Lujon

"Lujon" (also known as "Slow Hot Wind") is a musical piece by Henry Mancini. It appeared on his album Mr. Lucky Goes Latin but was an original piece of music that had nothing to do with the Mr. Lucky television program.^[1] It was included in the soundtracks for the films The Big Lebowski, Sexy Beast, and Two Lovers. Its name comes from the percussion instrument played by Shelly Manne which was named "lujon" as a pun on "John Lewis" of the Modern Jazz Quartet, who commissioned its construction.^{[citation needed]}

The song was remixed as "Ocean Beach" by Black Mighty Orchestra on the compilation album Chilled 1991–2008.

"Lujon" is as well featured in the 1996 album "Sacrebleu" by Dimitri from Paris, Track 19, renamed "Epilogue" "Lujon" appeared in the movie the Big Lebowski where lead character The Dude was enticed by porn producer Jackie Treehorn to go after Bunny Lebowski for the money Treehorn loaned her. This song played in Treehorn's bachelor pad while he was drugging The Dude.

"Lujon" was recorded by Les Deux Love Orchestra and appears on the album, King Kong (2008). The Les Deux Love Orchestra features members of Henry Mancini's original orchestra.

"Lujon" also appears on the DJ Cam's 2001 downtempo album Honeymoon and in 2011 it appeared in Madonna's W.E. movie.

With lyrics by Norman Gimbel, titled as "Slow Hot Wind" (or "A Slow Hot Wind"), the song was recorded by Johnny Hartman (1964 album The Voice That Is!), Sarah Vaughan (1965 album Sarah Vaughan Sings the Mancini Songbook), Sérgio Mendes & Brazil '66 (1966 album Herb Alpert Presents) and others.

In 2005 Belgian ambient lounge band Hooverphonic recorded a version of the song overlaid with vocals, "No More Sweet Music".^[2]

In 2012 the artist YSE Saint Laur'ant released the track Warm Wind Brewing (Label - Whiskey Disco : Released - 8th October 2012), also featuring a sample from the track "Lujon".

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