Henry Mancini - Lujon

[DarkTruthOfDaSoul]

every time i hear this it reminds me of a very sultry woman in her boudoir... very deep and elegantly sexy... luv it

[onthecorner1978]

cool

[carygrant20091]

sea breeze's haunt my soul....and my heart takes flight...so goes the talent of a songwriter...who can take you on this journey...and Mr M is always that songwriter.

[geniekri]

You start to realize just how deep and complicated this song is after you've heard it several times. Always makes me think of an African safari. One of the alltime best of Mancini and, therefore, one of the alltime best in music! Just love this!

[hibob418]

I inherited the "Best of Mancini" RCA  LP from my brother when I was about 6 or 7, and this tune worked its way into my head and never left. Just brilliant, haunting, evocative and whatever adjectives anyone else has used here. (plus a baritone horn solo - where else?)

If you watch the Blake Edwards movie "10," listen closely during the Mexican bar scene with Dudley Moore and Brian Dennehy, and hear the solo pianist in the background playing this tune and also "Mr Lucky."

[MrChicano1979]

"Hello Dude, I'm Jackie Treehorn"

[kauaiphil]

@MrChicano1979 I finally watched "The Big Lebowski" all the way through, the other night. Got it. If possible, I want this song to be the last thing I hear, as I drift off into oblivion. It will aways remind me of when I went through the South Pacific in 1968. Bora Bora, Tahiti, etc. I have few regrets. Aloha and Peace from Kauai.

[Bzerong]

I dig the way you do business Jackie.

[kauaiphil]

On the first album I ever bought (around 1964). Loved it in the fantasy scene in the movie, "Sexy Beast." Aloha and peace from Kauai.

[klrietmann]

What's your drink, Dude?

[Carimerio]

Maravilha de canção. Harmonia, sesibilidade, bom gosto, refino apurado. Parabéns aqueles que presenteiam seus ouvidos com toda esta beleza.

[ArdenGalaxe]

On of my all time faves, top!

[youngsea100]

in this song the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, and so many of the parts are just magic

[thejoosty1]

Two lovers <3

[strawbanana12]

@thejoosty1 OMG I know right? I saw t he movie a few weeks ago and was enchanted by this song, it's so sexy and just gushes with laziness all smoky rooms and manhattan cocktails

[gavinola]

Does anyone know who plays that fantastic sax solo? It's one of the laziest, languid and controlled solos I've ever heard.

[gina1687]

NO MORE SWEET MUSIC......

*

<3

[AztecaJose]

beautiful...

[PacRimJim]

I miss him. His music was the background of the 60s. It calmed nerves jittered by wars and assassinations. We need you, Henry.

[brothadave]

All the dude ever wanted... was his rug back.

[Trojii]

Big Lebowski anyone?

[69GimpBoy]

@Trojii yes my son.

[clothmonkeybag]

@Trojii ....yes yes yes...i first new of this track from the reworking that " dimitri from paris " did in the 90's...and always wanted to know where he got the sample from..then i heard it in the background on the BL...now i know the true original....so lush but so short

[frankstelt]

kauaiphil, me too. Heard this first on that Best of Mancini album I bought in 1969. So glad to see it live on for another generation. Great song and arrangement. I remember taking note when I heard it in Sexy Beast.  So certain film directors mirror our taste. Good to know.

[CCJG028]

This is an amazing sample

[singinjohnny]

The very much overused (almost as overused as "awesome") and quite banal term "syrupy" is almost always appended to the beautiful sound of several instruments of the viol family played in a beautiful harmonious fashion. Mr. Mancini's music is often described this way. This description is criminally off the mark as far as I'm concerned. His music is composed and performed with a special touch of beauty, love, and incredible musicianship. This gem is no exception with its most haunting beauty.

[coppatop88]

the sound of paradise

[kauaiphil]

@coppatop88 Exactly. The very first record I ever bought was The Best of Henry Mancini in the early 60's. Luzon was on it. I noticed, recently, that it was used in the movie: "Sexy Beast" at the very beginning. Luzon and Moon River are my two favorites. Aloha from Kauai.

[thedudeinthemoon]

It doesn't get much better than this... Aaaaahhhhhhhhh :-)

[txcormorant]

THAT SHOULD HAVE READ LES BAXTER'S "EXOTICA"..SORRY

[txcormorant]

A DOUBLE JACK ON ICE, A DASH OF BRANCH, LISTEN TO MANCINI ADD A COUPLE OF LES BAXTER'S "EROTICA" IN THE MIX....PUT YOUR FEET UP, RELAX

IN THE QUIET OF THE EVENING.

[2cattsMy]

I LOVE this song. It's the most beautiful music ever. It reminds me of the 60s.

[JacksSonKenny]

Yes, I'm at Jacki tree horns house.

Jeff bridges is stopping by for the duck aand goose swaaray.

After All Jack Nicholson Son Kenny agrees

I've always been the care taker

[crazybuttful]

and in the movie Two Lovers

[puggo]

pure class

[BINKIE2000]

Anybody getting off here?

[zorro4l]

es a mi opinion de lo mejor del maestro Mancini, es una evocacion a una epoca distante, en donde el romanticismo y el erotismo eran una perenne sofisticación, se siente un ambiente tropical, con atardecer rojiso, preñado de figuras poeticas y en verdad te hace sentir como si estuvieras ahi, como un verbo abrazado al final de una tarde.

[weaselidiotu]

superb !

[markknize]

grace jones took alittle of this beat for ive seen that face before if you listen closely you can hear it

[PandaMcCartney]

that mandolin strum at the very end...great.

[JacksSonKenny]

I remember waking up early to go to grammer school in dessplaines. Id lay on the couch listening to this as my dad would have this playin on the zenith wood counsole stereo as he prepares for his plumbing job downtown chicago 1967. Mom making breakfast with an old GE fan twirling in the wind summer time and in. Plymouth cream color station wagaon in the drive. Gi joes and toys all around. What a time what a sound!! Style and class from Old Chicago gone & past

[singinjohnny]

@JacksSonKenny I have a very similar memory for music. You obviously associate music with graphic depictions in your memory. I'm the same way. Yes indeed! This really is an incredibly beautiful song and recording. Henry Mancini had a completely unique sound with his writing and arrangements. Excellent comment that I can very much relate to. The only difference is the places, times, and people. The music brings us right back...

[dxr160]

Mancini = musical colours!

[ph1lanthrope]

Mancini = genius!!

[SmoothMusicMexico]

Absolutely beautiful...

[livinintraffic]

Thanks for the calming post. Everyone here seems to say what I wanted to say. So, with that I will cruise on with just a simple "thank you" left behind.

[shakataksmothjazz]

This is one of but the beautiful songs that I have listened in my life! That so beautiful sounds! d-_-b

[Simultanaeity]

This piece is so clever. I love the toccato rif overlayed with those syrupy strings. Balmy evening, pacific beach, romance and sexuality all evoked with seeming effortlessness by these notes of music. And there's a depth and a restraint to it too, which seems to hint at other things - a little danger and darkness. Beautiful. It really is genius.

[MCKRUSH]

@Simultanaeity Could not have put it better myself. Thank you for your comments on this exceptional track.

[northzona]

@Simultanaeity  yes, definitely. wonderful articulation.

[joeblowthehot]

Les Baxter is very good too..but different..

[famlaya]

this has everything , positive reflection into composed refelction then finally in too reflective reflection... Alot of bullshit but true eh>?

[hotfirecaster]

For me Henry MANCINI is THE composer!

Live music miss him everyday...

By chance we've got his records.

Thanks for having posted this one.

Cheers,

Chris

[magiczorak]

I love this piece, used it in my magic show back in the 70's. Beautiful!

[hardlines4]

MANCINI=GENIUS!

[ailenw]

Lujon!