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To my knowledge, this short form main title has never appeared on any Mancini recording. The original LUCKY album is still a great listen.
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I used to own both Mr. Lucky and its sequel, Mr. Lucky goes Latin, which I actually preferred. Anyone have that one?
Yes, I have it; both are wonderful albums. I bought the LPs when they were issued and nearly wore them out. Mr. Lucky, Peter Gunn, Staccato, and The Man With the Golden Arm were the sounds of my childhood. What a terrific time it was for music.
The re-arranged "Mr. Lucky Goes Latin" is the only track from the series. The rest were written for the album. Lyrics were added to some. "Tinpanola" became "I Love You And Don't You Forget It" which was popularized by Perry Como.
"Siesta" became "Song About Love" which was recorded by jack Jones. "Siesta" originally a cue for "Peter Gunn" played when Gunn and Jacoby went to Mexico. I don't recall the exact episode.
At one of the Q&A sessions I attended with Mancini he said this was one of his favorite albums because it wasn't connected to a film or television program.
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Best reason to visit this site - to remember albums I haven't heard for a while.
Enjoying the original album now - though never quite as much as Peter Gunn. It's that organ - such an ambivalent sound for me (for personal reasons as well as the thickness of the sound). But I always manage to get over it. 
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taking me back to when I watched the TV show. a long time ago......
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taking me back to when I watched the TV show. a long time ago......
almost 60 years ago arg
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Best reason to visit this site - to remember albums I haven't heard for a while.
Enjoying the original album now - though never quite as much as Peter Gunn. It's that organ - such an ambivalent sound for me (for personal reasons as well as the thickness of the sound). But I always manage to get over it.
The Hammond organ was a very popular instrument in the 60's. My mother played one with a Leslie speaker which gave it that big sound. Mancini copied the sound of Buddy Cole who plays on "Mr. Lucky". Cole stopped working with Mancini because he felt Mancini copied his two fisted sound. The Buddy Cole Trio recorded a number of albums and was popular in the LA club scene at the time.
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I have the GOES LATIN album, but I certainly don't prefer it to the original MR. LUCKY. At a Tony Thomas/Filmex event, Mr. Mancini referred to the experience of working with a particular orchestra as "taking a nice, warm bath." Later, I told him that I always felt the same way about listening to the MR. LUCKY album.
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The Hammond organ was a very popular instrument in the 60's....
Oh yes, I remember it well, thus those personal reasons I alluded to.
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