical Compositions Part 3. Library of Congress, Copyright Office, 1942, page 85. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
- ↑ "Oh say, Don José = No taboleiro da bahiana: Brazilian samba". WorldCat. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
External links
- Hello Americans at the Internet Archive — Episode One, "Brazil", November 15, 1942 (07:21–09:45, 11:20–13:05)
- The Orson Welles Almanac at the Internet Archive — Episode Ten, May 3, 1944 (07:16–09:30)
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